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Science Tools Lesson Ideas |
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Fourth Grade |
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Brock Microscope |
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Concepts |
GLE |
Tool
Activities |
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Plant
and Animal Classification |
Compare
structures (wings vs. fins vs. legs, gills vs. lungs, feathers vs. hair vs.
scales) that serve similar functions for animals belonging to different
vertebrate classes |
Unit A |
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Changes
on the Earth’s Surface |
Compare
and contrast common fossils (trilobites, ferns, crinoids, gastropods,
bivalves, fish, mastodons) found in Missouri to organisms that are
present on Earth today |
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Interactions Among Organisms and Their Environment |
Identify
specialized structures and describe how they help plants survive in their
environment (root, cactus needles, thorns, winged seed, waxy leaves) |
Unit A |
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Identify
specialized structures and senses and describe how they help animals survive
in their environment (antennae, body covering, teeth, beaks, whiskers,
appendages) |
Chap 1 |
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Changes
on the Earth’s Surface |
Identify
the components of soil (plant roots and debris, bacteria, fungi, worms, types
of rock) and its properties (odor, color, resistance to erosion, texture,
fertility, relative grain size, absorption rate) |
Unit B |
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Compare
the physical properties (size, shape, color, texture, layering, presence
of fossils) of rocks (mixtures of different Earth materials, each with
observable physical properties) |
Chap 8 |
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Observe
and describe the breakdown of plant and animal material into the soil through
decomposition processes (decay, rotting, composting, digestion) |
Unit A |
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Double Pan Balance |
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Concepts |
GLE |
Tool
Activities |
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Scientific
Inquiry all Units |
Observe using simple
tools and equipment (hand lenses, magnets, thermometers, metric rulers,
balances, graduated cylinders) |
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Compare amounts/
measurements |
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Triple Beam Balance |
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Concepts |
GLE |
Tool
Activities |
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Scientific
Inquiry all |
Observe using simple
tools and equipment (hand lenses, magnets, thermometers, metric rulers,
balances, graduated cylinders) |
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Compare amounts/
measurements |
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