4th grade Instructional Guide

McGraw Hill Unit 5: Our Dynamic Earth

GRADE4 SCIENCE

Module: Earth and it’s Changing Features

Our Dynamic Earth Teacher Edition Note: Student edition materials have been added to the Unit 3 student consumable. Page numbers below reference those page numbers.

Lesson 2: Evidence from Rocks & Fossils

Module: Earthquakes

Lesson 2: Model Earthquake Movement OR CSD Created Waves Lesson

in ELA Block

story based on a past environment and the fossils found in that location.

Explain

30 Min Learning Intentions:

TEpg 34-35

I am learning about how Earth’s Forces affect patterns in rock layers so I can make inferences about the past based on rock layers. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can connect my reading to the pictures and explain how the landscape has changed over time. I am creating a model of fossils and rock layers so I can explore how scientists learn the estimated age of fossils. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can explain where the oldest fossils are found. Learning Intentions: I am learning how fossils can help us learn from the past. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can match evidence to a claim and write a reason for my claim. I am learning how rocks and fossils tell us about the past by writing an explanation describing how rock formations and fossils tell us about the past environments.

Lesson: Earth Forces Canbedone in ELA block

SEpg 122 - 123

Elaborate

20 Min Learning Intentions:

Clay 3-5 small objects (example: pencil, paper clip, eraser, Marbles)

TEpg 37-39

Lesson: Fossil Model

SEpg 125 - 127

Arguing from Evidence Activity Canbedone in ELA block

Activity

Not in McGraw Hill

Evaluate the Phenomena

30 Min Learning Intentions:

TEpg 41-42

Writing Prompt

SEpg 128 - 129