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Grade 3 Science · World 6: Adaptation Station · Level 42
Thrive Here, Not There
Use evidence to explain why a living thing thrives in one habitat and not another.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 42
- Every living thing has needs: the right temperature, water, food, and shelter. It thrives in a habitat that meets those needs.
- Brook trout thrive in cold, clear mountain streams in the Blue Ridge. In a warm, muddy swamp, they wouldn't get the cold, clean water they need.
- Alligators are the opposite! They thrive in warm swamps like the Okefenokee, but a cold mountaintop would be far too cold.
- Gopher tortoises need sandy soil to dig their deep burrows, so they thrive in the Coastal Plain's longleaf pine forests.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S3L1.c — Use evidence to construct an explanation of why some organisms can thrive in one habitat and not in another.