Unit 4.1 Characteristics of Animals
At the reinforcement level of instruction, students in fourth grade record and analyze observations and data about the external features of animals, and they analyze the structures needed for survival of animal populations in a particular habitat. Fourth-graders observe changes and record data to scientifically draw and label the stages in the life cycle of familiar animals. They also compare the life cycles of two animals when given a set of data or pictures.
At the developmental level of instruction, students in grade 4 analyze the information collected in previous lessons and activities. Students are also introduced to comparing and analyzing external features and characteristics of humans and other animals. They identify that some behaviors are learned while others are instinctive. Students show connections between external and internal body structures and how these structures help humans survive.
(From work completed by Cranston Public Schools in collaboration with the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin)
At the developmental level of instruction, students in grade 4 analyze the information collected in previous lessons and activities. Students are also introduced to comparing and analyzing external features and characteristics of humans and other animals. They identify that some behaviors are learned while others are instinctive. Students show connections between external and internal body structures and how these structures help humans survive.
(From work completed by Cranston Public Schools in collaboration with the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin)