4th Grade Science
74 Lessons
John Q Thomas Elementary School
Flagstaff, AZ
Urban Environment
Unit 6 - Life Science(14 Lessons)
Ecosystem and Structure: What's to Come4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:To introduce a new unit it can be fun to introduce in a more game format. Students will use word associations, prior knowledge, and inferencing in order to draw conclusions on where our learning is headed.
Adapting and Camouflage 4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:Camouflage and adaptability are structures that animals and plants have that aide in their survival. This lesson helps students connect to how camouflage and other structures make it possible for animals and plants to survive.
Seed Structures4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:Students have planted before, but have mainly done so to understand simple plant structures or life cycles. For this lesson students look at the seeds and make determinations on how their structure supports life.
Planting for a Purpose4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:Planting is fun task, but in this lesson students will get to watch as the plant structures grow. They will then connect what they know about plant survival and growth to their observations.
Seed Structures: Days that Follow 4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:In order to better understand the structure of plants, seed observations allow students to see how seeds change as they grow. They can see what is happening and understand how the structure of a plant begins.
Adaptations and Inferencing 4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:Animal adaptations are fun structure to learn for students. They are aware of many but might not have connected that these structures are what scientists call adaptations. Students will use their inferencing and prior knowledge to learn more about adaptati
Nature Outings: Interdependence 4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:Interdependence in nature is often something that we do not think about when it comes to nature. Students will get to play a game where they understand how interdependence relates to the animal and plants structure and survival.
Animal Speed and Data4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:In order to understand how scientists use data to make determinations, students need to practice with collecting it and turing it into a visual model that can be used to understand concepts. In this activity, students use animal speeds to create their grap
Crayfish Vs. Snail4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:In this lesson students will create a poster demonstrating the similarities and differences of snails and crayfish.
Compare and Contrast Life Cycles4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:When teaching, some content is presumed to be taught and learned and this is not always the case. In this lesson, students review some key content that was based on previous grade level learning and would help us as we learn new material.
Arthropods: What Are They?4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:Students are more familiar with arthropods than they realize, in this lesson students practice note taking while also learning about their characteristics and structures.
Arthropod Museum 4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:After learning about the structural differences that classify arthropods, students use their notes to sort these animals. We pretend that the pictures we are using are for a museum exhibit and they are called in to get the display right.
Eyes Like a Camera4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:In this lesson students will read and connect to learn about how the eye functions.
Exploring a Lens4th Grade Science» Unit:Life Science
4th Grade Science
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Life Science
Big Idea:To better understand how a part of our eye works, students will use water and plastic bag. These two tools will help use explore the way in which a lens works.
