Grade 3. 2020. 64 pages. Lexile range: 520-790L. Patterns of Life reader serves as an informational text resource that is incorporated into many lessons in the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ 2nd Edition module What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms? Topics include: Birds of a Feather; Trees' Company; Engineering Environments; From Seed to Seedling; Ages and Stages; In Pursuit of Pollen; and You Are What You Eat. Soft cover.

Grade 3. 2020. 64 pages. Lexile range: 520-790L. Patterns of Life literacy reader serves as an informational text resource that is incorporated into the main activities of many lessons in the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ 2nd Edition module What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

Topics include:

• Birds of a Feather: California condors and their tail feathers (680L)
• Trees' Company: How different climates affect the growth of a tree (540L)
• Engineering Environments: Using greenhouses to grow plants (720L)
• From Seed to Seedling: The first stages of plant growth (600L)
• Ages and Stages: Stages of animal development (790L)
• In Pursuit of Pollen: A look at pollinators (620L)
• You Are What You Eat: How the environment affects traits (520L)

The reader connects student literacy to science in the real world. Soft cover.