
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.

