4th Grade Q1 Curriculum Map Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Interactions of Living Things Energy Wave Patterns and Earth and Its Resources Earth and Its Changing The Sun and Earth Information Transfer Features 1st 9 weeks 2nd 9 Weeks 3rd 9 Weeks 4th 9 Weeks UNIT 1 Lesson 3: Interactions of living Things (3 weeks) Overarching Question(s) What do plants need to survive? By the end of this unit, students will be able to answer this question. Lesson 3 Lesson Length Essential Question Vocabulary Interactions of Living Things 3 Weeks How do changes affect ecosystems? Habitat, niche, limiting factor, competition, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, invasive species Standards/Explanations/Misconceptions Learning Outcomes/Phenomena (Anchor, Driving) Curricular SEPs/ CCCs/ Lessons/Teacher overview materials/ Labs/Additional Resources DCI(s) Learning Outcomes Lesson 3 4.LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics TN Standard 4.LS2.4 Standard(s) Develop and use models to determine the effects of Suggested Science and Engineering Practice(s) 4.LS2.4 introducing a species to, or removing a species from an Analyzing and interpreting data. Develop and use models to determine the effects of ecosystem and how either one can damage the balance of an Students should be able to organize experimental data to introducing a species to, or removing a species from an ecosystem. reveal patterns and utilize data using simple graph to form ecosystem and how either one can damage the balance of an explanations.
4th Grade Q1 Curriculum Map Unit 1 Interactions of Living Things Unit 2 Energy Unit 3 Wave Patterns and Information Transfer Unit 4 Earth and Its Resources Unit 5 Earth and Its Changing Features Unit 6 The Sun and Earth 1st 9 weeks 2nd 9 Weeks 3rd 9 Weeks 4th 9 Weeks UNIT 1 Lesson 3: Interactions of living Things (3 weeks) Overarching Question(s) What do plants need to survive? By the end of this unit, students will be able to answer this question. Lesson 3 Interactions of Living Things Lesson Length 3 Weeks Essential Question How do changes affect ecosystems? Vocabulary Habitat, niche, limiting factor, competition, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, invasive species Standards/Explanations/Misconceptions Learning Outcomes/Phenomena (Anchor, Driving) Curricular materials/ Labs/Additional Resources SEPs/ CCCs/ Lessons/Teacher overview DCI(s) 4.LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Standard(s) 4.LS2.4 Develop and use models to determine the effects of introducing a species to, or removing a species from an ecosystem and how either one can damage the balance of an Learning Outcomes TN Standard 4.LS2.4 Develop and use models to determine the effects of introducing a species to, or removing a species from an ecosystem and how either one can damage the balance of an ecosystem. Lesson 3 Suggested Science and Engineering Practice(s) Analyzing and interpreting data. Students should be able to organize experimental data to reveal patterns and utilize data using simple graph to form explanations.