This article is part of a four-part series on Biodiversity consisting of the following articles:

  1. Biodiversity
  2. Deforestation
  3. Palm Oil
  4. Conservation

Each has been taken from the Mongabay main site and adapted to meet 3rd grade educational standards. Ideally, they are to be read in the above order.

Also note that we provide remedial-reading versions for each of the four articles. These versions are designed to meet 3rd grade science standards, but 2nd grade reading standards.

Standards

Next Generation Science Standards

  • 3-LS4-3 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
  • Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
  • 3-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
  • Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.

 

Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts

 

  • Key Ideas and Details

 

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1
    Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2
    Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

 

  • Craft and Structure:

 

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4
    Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

 

  • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:

 

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.7

Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

 

  • Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.10
    By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
  • Research to Build and Present Knowledge

 

 

Common Core State Standards: Mathematics

 

  • Represent and interpret data