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Survival of the Fittest
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Grades 3 - 5
The Animal Kingdom offers many challenges to survival. Explore adaptations and predator/prey interactions and meet one of our animal survivors.
Students gain an understanding that animals evolve physical and behavioral adaptations over generations that increase their chances of survival.
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CT Grades 3 - 5 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
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SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: Scientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt to search out, describe, explain and predict natural phenomena.
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.
SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY: Mathematics provides useful tools for the description, analysis and presentation of scientific data and ideas.
3.2 Organisms can survive and reproduce only in environments that meet their basic needs.
B 3 Describe how different plants and animals are adapted to obtain air, water, food and protection in land habitats.
B 4 Describe how different plants and animals are adapted to obtain air, water, food and protection in water habitats.
4.2 All organisms depend on the living and non-living features of the environment for survival.
B 11 Describe how natural phenomena and some human activities may cause changes to habitats and their inhabitants.
5.2 Perceiving and responding to information about the environment is critical to the survival of organisms.
B 21 Describe the structure and function of the human senses and the signals they perceive.
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CT Grades 6 - 8 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
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SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: Scientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt to search out, describe, explain and predict natural phenomena.
Scientific inquiry progresses through a continuous process of questioning, data collection, analysis and interpretation.
Scientific inquiry requires the sharing of findings and ideas for critical review by colleagues and other scientists.
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.
Scientific literacy also includes the ability to search for and assess the relevance and credibility of scientific information found in various print and electronic media.
SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY: Scientific numeracy includes the ability to use mathematical operations and procedures to calculate, analyze and present scientific data and ideas.
6.2 An ecosystem is composed of all the populations that are living in a certain space and the physical factors with which they interact.
C 5 Explain how populations are affected by predator-prey relationships.
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