4th grade environment thematic unit plans

Core Inspiration by Laura Santos

CCSS:

RI.3.1

, RI.3.2

, RI.3.3

, RI.3.4

, RI.4.1

...

NGSS:

5-LS2-1

, 3-LS2-1

, 2-LS4-1

Also included in: 3rd 4th Grade Earth Science Curriculum Bundle Full Year Ecosystem Animal Habitat

Endangered Species Expert - Project Based Learning

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This project is designed to help students build their research, analysis and synthesis skills while learning about an endangered species that interests them. As students become the class expert for their species, they will exercise reading, writing, grammar, science and art skills as well as build experience with long-term planning and the organization required to complete a multi-step project by a deadline. *************************************************************************** THE SIX ST

Subjects:

Environment, Informational Text, Writing-Expository

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Research, Projects, Thematic Unit Plans

CCSS:

RI.3.1

, RI.3.2

, RI.3.3

, RI.3.4

, RI.3.5

...

Animal Classifications Unit Sort Mammals Reptiles Amphibians Groups Worksheets

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Environment, Informational Text

Discover the Wonders of Nature with our Animal Classification Unit. This incredible unit includes everything you need to teach about mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. With kid-friendly reading passages, comprehension questions, and hands-on activities, this unit encourages students to explore the amazing diversity of living creatures. A fun animal card sorting game and vibrant tri-fold booklets are sure to keep students engaged!The following animal groups are highlighted in this un

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Also included in: Animals and Habitats Animal Adaptation Classification Ecosystems Food Chains Web

Layers of the Rainforest BUNDLE: Activities Passages Coloring Pages & PowerPoint

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Earth Sciences, Environment, Reading

In this Rainforest Activities Bundle you'll find information about the Layers of the Rainforest, 12 Rainforest Animals, Photosynthesis, and the Environment. This bundle includes reading passages, coloring pages, comprehension questions, a PowerPoint presentation, vocabulary posters, and a flip book. Your students will love learning all the Rainforest with this fun unit!This bundle includes:62 Slide PowerPoint Presentation40 Page Activity Pack12 Rainforest Animals PackLayers of Rainforest Flip Bo

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

Ocean Unit {Digital & PDF Included}

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Are you short on time and trying to put together engaging activities to teach the ocean? Look no further! This Ocean Unit provides everything you need! You will save valuable planning time and your students will have fun while completing the hands-on activities and experiments outlined within these lesson plans. To take a closer look at some of the things included in this unit, check out the preview! What will students investigate through these 6 detailed lesson plans? The five oceansSalinityWav

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Also included in: 4th Grade Science Bundle - Lesson Plans and Activities - ENTIRE YEAR!

ONTARIO SCIENCE: GRADE 4/5 Habitats and Human Body - Inquiry Unit BUNDLE

Created by

Madly Learning

Ignite the passion for learning about Habitats and The Human Body with this split grade science unit for grades 4 and 5! Engage your students in captivating hands-on activities and unlock the wonders of science right in your classroom! This is the combined grade 4 and grade 5 for the habitats and human body units. Teach students using a student-centered inquiry model which uses project-based learning centers, hands-on interactive STEM experiments, interactive notebooks, student reflection pages

Subjects:

Anatomy, Biology, Environment

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Notebooks

Marine Biology / Oceanography Unit Study + Workbook | Ocean Science

Created by

Mrs Fish Sticks

* Now my #1 best-selling science resource with over 200 sold! *A complete, media-based oceanography unit study and independent workbook in one. This resource is especially great for homeschoolers, co-ops, distance learning, or summer send home assignments.UPDATE 12.11.23: Corrected outdated links, modified Restore & Adapt page, added pages Fintastic Fish and Art Break - Fish.The workbook is 56 pages + answer keys as a separate file.Each page guides students to an educational video (on YouTu

Subjects:

Workbooks, Thematic Unit Plans, Homeschool Curricula

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Weather Unit - Lesson Plans & Activities - {Digital & PDF Included}

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Are you needing to teach weather, but short on planning time? This Weather Unit provides everything you need! You will save valuable planning time and your students will have fun while completing the hands-on activities and experiments outlined within these lesson plans. To take a closer look at some of the things included in this unit, check out the preview! What will students investigate through these 8 detailed lesson plans? High and low pressureDifferent types of frontsDifferent types of clo

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

NGSS:

3-ESS2-1

, 3-ESS2-2

Also included in: 4th Grade Science Bundle - Lesson Plans and Activities - ENTIRE YEAR!

