Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.B.1.1.5
Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.B.1.1.5
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Define lifecycle.
- Define metamorphosis. Name two animals that go through metamorphosis. Name two animals that do not go through metamorphosis.
- Draw a series of pictures to show the lifecycle of a seed-producing plant.
- Write a paragraph to summarize the lifecycle of a frog. Explain what happens to the frog during each stage.
- How is the lifecycle of a butterfly like the lifecycle of a human? How is it different?
- How is the lifecycle of an elephant like the lifecycle of a seed-producing plant? How are they different?
- Why are seeds important to the lifecycle of a plant? Use three facts to explain your thinking.
Answer Key/Rubric
- A series of changes animals or plants go through during their life
- Metamorphosis is the change in an animal’s body to something completely different.
Some examples of animals that go through metamorphosis include, but are not limited to:
- Butterflies
- Moths
- Frogs
Some examples of animals that do not go through metamorphosis include, but are not limited to:
- Humans
- Birds
- Fish
- Snakes
- Dogs
- Acceptable lifecycles may include the following with pictures:
- Seed germinates
- Plant grows
- Plant flowers
- Flower produces fruit
- Fruit releases seeds
- Plant dies
- Back to beginning
- Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
- Eggs – female frog lays thousands of jelly-covered eggs, takes about 10 days to hatch
- Tadpole – eggs hatch into tadpoles; the tadpoles swim, eat, and grow; use tail to swim
- Froglet – tadpole with back legs; tail begins to shrink as it continues to grow
- Young frog – continues to grow; front legs appear; lungs begin to develop; eyes and mouth grow larger and tail continues to shrink
- Adult frog – tail disappears; frog can now live out of the water; it will find a mate, lay eggs, and the lifecycle will begin with its offspring.
- Similarities include, but are not limited to:
- Both have a young and adult stage.
- Both are able to reproduce as adults.
- Both change as they age.
Differences include, but are not limited to:
- Humans do not hatch from eggs.
- Humans do not develop in a cocoon.
- Humans do not develop wings.
- Human lifecycles are much longer.
- Similarities include, but are not limited to:
- Both have a young and adult stage.
- Both are able to reproduce as adults.
- Both change as they age.
- Both grow taller as they age.
- Both are vulnerable in young stage.
Differences include, but are not limited to:
- Elephants rely on parents in young stage. Plants do not rely on parents.
- Elephants have only 1 offspring at a time. Plants produce many seeds at one time.
- Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
- Seed-producing plants reproduce through seeds
- Without seeds, these plants would not reproduce
- Species would become extinct if unable to reproduce
