4th Grade Microscopic World Unit Blueprint
Pacing Suggestions:
1–2 Days
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Why is it sometimes helpful to magnify things?
What do living things made up of one cell need to live?
Introduce 4D(3-5)#3: Materials may be composed of parts that are too small to be seen without magnification.
Introduce 5C(3-5)#1: Some living things consist of a living cell. Like familiar organisms, they need food, water, air; a way to dispose of waste; and an environment they can live in.
Class discussion about microscopic organisms (based on books)
Suggested Questions:
- What do you think lives in a pond?
- What do you think are the needs of living things that live in a pond?
What prior knowledge do students appear to have about microscopic life?
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