LS1 - Standard
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
4th Grade · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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plantsanimalsinternal structuresexternal structuresfunctionsurvivalgrowthbehaviorreproductionsensesinformationbrainresponse
Skills
- construct an argument (about how internal and external structures of plants and animals support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction) #dok3
- use a model (to describe information processing in animals) #dok2
- identify internal and external structures (in plants and animals) #dok1
- explain functions (that support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction) #dok2
- describe information processing (senses, brain, and responses in animals) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify internal and external structures of plants and animals. #dok1
- I can describe the functions of specific structures that help plants or animals survive, grow, behave, or reproduce. #dok2
- I can use a model to show how animals receive, process, and respond to information from their environment. #dok2
- I can explain how structures in plants and animals support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. #dok2
- I can construct an argument using evidence about the role of structures in supporting life functions. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Plants and animals have internal and external structures that serve specific functions necessary for survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
- Animals receive, process, and respond to information from their environment through their senses and brain.
Essential Questions
- What are internal and external structures of plants and animals, and what do they do?
- How do specific structures help living things survive, grow, behave, and reproduce?
- How do animals sense and process information from their environment?
- How can we use evidence to argue the importance of structures in supporting life?
- What might happen if a plant or animal didn't have a certain structure?
