English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : 3
Strand - Reading Informational Text
Cluster - Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
[RI.3.9] - Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
[3.ESS.2.2] -
Obtain and summarize information about the climate of different regions of the world to illustrate that typical weather conditions over a year vary by region.Clarification Statement: Examples of information can include climate data (average temperature, average precipitation, average wind speed) or comparative descriptions of seasonal weather for different regions; State Assessment Boundary: An understanding of climate change is not expected in state assessment.
[3.LS.3.1] -
Provide evidence, including through the analysis of data, that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exist in a group of similar organisms.Clarification Statements: Examples of inherited traits that vary can include the color of fur, shape of leaves, length of legs, and size of flowers; Focus should be on non-human examples. State Assessment Boundary: Genetic mechanisms of inheritance or prediction of traits are not expected in state assessment.
[3.LS.3.2] -
Distinguish between inherited characteristics and those characteristics that result from a direct interaction with the environment. Give examples of characteristics of living organisms that are influenced by both inheritance and the environment. Clarification Statements: Examples of the environment affecting a characteristic could include normally tall plants stunted because they were grown with insufficient water or light, a lizard missing a tail due to a predator, and a pet dog becoming overweight because it is given too much food and little exercise; Focus should be on non-human examples.