Get students thinking like scientists as they master key Next Generation Science Standards* for third grade—analyzing fossil data, constructing an argument about the survival rate for different organisms in a particular habitat, and more! The kit includes 4 double-sided, 8 1/2" x 11" Investigation cards that help students make inquiries and design investigations, 4 Connection cards for relating findings to the real world, a piranha fossil, a magnifier, a fossil map, a habitat flip book, a dolphin feeding zone can, 10 foam fish, a tray, 3 sticks of molding clay, a clear tube, a fish launcher squeeze bulb and 4 plastic salmon. You also get a comprehensive guide with lesson plans, safety tips and more!

Develops skills in:
• Constructing an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive
• Analyzing and interpreting data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago
• Constructing an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well and some cannot survive at all
• Making a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change

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