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3.38 Choose Evidence that Supports a Survival Claim Worksheet

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This Grade 3 Science worksheet provides structured practice on 3.38 Choose Evidence that Supports a Survival Claim. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Choose Evidence that Supports a Survival Claim - Select observations that best support a claim about how a trait or group behavior improves survival. (NGSS 3-LS2-1, 3-LS4-2)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

African wild dogs hunt in a pack. After a hunt, adults bring food back and some adults regurgitate (spit up) food for the pups. A student claims, 'Sharing food helps the pack survive because the pups get enough to grow.' Scientists watched several packs.Claim: Sharing food helps the pack survive by helping pups grow and live.Which observation best supports the claim?

APups are small.

BPacks that shared food with pups had more pups live to adulthood than packs where adults did not bring food back, even though both lived in similar areas.

CWild dogs have tails.

DHunting happens at dawn.

Solution & Explanation:The best evidence compares pup survival in packs that share food to packs that do not, in similar conditions. More pups living to adulthood when food is shared supports the claim.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A plant makes seed pods that dry out and suddenly pop open, flinging seeds several feet away. A student claims, 'Exploding pods help the plant survive because the seeds spread away from the parent and have less competition.'Claim: Exploding pods help the plant survive by spreading seeds away from the parent plant.Which observation best supports the claim?

AThe pods are green before they dry.

BSeeds are small.

CMost seeds landed far from the parent plant and more seedlings grew in those farther spots than in crowded soil right next to the parent.

DThe plant has leaves.

Solution & Explanation:Evidence should show seeds land farther away and grow better there. More seedlings growing farther from the parent supports the claim about less competition and better survival.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A pair of geese lays eggs in a nest. One goose sits on the eggs while the other goes to feed, and then they switch. A student claims, 'Taking turns sitting helps the eggs survive because the eggs stay warm without the parents starving.'Claim: Taking turns sitting helps the eggs survive by keeping them warm while parents still eat.Which observation best supports the claim?

AGeese have feathers.

BNests are made of grass.

CEggs need warmth to hatch.

DWhen both parents took turns, the eggs stayed warm and hatched more often, but when one parent was kept away, the other had to leave to eat and the eggs cooled and many did not hatch.

Solution & Explanation:The best evidence compares hatching success when parents can trade off versus when they cannot. Eggs hatching more often with turn-taking supports the claim.

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