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.
Megan Yates (verified owner) –
I can not say enough positive things about these stations! They have added so much to my units! My students look forward to Science and the enrichment activities that we do using your stations!
Lyna S. (verified owner) –
Great resources! Can’t wait to use this with my Gr.3 class! Thank you
Toni H. (verified owner) –
Great resource to boost my Science lessons!
Jennifer T. (verified owner) –
Amazing resource! Very well made.
Debby M. (verified owner) –
Looking forward to using this resource to help supplement my unit this term. Thank you!
Holli R. (verified owner) –
good resource
Anissa P. (verified owner) –
Great Resource
Grade 3 in AZ (verified owner) –
This resource is amazingly jam-packed with science goodness! I am always struggling to find meaningful methods for achieving our science standards and this product’s stations are DEFINITELY meaningful. I plan to use them as a mix of whole-group lessons and station activities. There is SO much in this product. Can’t wait to see how my students respond to these activities. I’ll likely be back for more. 🙂
Charmaine Bridges (verified owner) –
This is an excellent remediation resource for my high school SpEd students. They learned a lot about ecosystems.
Kelli G. (verified owner) –
Great resource for science
jenna M. (verified owner) –
great
T C (verified owner) –
Thank you for this great resource!
Core Inspiration by Laura Santos (verified owner) –
So engaging!
Purposeful Play Music (verified owner) –
I love doing stations with my kiddos. Thanks for the great activities.
sharon T. (verified owner) –
Thank you! I love how there are different options for students to show their learning for each activity
Kristianne G. (verified owner) –
Very well put together!
Marilyn Stefan (verified owner) –
Wow! These stations are so thorough! I’m very excited to give my students an opportunity to collaborate during these stations. Thank you!
Jan M. (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Educating for their Time (verified owner) –
Great package and stations!
Rebecca Locklear (verified owner) –
Students really enjoyed these.
Sveta J. (verified owner) –
Can’t wait to use it for my Biodiversity unit!
Stephanie C. (verified owner) –
excellent activities, thank you!
Tanya C. (verified owner) –
I am excited to try this later this term. Pairs well with BC curriculum
Savannah L. (verified owner) –
I like that there are multiple types of activities, not just paper and pencil.
Courtney D P. (verified owner) –
Great!
Ginetta S. (verified owner) –
awesome resource
Jill M. (verified owner) –
My STEM group got a lot out of this material this summer! Terrific information! Thanks!!
Elizabeth M. (verified owner) –
Helped a lot when teaching ecosystems and adaptations!
Pat R. (verified owner) –
Nice!
Cactus Creek Classroom (verified owner) –
Love
Crystal S. (verified owner) –
Very excited to use this with my Grade 3’s this year! Thank you!
Terri A. (verified owner) –
Thank you
Angela G. (verified owner) –
This is just what I was looking for! Thanks!
Gwen S. (verified owner) –
Love using centers to review and sum up a concept! These will be a great addition to our ecosystem and habitat unit!! Thank you!
Ronda W. (verified owner) –
Wonderful! Very helpful.
TeachingMrsD (verified owner) –
I loved that I could create stations for a content area! So rare!
Elaine Y. (verified owner) –
Easy to follow and covers all the bases. I haven’t used it all but I used maybe two or three activities from this for my thirds.
Lauren S. (verified owner) –
These stations look great!
Laurie B. (verified owner) –
This is FANTASTIC! In fact it was so good, I had to go back and purchase the entire bundle. Thank you so much for all of your work. These are complete and easy to follow. THANKS!
Samantha L. (verified owner) –
This such an amazing resource. My students loved it! I can’t wait to get other units 🙂
Susan G. (verified owner) –
Can be used as whole class activities or in stations/centers. Thank you.
Teaching on the Struggle Bus (verified owner) –
Great passages!
Caitlin M. (verified owner) –
I love all of the thought put into these stations! Might I suggest having QR code options for the videos/games links too? I don’t know about other classrooms but students take FOREVER to type in web address’ and QR codes are quick for use with ipads and tablets 🙂 Thank you!
Mrs. Rai’s Classroom (verified owner) –
Great purchase
Carol S. (verified owner) –
The websites included in the unit don’t seem to be available any longer. Do you happen to have new websites that go along with the “watch a video” stations? Thanks.
Verna R. (verified owner) –
perfect
Melissa P. (verified owner) –
I love it! Everything is done for you and because it was so good my team member and I each bought two more a piece.
Rosanne P. (verified owner) –
The students loved working through all the stations and learned so much about ecosystems! Thank you!
patricia F. (verified owner) –
Love this! Perfect for me since I am at a STEAM school!
Beth S. (verified owner) –
These units are so easy to integrate into my day and the class is so engaged!