Unit Name: Animals-Reproduction & Life Cycles
Big Idea
Biological
Science
Core Content Standards
(4.1)
SC-04-3.4.2
Students will
understand that things
in the environment are
classified as living,
nonliving and once
living. Living things
differ from nonliving
things. Organisms are
classified into groups
by using various
characteristics (e.g.,
body coverings, body
structures).
Benchmark: ______
Program of Studies – Skills/Concepts
SC-4-UD-U-1
Students will understand that things in the
environment are classified as living, nonliving
and once living.
SC-4-UD-U-2
Students will understand that characteristics of
living things can be used to sort them into
various groups: the characteristics chosen to
establish the grouping depend on the reason
for the grouping.
Dates:_ 1 week_________
Learning
Objectives
D
O
K
Critical Vocabulary
3 Mammal
Reptile
Amphibian
Fish
Bird
Vertebrate
Invertebrate
Cold-Blooded
Warm-Blooded
SC-4-UD-S-1
Students will compare the concepts of living,
once living and nonliving
SC-4-UD-S-2
Students will analyze the structures and
related functions of a variety of plants and
animals in order to establish classification
schemes
Assessment Information
Resources
Critters - AIMS
BCPS
4th Grade Curriculum Map
Science
1
Curriculum Connections
BCPS
4th Grade Curriculum Map
Science
2