Science Curriculum unit

Alyssa Mills
Title: Living Systems
Grade Level: 3
Rationale: In this unit, students will be exposed to new vocabulary,
and concepts. It is essential that the students develop full
understanding of this material. The material presented is presented in
a way that is easy to understand and remember. There are many fun
activities incorporated and many discussions to be held. This unit
allows students to be accountable like in taking notes, and
presentations.
Major Goals and Objectives: The major goals for this unit are for
students to be able to understand relationship between organisms and
be able to understand a variety of ecosystems.
SOLs: 3.5 The student will investigate and understand relationships among organisms in aquatic
and terrestrial food chains. Key concepts include
a) producer, consumer, decomposer;
b) herbivore, carnivore, omnivore; and
c) predator and prey.

Overview: see concept map

List of materials: KWL chart, computers, construction paper, scissors,

glue

Special safety concerns: scissor safety

Teaching aids: power point, computers, various worksheets, science
journal

Lesson Plan Daily Guide

Day 1
Monday
Present
KWL chart
Have class
discussion
about what
the
students
know about
ecosystems
and food
chains.
Write
students
responses
on large
white paper
under the
K section
Present
power point
with key
terms for
the unit,
while power
point is
being
presented,
students
will fill out
worksheet
with blanks
that goes
along with
the power
point
SOL: basic

Day 2
Tuesday
Introduction
of
producers,
consumers,
decomposer
s
Definitionswritten/copi
ed in
science
journal
Activity: fill
in the blank
worksheet

Day 3
Wednesday
Introduction
of herbivore,
carnivore,
and
omnivore
Definitionswritten/copi
ed in
science
journal
Activity:
Technology
presentation
Homework:
word search
puzzle

Day 4
Thursday
Introduction
of predator
and prey

Day 5
Friday
Finish the L
part of our
KWL chart.
Discuss
What are they what was
discussion
learned.
Activity:
Predator and
prey
worksheet

Allow time
for
questions
before the
unit test

Game:
predator prey
cards
(teacher must
do before
class). (10
minutes)

Take unit
test

SOL: 3.5 A
SOL: 3.5 B

Homework:
complete
study guide
for unit test
tomorrow,
have
parent/guardi
an signature
at top of
page, this is a
repeat of the
worksheet
they filled out
from the
powerpoint

overview of
entire 3.5

Unit Test: SOL 3.5 A-C

Name:________________________
Date:_________________________
Directions: Answer each of the questions to the best of your ability.
Read each question carefully and select the best answer.
Fill in the Blank
1. The ones who hunt, gather, and store food because they cannot
make their
own are known as ____________________________
2. These are found at the bottom of the food chain
______________________
3. Herbivores, Carnivores and omnivores are known
as__________________
4. Animals who eat plants are called ___________________
5. Animals that eat BOTH plants and animals are known as
_____________________
Multiple Choice
6. Which of these is a CARNIVORE
a. flower
b. lion
c. tree
d. grasshopper
7. Which is ONE of the types of consumers?
a. herbivore

b. walmart
c. plants
d. all of the above
Extended Response
8. Give an example of a predator and prey situation. Be sure to label
which is which and give good details in your response. Also include
WHY the one is a predator and one is a prey.
Assessment rubric:
Class Participation: 10%
Classwork: 20%
Homework: 15%
Presentations: 20%
Unit Assessment: 35%

Extension activities and activities to meet the needs of

diverse learners:
Day 3 group activity: The students will be divided into groups and each
group will be assigned a role as either a carnivore, herbivore,
omnivore. From these groups, the students will use technology to find
images of their selected group. Once 3-5 images are found, students
will print them off, cut and paste them onto a piece of construction
paper. Each group will then come up to the front of the class to
present what they chose and why.
Day 4 game: On a stack of cards will be pictures of predators and prey.
Like in the game of war, each student will draw a card from the top of
the pile, who ever has the predator wins that match.

Sources of info: (websites, texts, journals, other teachers,

etc.)
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/foodchains/producerconsumerdecomposer_WQRQT.pdf
www.superteacherworksheets.com/foodchains/predatorprey_WQRQN