Ecosystems and Biodiversity Science Stations for Third Grade
$13.78
The focus is on NGSS 3-LS2.C and 3-LS4.D and includes concepts such as food chains, food webs, traits of organisms that change due to environmental changes, how animals affect their environment, invasive species, and biomes.
Ecosystems and Biodiversity Science Stations for Third Grade Next Generation Science Standards include 8 different science stations where students can deepen their understanding of how plants and animals live together within an ecosystem. The focus is on NGSS 3-LS2.C and 3-LS4.D and includes concepts such as food chains, food webs, traits of organism change due to environmental changes, how animals affect their environment, invasive species, and biomes.
Stations Include
► Vocabulary Cards in two formats with and without pictures.
► Watch – Students watch a video about the Food Chains and Food Webs and answer questions. Allow students to choose the video or have them do both.
► Play – Students interact with a video game about food chains. There are two different video games. Each video game has its own set of questions and task cards.
► Investigate – Students investigate the changing environment affects the traits of organisms and how it leads to the process of natural selection.
► Diagram – Students diagram how a food chain in an ecosystem and learn how the changes in an environment, both natural and human, affect the food chain.
► Read a Passage – Students read a passage about beavers and learn who beavers can change a forest river ecosystem.
► Model – Students learn about the effects of deforestation and conservation.
► Explore – Students explore a diagram showing food chains in an ecosystem and learn what happens when an invasive species is introduced.
► Sort – Students sort organisms into natural biomes.
Differentiated Responses
Each station includes four different ways to respond to the experience at the station: short answer questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, task cards with short answers, task cards with multiple choice. All the variations are similar to one another. Choose the format that best fits your classroom and students. Students are encouraged to use their science journal, but worksheets are included as well.
Some stations include two or more activity choices and extension activities.
Each station is designed to last about 15-20 minutes. Students may do one a day for 8 days, 2 a day for four days, or any format that works for your classroom. Because there are additional activities for the Watch and Play stations, you can offer those a choice within that station or offer them as an early finisher station, as well.
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Natalie H. (verified owner) –
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Melissa D. (verified owner) –
Allows for amazing differentiation. Thank you!
Kinderland Kuties (verified owner) –
I love using this program! I have an additional one that I purchased also. It does take some time to prep and organize the activities but definitely worth it!
Olga V. (verified owner) –
Thank you for creating a much needed teaching tool. I will be using it soon.
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Rebecca Pilver (verified owner) –
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Smarty Pants Science (verified owner) –
Great resource for my classroom! Can’t wait to use it again this school year. Thank you!
Miss LoVerde Middle Learning (verified owner) –
Great resource! Can’t wait to use everything this school year!
Marcie D. (verified owner) –
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Rebecca B. (verified owner) –
Wow! This is an awesome resource and contains everything you need to teach this unit! My students loved being able to chose which activities to complete!
Shauna T. (verified owner) –
So much diversity and engaging activities included in this download. My 3rd graders loved it!! Thanks!
Colleen M. (verified owner) –
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Samantha B. (verified owner) –
This was a great resource for my students to learn about ecosystems! They loved the activities!
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Norman Creations (verified owner) –
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Tracey Lake (verified owner) –
I am wanting to do more project based learning this year. This will be a great resource!
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Courtney M. (verified owner) –
This was amazing! Thank you!
Kelli P. (verified owner) –
lots of stations
MidwestResourceQueens (verified owner) –
Printed this on card stock and now use it for several weeks of our science program in third grade.
Kathy C. (verified owner) –
Extremely detailed resource which makes for easy planning with students!
Heather F. (verified owner) –
Outstanding stations and lessons!
Sara P. (verified owner) –
Love these centers!
Beyond These Walls (verified owner) –
This is the third science stations product I’ve bought from this seller. Another great product! As with the rest that I’ve purchased, I would strongly suggest reading through the whole packet before getting started. There is a lot of choice on what to use. There are so many opportunities for differentiation. Among the stations, there is a lot of repetition of concepts, which allows students to really grasp the ideas and vocabulary.
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Mercedes S. (verified owner) –
This product will get me through summer school!
Tiptoeing Out (verified owner) –
Perfect way to have everyone engaged in their own way during science. A little high for my third graders
Theresa P. (verified owner) –
Can’t wait to use this!
Sonya M. (verified owner) –
This was an excellent resource for our unit on Ecosystems,
Lonestar Learners (verified owner) –
My kiddos LOVED the life cycles unit so much, they begged for more so when I found this I knew it would be another hit! Thanks for a variety of fun and engaging lessons! 🙂
Amanda D. (verified owner) –
This unit is an incredible resource. The centers seem to take longer than twenty minutes. However, it is totally worth it.
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Ivey and Ivy Inspirations (verified owner) –
Great resource for science. My kids loved it!
karissa jurado (verified owner) –
Love this resource, and it is worth every penny! I work with 4th and 5th graders (many low level readers) and these worked out fantastic for them. They have been fully engaged for two days now as they work through the stations with very minimal help from me. They did take a full day of prep work on my end to ensure they could move through the stations themselves, but it was worth it. I also posted all the links they would need on our Google Classroom for easy access.
Very enriching resource and covers a lot of information.
Dayna F. (verified owner) –
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Caielin W. (verified owner) –
Great ideas and activities
Lisa F. (verified owner) –
Very useful for my biodiversity science unit. Thanks!
Suzette C. (verified owner) –
Looks amazing. Can’t wait to try it.
Susan J. (verified owner) –
This is the second Science Stations I have purchased! I love the organization and variety of activities included. Terrific! Thank you!! 😉
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Pamela V. (verified owner) –
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Navdeep C. (verified owner) –
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Pugtastic Third Grade (verified owner) –
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