Grade 3 - Ecosystems and Beyond
- Description
- Curriculum
- Reviews
Ecosystems are communities of organisms that interact with their environment. Biodiversity is important in a healthy ecosystem. Food chains and food webs are models that demonstrate how organisms in an ecosystem rely on each other for food. Within an ecosystem, there are producers, consumers, and decomposers who all contribute to a healthy ecosystem. Some organisms will be herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores.
Learning Standards
The following BC Curriculum learning standards are covered in this course:
â—Ź Biodiversity: the variety of different types of living things in an ecosystem
â—Ź Characteristics of local plants, animals, and fungi
â—Ź The interconnection between living and non-living things in the local environment
â—Ź Our shared responsibility to care for the local environment (i.e., stewardship)
â—Ź Information shared from the local First Peoples community and Elders
Science Curricular Competencies and Activities from Gr 3 E-Learning Course
Questioning and predicting
- Demonstrate curiosity about the natural worldÂ
- Observe objects and events in familiar contexts
- Identify questions about familiar objects and events that can be investigated scientifically
- Make predictions based on prior knowledge
Activity
- Activate Your Knowledge
Describe the habitat
Project – Biodiversity in a Box
Planning and Conducting
- Suggest ways to plan and conduct an inquiry to find answers to their questions
- Consider ethical responsibilities when deciding how to conduct an experiment
- Safely use appropriate tools to make observations and measurements, using formal measurements and digital technology as appropriate
- Make observations about living and non-living things in the local environment
- Collect simple data
Activities
Food chains and webs
Biodiversity Survey
Project – Biodiversity in a Box
Processing and analyzing data and information
- Experience and interpret the local environment
Identify First Peoples perspectives and knowledge as sources of information
Sort and classify data and information using drawings or provided tables
Use tables, simple bar graphs, or other formats to represent data and show simple patterns and trends
Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings
Activities
- Grouping Living things
Describe the habitat
Food chains and webs
Herbivore, Carnivore, or Omnivore Activity
Biodiversity survey
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Sharing Our World: Animals of the Native Northwest Coast
Project – Cup Stacking
Evaluating
- Make simple inferences based on their results and prior knowledge
- Reflect on whether an investigation was a fair test
- Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of evidence
- Identify some simple environmental implications of their and others’ action
Activities
- How do plants and animals respond to seasons?
Biodiversity survey
Project – Cup Stacking
Applying and innovating
- Contribute to care for self, others, school, and neighbourhood through personal or collaborative approaches
Co-operatively design projects
Transfer and apply learning to new situations
Generate and introduce new or refined ideas when problem-solving
Activities
- How would you protect the ecosystem where you live?
- Biodiversity survey
- Secwepemc (Shuswap) Peoples
- Project – Biodiversity in a Box
Communicating
Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways, such as diagrams and simple reports, using digital technologies as appropriate
Express and reflect on personal or shared experiences of place
Activities
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Draw an ecosystem
Vocabulary story time
How would you protect the ecosystem where you live?
Predator and Prey
Secwepemc (Shuswap) Peoples
Project – Biodiversity in a Box
Project – Cup Stacking
