South Carolina Our Amazing Coast - COSEE South East

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South Carolina
Our Amazing Coast

(South Carolina Map, South Carolina Aquarium’s Standards-based Curriculum, http://scaquarium.org)

Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans
Grades 3-5

Revised for South Carolina Teachers
By Carmelina Livingston, M.Ed.
Adapted from GA Amazing Coast by Becci Curry

*Lesson plans are generated to use the resources of Georgia’s Amazing Coast and the
COASTeam Aquatic Curriculum. Lessons are aligned to the SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE
CURRICULUM STANDARDS and are written in the “Learning Focused” format.
South Carolina
Our Amazing Coast

Table of Contents

Grade 3 Curriculum…………………………………………………………….................1 – 27

Grade 4 Curriculum……………………………………………………………………...28 – 64

Grade 5 Curriculum……………………………………………………………………...65 – 91

SC Background………………...…………………………………………….…………92 – 111

Fast Facts of SC………………...……………………………………………………..112 – 122

Web Resources………………...……………………….……………………………...123 - 124
South Carolina: Our Amazing Coast
Grade 3

Big Idea – Habitats & Adaptations

3rd Grade
Enduring understanding:
Students will understand that there is a relationship between habitats and the organisms within
those habitats in South Carolina.

South Carolina Science Academic Standards
Scientific Inquiry
3-1.1 Classify objects by two of their properties (attributes).
3-1.4 Predict the outcome of a simple investigation and compare the result with the prediction.

Life Science: Habitats and Adaptations
3-2.3 Recall the characteristics of an organism’s habitat that allow the organism to survive
there.
3-2.4 Explain how changes in the habitats of plants and animals affect their survival.

Earth Science: Earth’s Materials and Changes
3-3.5 Illustrate Earth’s saltwater and freshwater features (including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes,
ponds, streams, and glaciers).

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Activating Strategy:

Play “Our Amazing Coast” BINGO Game (in pairs or groups). Teacher will use either reference
word cards (cut out pictures to call out) or reference chart (check off words as you call out) when
playing BINGO.

Acquisition Lessons

Lesson 1
• How are the habitats (marsh, swamp, coast, and Atlantic Ocean) different?

1. Students will work in cooperative groups to research and report attributes of one
of the following habitats: marsh, swamp, coast, and Atlantic Ocean using the
“What’s that Habitat?” graphic organizer.
2. Students will present their research to classmates.
3. Class will complete the graphic organizer “Every Habitat is Valuable!” listing the
attributes of each habitat.

Lesson 2
• How do green plants live and thrive in different habitats of SC?
• How do animals live and thrive in different habitats of SC?

1. Each group of students will be assigned several different pages from “Coastal
Connections Fact Sheets”.
2. Students will work collaboratively to list ways that animals and plants thrive in a
habitat, creating a “Four Flap Book” for selected species. ***The front flaps will
include (illustrate) the species name, and its requirements for food, water, shelter,
and space. The student will list examples of each under each flap.
3. Class will complete a mural to represent each habitat.

Lesson 3
• How do changes in a habitat affect organisms within that habitat?
• How does pollution affect the habitats of plants and animals?
• How does conserving resources protect the environment?
• How does recycling materials protect the environment?

Play the Our Coastal Marsh Survivor Game.

1. Students will role play organisms within a habitat.
2. Students will react to various scenarios affecting the plants and animals of the
habitat, including pollution, conservation, and recycling.

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