Raft Task Card

This RAFT Card is designed for the 3rd grade level.

ROLE (student)

Row 1

Frog

AUDIENCE

Fly

Students
Row 2

Row 3

Environmentalist

Fictional character

Children

FORMAT

TOPIC

Comic strip

Explain the role

of the frog in the
food chain and
how it contributes
to the ecosystem.

Virtual
Presentation

Explain
similarities and
differences in 2
different species
life cycles.

Childrens book

Discuss what your

character wants
humans to know
about their life
from start to
finish.

RAFT Row 1
Objective: 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.
Student Role: Frog

Audience: Fly
Format: Comic Strip
Topic: Explain the role of the frog in the food chain and how it contributes to the
ecosystem.

Directions:
1. Students will check out books from the library and do online research about frogs,
where they stand in the food chain, and how they contribute to the ecosystem.
2. Students will take notes and create a fact sheet with a minimum of ten facts about the
frog and its lifecycle.
3. Students will draft a comic strip utilizing their notes and fact sheet. The comic strip
will explain the frogs role in its ecosystem.
4. Students will create a comic strip utilizing the site:
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
Resources:
1. School Library
2. Internet
3. http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
Assessment: Students will be assessed using a 50-point rubric. Topics graded will
include: factuality, creativity, grammar, and understanding of material.

RAFT Row 2
Objective: 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.
Student Role: Environmentalist
Audience: Students
Format: Virtual Presentation
Topic: Explain similarities and differences in 2 different species life cycles.
Directions:

1. Students will check out books from the library and do online research about the
lifecycles of three different animals.
2. Students will take notes and create a fact sheet with a minimum of ten facts about their
chosen animals.
3. Students will create a virtual presentation (using the following:
https://www.wevideo.com/schools) from an environmentalists standpoint demonstrating
the life cycles of three different living organisms.
Resources:
1. Students will go to http://www.uen.org/themepark/cycles/animal.shtml and choose
three animals to research.
2. https://www.wevideo.com/schools
Assessment: Students will be assessed using a 50-point rubric. Topics graded will
include: factuality, creativity, grammar, and understanding of material.

RAFT Row 3
Objective: 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.
Student Role: Fictional character
Audience: Children
Format: Childrens book
Topic: Discuss what your character wants humans to know about their life from start to
finish.
Directions:
1. Students will check out books from the library and do online research about the
lifecycle of humans.
2. Students will take notes and create a fact sheet with a minimum of ten facts.
3. Students will create an informative childrens book about humans and their cycle on
earth from birth to death using the Story Creator app.
Resources:

1. Students will go to http://www.dkfindout.com/us/human-body/life-cycle/ and

research about the human life cycle.
2. Story Creator app
Assessment: Students will be assessed using a 50-point rubric. Topics graded will
include: factuality, creativity, grammar, understanding, and neatness.