Grade 3 Lesson plan
Why Ambleforth Farms Irrigate and Inglemoss Farms Do Not
A 45-minute grade 3 science lesson where students read three climate cards for invented farming regions and explain which farms must water crops and why.
NGSS · Grade 3
3-ESS2-2 Describe climates in different regions of the world
Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Why water teaches this standard well
Comparing wet and dry regions of the world naturally becomes a lesson in where water is plentiful and where it is scarce. Students researching a rainforest, a desert, and their own region can connect each climate to how people there store, move, and conserve water.
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Grade 3 Reading passage
Where Rushden, Lambourne, and Cragmoor Find Their Water
A grade 3 informational passage about three made-up towns in three climates, each storing water a different way, with seven comprehension questions.