Candi Partridge - ITEC 7430

Assignment #2 – Stage 1 of Understanding by Design

Title: Georgia Habitats

Subject/Course: Science
Topic: Georgia Habitats
Grade: 3
Time Frame: 4 weeks

Stage 1: Desired Results

Established Goals:
S3L1. Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on
their habitat.
a. Differentiate between habitats of Georgia (mountains, marsh/swamp, coast, Piedmont,
Atlantic Ocean) and the organisms that live there.
b. Identify features of green plants that allow them to live and thrive in different regions of
Georgia.
c. Identify features of animals that allow them to live and thrive in different regions of Georgia.
d. Explain what will happen to an organism if the habitat is changed.
S3L2. Students will recognize the effects of pollution and humans on the environment.
a. Explain the effects of pollution (such as littering) to the habitats of plants and animals.
b. Identify ways to protect the environment.
• Conservation of resources
• Recycling of materials
S3CS8. Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry.
Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices:
a. Scientific investigations may take many different forms, including observing what things are
like or what is happening somewhere, collecting specimens for analysis, and doing
experiments.
b. Clear and active communication is an essential part of doing science. It enables scientists to
inform others about their work, expose their ideas to criticism by other scientists, and stay
informed about scientific discoveries around the world.
c. Scientists use technology to increase their power to observe things and to measure and
compare things accurately.
d. Science involves many different kinds of work and engages men and women of all ages and
backgrounds.
S3CS6. Students will question scientific claims and arguments effectively.
a. Support statements with facts found in books, articles, and databases, and identify the
sources used.
S3CS1. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in
science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.
a. Keep records of investigations and observations and do not alter the records later.
b. Offer reasons for findings and consider reasons suggested by others.
c. Take responsibility for understanding the importance of being safety conscious.

Big Idea: All organisms, plants and animals, live in a habitat. There are six types of habitats located
in Georgia.
Understandings:
Students will understand that…
~There are six identified habitats in Georgia.
~Each habitat has characteristics and features that make it unique from the other habitats in Georgia.
Candi Partridge - ITEC 7430

Assignment #2 – Stage 1 of Understanding by Design

~All organisms, including plants and animals, live in a habitat.

~Plants have distinct features that allow them to live and grow within the habitat in which they are
found.
~Animals have distinct features that allow them to live within their habitat.
~Organisms interact with one another within their habitat in ways that provide food for them to live.
~Changes made to a habitat affect the organisms within the habitat.
~Everything within the habitat revolves on an action and reaction cycle.
~Every cause has an effect.
~Pollution affects a habitat.

Essential Questions: Topical and Overarching

What is a habitat?
What makes the habitats different from one another?
What are the distinct features of each habitat?
What kind of plants and animals live in each habitat?
What characteristics do plants have that allow them to live and grow in their habitat?
What characteristics do animals have that allow them to live in their habitat?
How do organisms interact to produce food within their habitat?
What types of changes take place within a habitat?
What is an action/reaction cycle? How is the cycle different within each habitat?
What are the causes and effects that take place within a habitat?
Why is it important to protect the habitats and organisms within the habitat?
How does pollution affect a habitat?
In what ways can we help protect a habitat from pollution?
Why should we learn about the habitats found in Georgia?

Students will know…

Distinct features of each Georgia habitat.
Plants and animals that are found in each habitat.
The needs of plants and animals to be able to survive in their habitat.
The causes and effects that take place in a habitat.
The life cycles of plants and animals within their environments.
The affects of pollution on an environment.
Ways to prevent pollution to a habitat
Vocabulary words used in relation to habitats.

Students will be able to…

Use internet research, if needed, to aid in differentiating between the six different habitats in Georgia.
Classify plants and animals into their habitats using a graphic organizer.
Identify the characteristics of plants and animals that allow them to be in their particular environment.
List the causes and effects that take place when there are changes in a habitat.
Explain the life cycle that takes place within a habitat.
Recognize pollution to a habitat.
Identify the affects of pollution on an environment.
List ways in which to prevent pollution to an environment.