FOURTH GRADE
Room 205 - Mr.Morais
Tues @ 11:05, Wed @ 11:05, Thurs @ 1:50, Fri @ 11:05
WEEK 10 - NOVEMBER 2-6, 2020
Review Unit 4: Vertebrates (handout)
Jeopardy Vertebrates Review Game (handout)
Students will review unit 4 by playing a on-line jeopardy game.
Unit 4: Vertebrates TEST
PRACTICE FOR CARIBOU MATH CONTEST @ WWW.CARIBOUTESTS.COM - NOVEMBER 11 OR 12
(for students who have opted to write the contest)
WEEK 11 - NOVEMBER 9-13, 2020
Vertebrate Comic (handout) - If not finished in-class, complete for homework due THURSDAY, NOV 19
Aim: To create a comic composed of invertebrate animals and their characteristics
Unit 5.1: The Importance of Classifying Plants p.50
Objective: Recognize different kinds of plants. Understand that the variety of plants makes it important to identify and assign them into groups.
Amazing Trees (handout)
Aim: To observe trees in the school compound (if they still have leaves)
CARIBOU MATH CONTEST @ WWW.CARIBOUTESTS.COM - NOVEMBER 11 OR 12 @ HOME (until 6:30 p.m.)
(for students who have opted to write the contest)
WEEK 12 - NOVEMBER 16-20, 2020
Unit 5.2: Type of Stem p.51-54
Objective: Classify plants as having woody or non-woody stems.
Plants with Non-Woody Stems (handout)
Aim: To analyze the features of different plants with non-woody stems
Unit 5.3: Flowering and Non-Flowering Plants p.55-56
Objective: Classify plants as flowering and non-flowering plants.
Flowering and Non-Flowering Plants (handout)
Aim: To identify flowering and non-flowering plants
Unit 5.4: Seed-Producing and Spore-Producing Plants p.57-60
Objective: Classify plants as seed-producing or spore-producing plants. Identify the parts of a seed and their function.
Seed - A New Life (handout)
Aim: To observe the parts of a bean seed
November 20 - Ped Day - No School
WEEK 13 - NOVEMBER 23-27, 2020
November 23 - Ped Day - No School
Unit 5.5: Fruit-Bearing Plants and Non Fruit-Bearing Plants p.61-63
Objective: Classify plants as fruit-bearing or non fruit-bearing plants.
Types of Fruit (handout)
Aim: To find out the importance of seeds to a flowering plant
Unit 5.6: Useful and Harmful Plants p.64
Objective: Classify plants as useful or harmful plants.
At A Glance Flow Chart p.65 Science Glossary p.66
Unit 5 Self-Check and vocabulary crossword (handout)
Create A Plant (handout) - If not finished in-class, complete for homework due FRIDAY, DEC 4
Aim: To create a fictional plant and write a fact sheet indicating a plant's characteristics
WEEK 14 - NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 4, 2020
Unit 6.1: Reproduction in Living Things p.67-68
Objective: Understand that living things reproduce to ensure survival of their own kind.
Unit 6.2 Life Cycles p. 69-72
Objective: Understand that all living things go through a life cycle and that different living things go through different life cycles. Recognize that some animals hatch from eggs and some are born as young animals.
Unit 6.3: Life Cycle of A Human Being p.73 and Unit 6.4 Life Cycle of Animals p.74-79
Objective: Describe the life cycle of a human beings and describe the life cycles of other animals.
Like Parent, Like Young (handout)
Aim: To compare the young and adults of different animals
Life Cycle Wheel of Frog and Butterfly (handouts)
WEEK 15 - DECEMBER 7-11, 2020
Making Comparisons (handout)
Aim: To differentiate between life cycles of two different types of insects
Unit 6.5: Life Cycle of Flowering Plants p.80-84
Objective: Describe the life cycle of some flowering plants.
Meal-Worm Pet (handout)
Aim: To learn about the life cycle of a beetle
At A Glance Flow Chart p.85 Science Glossary p.86
Frog Word Search (handout)
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13
Unit 6: Life Cycles
WEEK 16 - DECEMBER 14-18, 2020
Unit 6 Self-Check and vocabulary crossword (handout)
Helping The Seed Grow (handout)
Aim: To find out what factors affect the growth of plants
Growing Seeds (handout)
Aim: To identify the similarities and differences in the life cycles of three different plants
HW: REVIEW FOR TEST - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13
Unit 6: Life Cycles
JANUARY, 2021
Review Unit 6: Life Cycles (handout)
Jeopardy Life Cycle Review Game (handout)
Students will review unit 6 by playing a on-line jeopardy game.
Unit 6: Life Cycles TEST