Grade 3 Science Starter Lesson: Animal Groups

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In this lesson, you will learn that being part of a group helps animals obtain food, defend themselves, and cope with changes.

Essential Question: How does living in a group help animals survive?
In this lesson, you will learn that being part of a group helps animals obtain food, defend themselves, and cope with changes.

Essential Question: How does living in a group help animals survive?

What are some of the advantages of living in a group? Select four correct answers.


Tortoises are solitary animals, meaning they live alone. They do not need a group for protection because they have a _______ that protects them.

Use prior knowledge or best guesses to see how many animal group names you can match!

Draggable itemCategory
Pack
Quail
Colony
Sheep
Herd
Dolphin
Murder
Wolves
Prickle
Bats
School
Porcupines
Bevy
Crows
Pod
Fish

Select one of the groups from the last question. What do you think is an advantage of this specific animal living in a group?