6th Grade: Behaviors and Structures Support Survival

Students will create bird offspring and sort them as thriving or struggling based on the traits needed to survive in a new environment. 

By Amplify Classroom

6th Grade

Science

Today’s Goals • Students will construct an explanation of how an organism responds to an environment to help that organism survive. • Language Goal: Students will write their thoughts and reflections while also reading instructions and questions. (Reading and Writing) Duration • This Bite Sized Science Moment takes about 15–20 minutes and can be used in or outside of a Science block. It is designed to be flexibly implemented in your day! Standards • Next Generation Science Standards: MS-LS1-5, SEP-6, CCC-6, CCC-7 See At a Glance for Materials and Prep Checklist.