Ecosystems and Biomes PowerPoint Food Chains Photosynthesis Animals

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Environment, General Science, Science

This 100 slide presentation is artfully designed to compliment to your unit on Ecosystems! An ecosystem can be huge like the Amazon Rainforest or as small as a puddle in your backyard. There are both living and non-living things make up an ecosystem. This unit is geared for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students. It includes information about the following environmental science topics: ✔Types of Ecosystems (Micro, Messo, Biomes) ✔Biomes: Aquatic and Terrestrial ✔Abiotic and Biotic ✔Herb

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

Also included in: Ecosystems and Biomes Animals Photosynthesis Food Chains Webs Print & Digital

Aquatic & Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit {Digital & PDF Included}

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This Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit will provide you with lots of fun, hands-on activities for teaching about different types of ecosystems and food chains within those ecosystems! With everything you need in this unit, you will save lots of time planning and your students will love completing the hands-on activities. To take a closer look at some of the activities included in this unit, click “view preview!” What will students investigate through these detailed lesson plans? Aquatic ec

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Also included in: 3rd Grade Science Bundle- Lesson Plans & Activities - ENTIRE YEAR!

Plant and Animal Structures Unit {Digital & PDF Included}

Created by

Environment, Other (Science), Science

Want to save time planning your Plants and Animals Structures Unit? This unit provides everything you need! Save precious planning time and your students will have a blast completing the activities, experiments, and games outlined in these lesson plans. To take a closer look at some of the things included in this unit, check out the preview!What will students investigate through these 8 detailed lesson plans?The role of photosynthesis in the survival of plants and animalsThe parts of a plantPoll

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

NGSS:

4-LS1-1

Also included in: 4th Grade Science Bundle - Lesson Plans and Activities - ENTIRE YEAR!

Rainforest Activities & Animals Worksheets Passages Coloring Pages & Flip Book

Created by

Earth Sciences, Environment, Informational Text

This unit has reading comprehension passages and questions about the Layers of the Rainforest and 6 unique Rainforest Animals. It includes coloring pages, comprehension questions, vocabulary posters, and a flip book. This unit highlights many science topics such as:EcosystemsPhotosynthesis DeforestationCamouflageAnimal AdaptationsDecompositionLayers of the RainforestImportance of the Amazon RainforestWith six unique animals of the Rainforest:Poison Dart Frogs Three Toed Sloths JaguarsToucansBlue

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

Also included in: 3rd 4th Grade Earth Science Curriculum Bundle Full Year Ecosystem Animal Habitat

Types of Trees Unit

Created by

Joyful Learning - Megan Joy

Deciduous & Coniferous Trees UnitStudents will learn about the different types of Deciduous and Coniferous trees as well as the tree life cycle through a variety of tree identification activities, reading passages, and an independent research project on local trees.Table of Contents:Tree Vocabulary BookletTree Vocabulary Matching CardsDeciduous & Coniferous Trees Reading PassageConiferous & Deciduous Tree Sort21 Colored Tree Cards15 Fact CardsCompare & Contrast Venn Diagram Activ

Subjects:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Also included in: Elementary Science Curriculum - Science Unit Bundle

Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores Activities Pack

Created by

Environment, Informational Text

Students will love learning all about herbivores, carnivores, omnivores with this fun and engaging resource. This unit includes articles, trifold organizers, and activities to accompany the study of each type of animal. Case studies and a variety of activities are included for each:⭐Herbivores,⭐Carnivores⭐OmnivoresPlus there are lots of kid-friendly and engaging activities: ✔Tri-fold Organizers---perfect for INBs✔Comprehension Questions✔Five Facts Webs✔Pocket Animal Cut and Sort Activity✔Can you

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Also included in: Spring Activities Bundle Life Cycle of a Butterfly Frog Plant Clouds Worksheet

Virginia Resources Unit - Lesson Plans and Activities - {Digital & PDF Included}

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Environment, Other (Science), Science

Are you short on time and looking for activities to teach Virginia resources? This Virginia Resources Unit provides everything you need! You will save valuable planning time and your students will have fun while completing the hands-on activities within these lesson plans. To take a closer look at some of the lessons and activities included in this unit, check out the preview! What will students investigate through these 6 detailed lesson plans? natural resources and man-made resourcesVirginia w

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Also included in: 4th Grade Science Bundle - Lesson Plans and Activities - ENTIRE YEAR!

Sources of Energy Unit {Digital & PDF Included}

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Are you struggling to find resources and activities for teaching sources of energy? You’ve come to the right place! These Sources of Energy Lesson Plans provide everything you need! Save time planning and your students will love completing the hands-on activities found in this unit. To take a closer look at some of the things included in this unit, check out the preview! What will students investigate through these detailed lesson plans? The similarities and differences between renewable and non

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Caz's History and English Classroom

Also included in: 5th Grade Science Bundle- Lesson Plans & Activities - ENTIRE YEAR!

