GRADE 4 SCIENCE
Unit 4: How Organisms Process Information
(4 weeks - Trimester 2)
Performance Expectations
4-LS1-2. Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
4-PS4-2. Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
Standards
4-LS1-2
4-PS4-2
Essential Questions
How do internal and external structures support the survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction of plants and animals?
How do animals receive and process different types of information from their environment in order to respond appropriately?
What happens when light is reflected from objects and enters the eye?
STEMscopes
Sense Receptors
Light Reflection