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Thirsty No More: Soraya Researches Cactus Plants

Follow Soraya through a short research project on how a cactus saves water: pick a question and source, take notes and share what she learned.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.3.7

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students choose a research question and a source that fits it.
Students take notes from an informational text that answer a research question.
Students use their notes to write an answer that builds knowledge about a topic.

How to use

Read the introduction and the article together, then let students plan and take notes on their own. Use the last two questions as a short writing task or a class discussion.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.3.7

Conduct a short research project that builds knowledge about a topic.

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Thirsty No More: Soraya Researches Cactus Plants

Plan a short research project, take notes and answer a question.

Plan the project

Read about Soraya's project. Then answer the questions.

Soraya's class is doing short research projects. For her birthday, Soraya got a small cactus in a clay pot. Her aunt told her to water it only once every few weeks. Soraya wondered how a plant could live with so little water, so she decided to research it.

Which question can Soraya answer by reading about cactus plants?