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Grade 4 Life Science Activities & Resources

Linked to Grade 4 Arkansas Science Frameworks

(VIDEO resources are provided by United Streaming through the "Arkansas Ideas" web site.  The service is free for teachers in Arkansas but registration is required to create a user name and password.)

 

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Lesson/Activity

 

Web Resources

Questions

MC = Multiple Choice
OR = Open Response

LS.2.4.1

Classify vertebrates into major subgroups:

  • mammals
  • birds
  • fish
  • amphibians
  • reptiles

 

 

Animals

Classify That! - AAAS

King Cobra

Vertebrates & Invertebrates - UT

 

Activities - University of Tennessee

Animal Classification - Franklin Institute

A Thousand Friends of Frogs

Discovery School

 
  

LS.2.4.2

Classify some invertebrates according to their structure:

  • mollusks
  • segmented worms
  • arthropods

 

 

 

Herman the Worm

Vertebrates & Invertebrates - UT

 

Animal Diversity Web - University of Michigan

Earthworms - Journey North

Invertebrate Biology - Iowa State University

 

 

LS.2.4.3

Identify major parts and functions of the following systems:

  • digestive
  • circulatory
  • nervous

 

Body Basics

Body Systems - UT

Body Systems & Drug Abuse - UT

Sensory Organs - UT

Sensory Safety & Careers - UT

Systems of the Human Body - AAAS

 

 

Brain Pop

Heart - Franklin Institute

Neuroscience For Kids

 

LS.4.4.1

Recognize environmental adaptations of plants and animals

 

 

 Animal Adaptation - UT

Desert Adaptations - CEC

Monarch Butterfly - Dragonfly

My Tiny Garden - Interactive

Seasonal Changes - UT

Trees - Dragonfly

Animals - Internet 4 Classrooms

Kudzu - Friend or Foe - TrackStar 

Literature for Children - Carol Hurst

Plants - Internet 4 Classrooms

World in the Balance - NOVA

Fertilizer Effectiveness #32 (MC) - NAEP

Watering Vegetables #29 (MC) - NAEP 

LS.4.4.2

Illustrate the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem

 

 

Food Chains - UT 

"Oh Deer" - Project Wild

Webs of Life - Dragonfly

Animal Diversity Web - University of Michigan

Care 2 Make a Difference - Global Network for People Who Care

Ecosystems - Missouri Botanical Garden

Hummingbird Haven - TrackStar

Introduction to Biomes - World Builders

Where Have All the Frogs Gone?

 

 

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