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Terrific Third Grade

Units of Study​

  • Sustainability Around the World

  • Habitats and Species- Interconnections in Ecosystems

  • Introduction to the Global Goals

Animals Working Together

 

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” ~ African Proverb

 

 

 

Different animal species help each other out all the time in the wild, using their distinct skills to get things they both want, a phenomenon called "symbiotic relationships."  A whole lot of furry and scaly creatures out there that survive on collaboration and teamwork. Check out the resources below to learn more about these cool examples of animal teamwork!

Mutualism:  when animals work together and both receive a positive benefit 

(They both get a good deal!)

Homework: Unlikely Friendships in the Wild

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1. Research your animal pair and think about how they work together to survive in the wild. 

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2. Think about ecosystems. Explain how your animals help the ecosystem to thrive (do well). 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWlPYupCT48

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Vocabulary

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  • population - a group of the same kind of living thing that all live in one place at the same time

  • habitat - the place where a population lives in an ecosystem

  • ecosystem - the living and nonliving things in an environment

  • predator - an animal that hunts another animal for food

  • interact - when plants and animals affect one another or the environment to meet their needs

  • producer - a living thing that makes its own food

  • consumer - a living thing that eats other living things as food

  • herbivores - an animal that eats plants

  • carnivores - an animal that eats other animals

  • omnivores - an animal that eats both plants and other animals

  • decomposers - a living thing that breaks down dead organisms

  • food chain - the path of food from one living thing to another

  • prey - an animal that is hunted by a predator

  • increase - the population will grow larger because of more food or fewer predators

  • decrease - the population will get smaller because of less food or more predators

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