English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : 3
Strand - Writing
Cluster - Research to Build and Present Knowledge
[W.3.7] - Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
[3.LS.4.2] -
Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals within the same species may provide advantages to these individuals in their survival and reproduction.
Clarification Statements: Examples can include rose bushes of the same species, one with slightly longer thorns than the other which may prevent its predation by deer, and color variation within a species that may provide advantages so one organism may be more likely to survive and therefore more likely to produce offspring; Examples of evidence could include needs and characteristics of the organisms and habitats involved.