Human Impact on the Environment -25 lessons including poetry, spelling and more!

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This 5 week unit is designed to help teach students about the many impacts humans have had on our environment. It incorporates:* History -skills and knowledge* Geography - understanding of nature and the world around us* Science - understanding the environment and how we impact on it* English - reading, writing, comprehension, viewing and respondingThe unit of work includes a plan for 5 lessons per week, roughly 60mins per lesson. It includes activities on:* Air pollution* Water pollution* Land

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Environment, Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st - 12th, Staff

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Assessment, Lesson

NGSS:

MS-ESS3-1

, 5-ESS3-1

, MS-ESS3-5

, HS-ESS3-1

, MS-ESS3-4

...

Also included in: BUNDLE 2x 5week units - Human Impact + Reducing our Impact on the Earth

Creative Curriculum Trees Study Visuals

Created by

Caputo's Crew

28 Pages of Visuals for the Creative Curriculum "Trees" study. It starts with Large images of trees, parts of trees, things made out of trees, etc.. to print out for around the room. Then the rest of the document is smaller pictures for you to show on a SMARTboard as question of the day or print out.Visuals range from types trees, images to help identify different kinds of trees, parts of a tree, things made out of wood, and then questions of the day about things that come from trees and animal

Subjects:

Child Care, Earth Sciences, Environment

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

Food Chains and Food Webs

Created by

The Kling Bee

Teaching Food Chains & Food Webs is tough without good visuals! This resource contains full page vocabulary posters, non-fiction text assessments, and cause & effect scenario cards to reflect upon. An emphasis is put on the fact that without the sun's light energy, photosynthesis would never take place and there would be no energy transfer.Vocabulary:food chainfood webproducerconsumerdecomposeromnivoreherbivorecarnivoreecosystemorganismphotosynthesisglucoseWith this bundle you get vocab

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, Science

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Australian History, Environment

The Noongar Seasons - Display

Created by

Real Learners Play

This display is designed to show how the 6 Noongar Seasons match up with the months of the year and where they overlap with Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. It includes:-2 different styles of heading (one A4 landscape and one a banner)-1 x page for each Noongar Season with symbols and a description of the season -(including traditionally what their season would ‘look like’).-Labels of the months of the year -Labels for Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. I live in the the ‘Gnaala Karla Booja’ R

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

Weathering and Erosion PowerPoint Activities Reading Passages Weather Tools

Created by

Environment, General Science, Science

Your students will love learning all about Weather with this creative and interactive 100 slide Weather Slideshow Presentation! This unit includes a 100 slide PowerPoint presentation all about Weathering the Weather! It's specifically geared for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students. In this unit students will learn all about: ✔Weather ✔Weathering & Erosion ✔Types of Clouds ✔Meteorologists & Forecasting ✔Weather Maps ✔Weather Vocabulary Weather Instruments such as: ✔Barometer

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

Also included in: Weathering and Erosion Worksheets Activities Unit Project Maps Print + Digital

Habitats: What I Learned Booklet

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Clip Art by Carrie Teaching First

Included in this booklet is a page for each of the 9 different habitats. Each page has lines at the top with places to write 3 different facts about each of the habitats. Pictures of the habitats are included for students to use as a visual clue about each of the habitats and to give them ideas to write about. Nine habitats included: Arctic Antarctic Ocean Wetland Desert Grassland Mountain Forest Rain Forest updated 6-27-2014 This file now includes 3 additional habitats: tide pool city prair

Subjects:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

ECOSYSTEMS BUNDLE - Includes food chain/webs, types of animals, and more...

Created by

Mrs. C's Classroom

I am so excited about this ECOSYSTEM science bundle! It has almost everything a teacher could want to in order to teach a unit on ecosystems. I've tried my best to include items that correlate with the broader term, "ecosystems." I don't believe the unit can be taught without teaching communities, habitats, populations, predator/prey, food chains, food webs, food pyramids, energy, producers, consumers, decomposers, carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tert

Subjects:

Environment, General Science, Science

Grades:

3rd - 5th, Staff

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

Plants & Soil Unit - Parts of Plants, Plant Life Cycle, Pollination, & More!

Created by

Joyful Learning - Megan Joy

Plants & Soil Unit - Parts of Plants, Plant Life Cycle, Pollination, Seed Dispersal, Adaptations, & More!Your students will have fun and get their hands dirty with this comprehensive unit on plants and soil!Throughout the unit, you will find informational reading passages, science inquiries, experiments, posters, booklets, hands-on centers, vocabulary, writing extensions, and projects on soil, compost, plant parts and life cycles, seeds, germination, seed dispersal, pollination and polli

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