Major themes or topics: adaptations, habitats, biomes, survival, climate, ecosystems, traits, extinct, nutrients, weather, environmental factors

Key content: Students will explore how plants have adapted to survive the challenges in their environments.

Focus questions: What is an adaptation? Why do plants in different environments have different adaptations? How are plant traits influenced by the environment to help plants adapt and survive?

DCPS alignment: Grade 3 Science, Unit 2 - Environments and the Traits of Organisms