Fourth Grade Living Environment Unit: Section 1, Chapter 3

4^th Grade Living Environment Unit Blueprint

Section 1, Chapter 3: Environmental Factors

Pacing Suggestions:

1-2 days

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?

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.

Class discussion of environmental factors
(See Step 2 on page 30 and Step 3 on page 31 in Teacher's Guide.)

Class discussion of environmental factors (See page 30, #2 and page 31, #3 in Teacher's Guide.)

Do the students' comments reflect an understanding that environmental factors affect both plants and animals?
Do students understand that the same environmental factor may help one organism survive and another organism survive less well or not at all?

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