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Living Things Near the Ski Lodge

Use habitat observations and water data near a ski lodge to argue why living things may survive well, less well, or not at all.

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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

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What students practice

Students compare habitat features with the needs of different living things.
Students argue that living things may survive well, less well, or not at all in one habitat.
Students use observations and graph data as evidence for habitat claims.

How to use

Read the habitat notes together, then have students use the graph and animal cards to make evidence-based claims. Ask students to cite at least two observations in each written argument.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

3-LS4-3

Argue that in a habitat some living things survive well, some less well and some cannot survive.

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Living Things Near the Ski Lodge

Use habitat evidence to judge which living things could survive near a ski lodge.

Study the lodge habitats

Read the field notes and animal cards. Use the graph to answer the questions.

A Habitat Check by the Ski Lodge

After the ski season, the lodge crew studied three places near the building: Lodge Meadow, Pond Edge, and the paved Lift Plaza. The crew wanted to decide which place could support different living things. They recorded plants, rocky openings, and water conditions without moving any animals.

Lodge Meadow had grass, 3 shrub patches, and 4 rocky openings. Pond Edge had reeds, 8 shrub patches, and 2 rocky openings. Lift Plaza had pavement, no shrub patches, and no rocky openings. The crew checked whether the ground was damp each morning until it dried.

The crew made animal cards. Snowshoe hares eat shrubs and use shrub cover. A place with many shrub patches gives them better food and cover. Marmots eat grasses and shelter among rocks. A place with grass and at least 3 rocky openings gives them food and shelter. Mountain frogs need shallow water or moist ground that lasts for several days.

The graph shows the number of days that water or damp ground lasted at each place. These observations describe one study period. They give evidence about how well each place met the animals' needs during that period.