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Grade 3 Literacy in Science: Animal Adaptations Unit PlanGrade 3 Literacy in Science: Animal Adaptations Unit Plan
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Grade 3 Literacy in Science: Animal Adaptations

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Third graders research and study animal adaptations and then use their findings to write narratives that include scientific criterion. This lesson is all about literacy and science! The lesson is completely designed for addressing Common Core standards and breaks down the relevance of each task in relation to the standards they meet.

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adaptations, animal adaptations

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science

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RI.3.2 W.3.3.a W.3.3.b W.3.3.c W.3.3.d L.3.6

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