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Frog Plans at the Maple Sugar Shack

Use a student's maple sugar shack journal and trial graph to judge plans for frogs after their habitat changes.

Grade 3ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3-LS4-4

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 NGSS standard
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  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
Science
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students identify how an environmental change affected living things.
  • Students use journal observations and trial data to judge habitat solutions.
  • Students recommend a solution that addresses a problem and meets stated goals.

How to use

Read the field journal together, then have students use the graph as evidence. Ask students to explain why their recommended plan meets both goals.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

3-LS4-4

Judge a solution to a problem caused when an environment changes and the living things there change.

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Frog Plans at the Maple Sugar Shack

Use field notes and trial data to judge habitat solutions.

Read the field journal

Read Leena's notes about the maple sugar shack. Use the notes to answer the questions.

Leena's Maple Hollow Journal

Leena visited Maple Hollow Sugar Shack for four evenings. Before any work began, she watched a damp patch beside the shack. On day 1, she counted 6 wood frogs. On day 2, she counted 5. The frogs rested under leaves and near small fallen branches.

On day 3, workers cleared the low plants and leaf litter beside the shack to make room for a firewood rack. Leena counted 1 wood frog that evening. She noted that the bare ground felt dry and was in bright sunlight. On day 4, she counted 2 frogs. The firewood rack and a one-meter walking path stayed beside the patch.

Leena and the workers wanted to help the frogs return while keeping the walking path clear. They planned two trials near the changed patch. Plan A added a layer of leaves and three fallen logs along the shaded edge. Plan B placed a small water tub in the sunny cleared area. Both plans left the walking path clear.

For each trial, Leena watched for two evenings and counted the frogs she saw. She used the same counting method for both plans. The graph shows her trial results.

1.

How many wood frogs did Leena count on day 1?  

2.
What environmental change happened before the frog count dropped?
  • A. Workers planted more low plants.
  • B. Workers moved the shack beside a pond.
  • C. Workers cleared leaves and plants for a rack.
  • D. Workers covered the walking path with leaves.

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