Fourth Grade Living Environment Unit: Section 1, Chapter 1

4^th Grade Living Environment Unit Blueprint

Section 1 Assessment Activity

Pacing Suggestions:

1 day

Teacher Resources:
Tips

Essential & Unit Questions ¹

Benchmarks ²

Formative and Summative Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

Why do only certain plants and animals live in a particular environment? Why can't all plants and animals live in the same environment?

How do changes to an organism's habitat affect its survival?

5D(3-5)#1: For any particular environment, some kinds of plants and animals survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

5D(3-5)#4: Changes in an organism's habitat are sometimes beneficial to it and sometimes harmful.

Summative Assessment: Environmental Factors for Animals student sheet (See pages 43 & 44 in Teacher's Guide, especially Keeping Records on page 44—only use descriptors related to animal portion of assessment.)

Are students able to identify environmental factors that might have caused the cow's death?
Are students able to suggest some environmental factors that should be changed to support the viability of the cow?

1. For conceptual benchmarks.
2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed
3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning.

4th Grade Living Environment Unit Blueprint

4^th Grade Living Environment Unit Blueprint