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Standard 4.L.5B

4.L.5B Plants and animals have physical characteristics that allow them to receive information from the environment. Structural adaptations within groups of plants and animals allow them to better survive and reproduce.

Grade(s): 4

Subject(s): Science

Year: 2014

Can you find me?
Can you find me?

Lesson

Students will learn about how animals use camouflage as an adaptation by participating in an inquiry-based assignment.

Sensory Organs
Sensory Organs

Lesson

Students will be able to complete the lesson on their own through videos and individual research.

Bird adaptations
Bird adaptations

Lesson

Students will engage in a project-based learning lesson to discover how beak adaptations affect what birds eat.

Birds of Prey | Eye Wonder

Video

The Eye Wonder team learns about birds of prey. D.V. visits a center for birds of prey and learns about the different physical attributes of these birds and how they are cared for and released into...
Snakes, Snakes, Snakes | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

When the Museum of York County had a special exhibit on snakes, the Project Discovery crew visited the exhibit with naturalist Rudy Mancke of PBS’s NatureScene. There are many myths about snakes, most...