SALTA 4th grade

McGraw Hill Unit 4: Information Processing & Living Things

GRADE 4 SCIENCE

Module 1: Structures and Functions of Living Things Lesson 1: Structures and Functions of Plants Lesson 2: Structures and Functions of Animals Module 2: Information Processing and Transfer Lesson 1: Information Processing in Animals Lesson 2: The Role of Animal’s Eyes Lesson 3: Information Transfer

Total Time: 805 Minutes About 7 Weeks

Animal Senses Other Animal Senses Can be done in ELA block

Animal Senses.” Have 1 group read Other Animal Senses and assign the interactive presentation “Read About: Other Animal Senses.” Have groups share the most important information from their readings with the class. Learning Intention: I’m learning how animals use their senses so that I can explain how those senses help them survive in their environment. Success Criteria: I’ll know I’ve learned it when I can make a diagram about how ants use sensory organs and I can compare the senses of humans to animals. I’m learning how the nervous system sends and receives messages so that I can explain how our brain helps us stay safe in our environment. Success Criteria: I’ll know I’ve learned it when I can explain what causes a rabbit to run away and hide when it sees a fox. Learning Intention: I’m learning how to make a claim supported by evidence, so that I can explain how animals learn about their environment.

Other Animal Senses Reading Watch the Video Animal Senses - in the Other Animal Senses Presentation

Explain

40 min Learning Intention:

MH Interactive Presentation: The Nervous System (simulations included)

Lesson 1: 64-65

Lesson: The Nervous System

Evaluate

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CER: Information processing in Animals