Unit Details
4LNG - Structure, Function, & Information Processing
4th Grade - Life Science - NGSS
Students determine how internal and external structures support the survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction of plants and animals. They develop a model of the eye to demonstrate how light is reflected from the surface of objects and can be seen.
Anchor Phenomenon: When going from a bright sunny day outside to the inside of the house, the house seems dark inside and it is hard to see.
Driving Question: How does light affect how we see objects?
Anchor Phenomenon: On one flower, two boys observe many different animals that make the flower their habitat.
Driving Question: How does the stink bug and other animals survive in their habitats?
Engineering Design Challenge: Design and construct a model to demonstrate how an organism’s senses are used to process information for the survival of the organism.
Samples, Order Forms, and Packing Slip (PDF Files)
- Sample Teacher Guide and Student Journal - includes Standards and Unit at a Glance.
- 4LNG Packing Slip - Helpful list of the original unit contents.
- Quick Order Form - Teacher Guides, Student Journals, Material Kits, Spanish Student Journals, consumables, and organism codes.
- Spanish Student Journal Order Form
- Trade Book Order Form
Classroom Resources and Curriculum Updates
- View Google Sheet - Updated 4/22/2024