This penguin research guide is intended for grades 3-5 to use while exploring penguins and their habitats.
Standards
- 3-LS1-1. Develop and use models to describe how organisms change in predictable patterns during their unique and diverse life cycles.
- 3-LS2-1 Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
- 3-LS3-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have inherited traits that vary within a group of similar organisms.
- 3-LS3-2 Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
- 3-LS4-2. Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in traits among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving and producing offspring.
- 3-LS4-3. Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can thrive, struggle to survive, or fail to survive.
- 3-LS4-4. Make a claim about the effectiveness of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and affects organisms living there.
- 4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function together in a system to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
- 5-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Resources
Penguin | Zoo Minutes
Get to know the king and southern rockhopper penguins at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. Discover the adaptations, behaviors and animal care that help these remarkable birds thrive on land and in the water...
View AssetPenguin 360° | Zoo Minutes 360
Get a new perspective on penguins with a 360-degree look inside their habitat. See king and southern rockhopper penguins up close while exploring the spaces where they swim, rest and receive care...
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