Unit
4
Armored Animals
Timeline
- Lesson 4A: 2.5 hours
- Lesson 4B: 3.5 hours
- Unit 4 Review:
- Summative Assessment: 10 minutes
- Putting It All Together: 30 minutes
Essential Statements
- I can tell how animals and people protect themselves from danger.
- I can use my knowledge about animal external parts to solve a human problem.
- I can tell how animals and people protect themselves from danger.
Essential Questions
What is armor and how does armor protect an animal?
What external parts of isopods inspire us?
Vocabulary
- Armor — an outer layer or covering that protects the body (Lesson 4A)
- Defense — the act of protecting oneself (Lesson 4A)
- External part — a part of an animal or plant that makes the animal or plant better suited for where it lives (Lesson 4B)
- Habitat — where a plant or animal will live, like a pond, forest, or cave (Lesson 4A)
- Protect — to keep safe (Lesson 4A)
- Survival — what an animal needs to do to live and stay safe (Lesson 4A)
- Wildlife — the animals or organisms that grow up in the wild and are not our pets. We do not take care of the wildlife because it takes care of itself. (Lesson 4A)
Essential Reading
Lesson 4A
- Peterson's First Guide to Insects of North America ; ; Lesson 4A
Lesson 4B
- What If You Had Animal Ears? ; ; Lesson 4B
- What If You Had An Animal Nose? ; ; Lesson 4B