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Growth and Development of Organisms - Reading

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Growth and Development of Organisms - Reading

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Fulfillment of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Grade 3 - 3-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
• Reproduction is essential to the continued existence of every kind of organism. Plants and animals have unique and diverse life cycles. (3-LS1-1)

 Performance Expectations Students who demonstrate understanding can:
3-LS1-1. Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

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