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In the Classroom: Science-Lit Activity for Grade 3 Students

As you read A Seed Is the Start, use the information in the book to create a
data table like this one.

 

When you’ve finished reading the book, share
a book that describes the life cycle of a butterfly, frog, or other animal. As
you read, create a second data table that compares the stages of growth and
development of the apple tree in A
Seed is the Start
and the animal in second book. Then invite
the class to use the information in the second data table to create life cycle
diagrams with (1) drawings that show how the plant and animal change over time
and (2) descriptions that explain how the plant and animal are “born,” how they
grow, and how they reproduce to create more plants and animals even after the
original individual dies.


3-LS1-1. Develop
models to describe how organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all
have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.


Activity for grades 4 and 5 coming next week.

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