Web Resources for 4th Grade Science Standard 4-2 Organisms and Their Environments: The student will

demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics and patterns of behavior that allow organisms to survive in their own distinct environments. (Life Science) 4-2.1 Classify organisms into major groups (including plants or animals, flowering or nonflowering plants, and vertebrates [fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals] or invertebrates) according to their physical characteristics. Type Teacher Web Resource 18 interactive options about plants 6 interactive options about animal classifications Student Students can research about different classifications The different parts of plants Video teachertube video 2.22 The animals talk about their characteristics Song Game animal classification song Help solve plant mystery by identifying different parts of plant 6 different games about classifying organisms

4-2.2 Explain how the characteristics of distinct environments (including swamps, rivers and streams, tropical rain forests, deserts, and the polar regions) influence the variety of organisms in each. Type Web Resource Teacher
Print out pages of different animals that live in water Print out activities for habitats and biomes

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Students can learn about swamps and its organisms Students learn about rivers and streams and its organisms

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Video showing different animals in different habitats Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals

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Down in the Jungle Song Play games of all habitats on brain pop jr

4-2.3 Explain how humans and other animals use their senses and sensory organs to detect signals from the environment and how their behaviors are influenced by these signals. Type Teacher Student Video Web Resource
Teachers can learn about tons of animals and their senses Students can learn about tons of animals and their senses You Tube Video about human senses You tube video about animal senses

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Human senses song Book about animal sense

4-2.4 Distinguish between the characteristics of an organism that are inherited and those that are acquired over time. Type Teacher Web Resource
Mini lesson on inherited and acquired characteristics Power Point about characteristics

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10 Questions assessment adaptations and survival http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP27i05-vTg

4-2.5 Explain how an organisms patterns of behavior are related to its environment (including the kinds and the number of other organisms present, the availability of food and other resources, and the physical characteristics of the environment).

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Web Resource Animal adaptations Lessons on organisms, their adaptations and their environments Learn about animal adaptations Learn about habitats How animal camouflage works teacher tube adaptation song Adaptation game

4-2.6 Explain how organisms cause changes in their environment. Type Teacher Student Web Resource 14 interactive lessons Learn about chain reactions Plants and animals in the local environment Learn about animal migration You Tube Animal Adaptation Video You Tube Adaptations, Characteristics and Habitats Adaptation Game Flash cards of vocabulary

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Astronomy
Standard 4-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the properties, movements, and locations of objects in the solar system. (Earth Science) 4-3.1 Recall that Earth is one of many planets in the solar system that orbit the Sun. Type Student Student Student Video Web Resource Individual Planet Info Planets In Order Views of Our Solar System Scale Model of the Solar System (Select first link, titled A Scale Model of the Solar System)

4-3.2 Compare the properties (including the type of surface and atmosphere) and the location of Earth to the Sun, which is a star, and the Moon. Type Teacher Student Student Student Web Resource Lesson Ideas on Sun, Earth and Moon Sun Photos Interactive Night Sky Sun, Moon, and Earth

4-3.3 Explain how the Sun affects Earth. Type Teacher Student Student Video Web Resource Hello, Sun! All About Our Sun Our Sun Sun: Energy Machine (Select the first video titled Sun: Energy Machine)

4-3.4 Explain how the tilt of Earths axis and the revolution around the Sun results in the seasons of the year. Type Teacher Student Student Video Web Resource Seasons How Seasons Work Reasons for the Seasons What Causes the Seasons?

4-3.5 Explain how the rotation of Earth results in day and night. Type Teacher Student Student Song Web Resource Day and Night PowerPoint Day and Night Why Do We Have Day and Night? Day and Night (and the Earth's Rotation)

4-3.6 Illustrate the phases of the Moon and the Moons effect on ocean tides. Type Teacher Student Student Student Video Web Resource Spring and Neap Tides Phases of the Moon Ocean Tides (Caused by the Moon) Ocean in Motion: Tides of the Moon Tides (Select first link titled The Moon and Tides)

4-3.7 Interpret the change in the length of shadows during the day in relation to the position of the Sun in the sky. Type Teacher Student Student Video Web Resource Shadow Activities Shadows During the Day All About Light and Shadows Shadows and Directions (Select first video titled Shadows and Directions)

4-3.8 Recognize the purpose of telescopes. Type Teacher Student Student Student Video Web Resource Telescope Lesson Idea Make Your Own Telescope Sun Pictures Hubble Telescope Photo Gallery How Telescopes Work

Web Resources Weather

Standard 4-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of weather patterns and phenomena. (Earth Science)
4-4.1 Summarize the processes of the water cycle (including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff). Type Teacher Student Student Video Song Web Resource Water Cycle Reference Page Water Cycle Water Cycle Example Weather Smart: Water Cycle Teacher and the Rockbots: Water Cycle

4-4.2 Classify clouds according to their three basic types (cumulus, cirrus, and stratus) and summarize how clouds form Type Teacher Teacher Web Resource Clouds Resource Page Clouds Information

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Types of Clouds with added quiz Weather Smart: Types of Clouds

4-4.3 Compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns. Type Student Student Video Video Song Web Resource Seasons Weather Patterns and the Seasons Colors of the Seasons Seasons Have Fun Teaching: Season Song

4-4.4 Summarize the conditions and effects of severe weather phenomena (including thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes) and related safety concerns. Type Student Student Video Video Video Web Resource Tornado Hurricane How Thunderstorms are Formed How Tornadoes Develop How Hurricanes Develop

4-4.5 Carry out the procedures for data collecting and measuring weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) by using appropriate tools and instruments. Type Teacher Video Video Video Video Video Web Resource Instruments Reference Page Using Scientific Instruments Thermometers: Measuring Temperature Anemometers and Wind Vanes: Measuring Wind Speed Barometers: Measuring Air Pressure Radar and Rain Gauges: Locating and Measuring Precipitation

4-4.6 Predict weather from data collected through observation and measurements. Type Teacher Student Student Video Video Web Resource Tips for Predicting the Weather Predicting Weather Weather Maker Meteorology: Predicting Weather Forecasting the Weather