Grade 4 Science — Term 1, Week 11
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA SCI T1 G4
Day 1: The Digestive System
Grade 4 Science · Term 1, Week 11 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Describe the digestive system and how food is used. |
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| Materials | Digestive-system diagram |
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| Key vocabulary | digestion, mouth, stomach, intestine, nutrients |
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| Engage (starter) | "What journey does food take through the body?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: trace food through the digestive system; discuss breaking food down and absorbing nutrients; tap-to-reveal each organ. |
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| Plenary (close) | Where are nutrients absorbed? |
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| Assessment | Describes digestion. |
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| Teacher notes | Deepens the Week 4 digestive lesson. |
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Day 2: The Circulatory System
Grade 4 Science · Term 1, Week 11 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Describe how the heart pumps blood around the body. |
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| Materials | Heart diagram, pulse activity |
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| Key vocabulary | heart, blood, vessel, pump, circulate |
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| Engage (starter) | "Why can we feel a pulse?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: find a pulse and count beats; trace blood carrying oxygen and nutrients; tap-to-reveal the circulatory system. |
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| Plenary (close) | What does the heart do? |
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| Assessment | Describes circulation. |
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| Teacher notes | Blood carries oxygen and nutrients. |
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Day 3: The Respiratory System
Grade 4 Science · Term 1, Week 11 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Describe how we breathe and use oxygen. |
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| Materials | Lung diagram, balloon model |
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| Key vocabulary | lungs, breathe, oxygen, carbon dioxide, air |
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| Engage (starter) | "What happens to the air we breathe in?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: model lungs with a balloon; discuss taking in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide; tap-to-reveal breathing. |
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| Plenary (close) | What gas do we breathe in? |
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| Assessment | Describes breathing. |
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| Teacher notes | Links to the circulatory system. |
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Day 4: Body Systems Work Together
Grade 4 Science · Term 1, Week 11 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Explain how body systems work together to keep us alive. |
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| Materials | Body-system diagrams |
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| Key vocabulary | system, together, oxygen, nutrients, energy |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do the systems team up when you run?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: link how digestion, breathing, and circulation supply the body with energy and oxygen; tap-to-reveal the teamwork. |
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| Plenary (close) | How do two body systems work together? |
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| Assessment | Explains system teamwork. |
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| Teacher notes | Systems thinking is a G4 goal. |
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Day 5: Review: The Human Body
Grade 4 Science · Term 1, Week 11 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Consolidate the digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems. |
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| Materials | Body diagrams, review stations |
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| Key vocabulary | review, digestion, circulation, breathing |
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| Engage (starter) | "Body systems challenge!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: match systems to jobs and explain teamwork at review stations. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name a body system and its job. |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Reinforce systems working together. |
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