Grade 4 Science — Term 3, Week 8

5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA SCI T3 G4

Grade 4 Science · Term 3, Week 8 · 60 minutes

Objectives	Observe and record features of living things.
Materials	Specimens, hand lenses, notebooks
Key vocabulary	observe, record, feature, describe, detail
Engage (starter)	"What can careful observation reveal?"
Develop (main)	Interactive: observe living things closely and record features in notes and sketches; tap-to-reveal careful observation.
Plenary (close)	Describe a feature you observed.
Assessment	Observes and records.
Teacher notes	Reinforces observation skills.

Grade 4 Science · Term 3, Week 8 · 60 minutes

Objectives	Classify organisms and use keys accurately.
Materials	Specimen cards, branching keys
Key vocabulary	classify, key, feature, identify, group
Engage (starter)	"How do keys help us name unknown organisms?"
Develop (main)	Interactive: classify a set of organisms and identify them with branching keys; tap-to-reveal classifying.
Plenary (close)	Use a key to identify an organism.
Assessment	Classifies with keys.
Teacher notes	Reinforce the key skill from Week 1.

Grade 4 Science · Term 3, Week 8 · 60 minutes

Objectives	Plan a fair investigation about living things.
Materials	Seeds, conditions, planning sheet
Key vocabulary	fair test, variable, living, predict
Engage (starter)	"What condition helps seeds grow best?"
Develop (main)	Interactive: plan a fair test on plant growth or minibeast preferences, changing one variable; predict; tap-to-reveal fair testing.
Plenary (close)	What will you change and keep the same?
Assessment	Plans an investigation.
Teacher notes	Care for living things during study.

Grade 4 Science · Term 3, Week 8 · 60 minutes

Objectives	Record findings and draw conclusions with evidence.
Materials	Result tables, charts
Key vocabulary	record, data, conclusion, evidence, pattern
Engage (starter)	"What do our results tell us about living things?"
Develop (main)	Interactive: record findings in tables and charts; write conclusions with evidence; tap-to-reveal concluding.
Plenary (close)	Write a conclusion from your findings.
Assessment	Records and concludes.
Teacher notes	Link conclusions to evidence.

Grade 4 Science · Term 3, Week 8 · 60 minutes

Objectives	Consolidate observing, classifying, investigating.
Materials	Investigation stations
Key vocabulary	review, observe, classify, conclude
Engage (starter)	"Young biologist challenge!"
Develop (main)	Interactive: rotate through observe, classify, and investigate stations.
Plenary (close)	Which science skill did you use?
Assessment	Station accuracy.
Teacher notes	Frame the children as biologists.