Third Grade Ecosystems Unit Timeline

Lesson Title Lesson Description

Lesson 1 9/19/18
11-11:45
Intro to Ecosystems Common Core/PA Standards:
Standard Area - 4.1: Ecology
Standard - 4.1.3.E
Identify changes in the environment over
time
Standard - 3.1.3.A1
Describe characteristics of living things that
help to identify and classify them.

Lesson 2 9/20/18
11-11:45
Living & Nonliving Things Common Core/PA Standards:
Standard Area - 4.1: Ecology
Standard - 4.1.3.E
Identify changes in the environment over
time
Standard - 3.1.3.A1
Describe characteristics of living things that
help to identify and classify them.

Lesson 3 9/21/18
11-11:45
Pennsylvania’s Ecosystems Common Core/PA Standards:
Standard Area - 4.1: Ecology
Standard - 4.1.3.E
Identify changes in the environment over
time
Standard - 3.1.3.A1
Describe characteristics of living things that
help to identify and classify them.

Lesson 4 9/24/18
11-11:45
Comparing Ecosystems Common Core/PA Standards:
Standard Area - 4.1: Ecology
Standard - 4.1.3.E Identify changes in the
environment over time
Standard - 3.1.3.A1 Describe
characteristics of living things that help to
 identify and classify them.
Standard - 3.1.4.C2 Describe plant and
animal adaptations that are important to
survival.
Standard - 4.1.3.A Differentiate between
the living and nonliving components in an
environment.
Standard - 4.1.4.D Explain how specific
adaptations can help organisms survive in
their environment.

Lesson 5 9/25/18
11-11:45
Ecosystem Diorama Common Core/PA Standards:
Standard Area - 4.1: Ecology
Standard - 4.1.3.E Identify changes in the
environment over time
Standard - 3.1.3.A1 Describe
characteristics of living things that help to
identify and classify them.