3.SCI.12.A
Explain how temperature and precipitation affect animal growth and behavior through migration and hibernation and plant responses through dormancy.
Grade 3 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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temperatureprecipitationanimal growthanimal behaviormigrationhibernationplant responsesdormancy
Skills
- explain (how temperature and precipitation affect animal growth and behavior) #dok2
- explain (how temperature and precipitation affect plant responses) #dok2
- describe (animal responses including migration and hibernation) #dok1
- describe (plant responses including dormancy) #dok1
- analyze (connections between weather conditions and organism responses) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can describe how animals respond to changes in temperature and precipitation through migration and hibernation. #dok1
- I can describe how plants respond to changes in temperature and precipitation through dormancy. #dok1
- I can explain how temperature and precipitation affect the growth and behavior of animals. #dok2
- I can explain how temperature and precipitation affect plant responses such as dormancy. #dok2
- I can analyze examples of animal and plant responses to different weather patterns. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Organisms respond to changes in temperature and precipitation with specific behaviors and adaptations that help them survive.
- Understanding the effects of weather conditions on animal growth, behavior, and plant responses helps us predict patterns in the environment.
Essential Questions
- How do changes in temperature and precipitation influence animal growth and behavior?
- What behaviors do animals use to survive changing weather conditions?
- How do plants respond when the weather gets colder or drier?
- Why do some animals migrate or hibernate in response to weather changes?
- What does dormancy mean for plants, and what triggers this response?