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.)

FRAMEWORK	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	ACTAAP - Grade 5 Benchmark (Released Items) - April 2007
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?