Nebraska Science Standards |
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4.4
Life ScienceLife science focuses
on the science facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models that are
important for all students to know, understand, and use.
4.4.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of the characteristics of living things. Student demonstrations:Describe the various structures of plants and animals necessary for growth, survival, and reproduction. NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration Describe internal causes of behavior, such as hunger, and external causes of behavior, such as change in the environment, in living things. NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration
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4.4.2 By the
end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of the life
cycles of living things.
Student demonstrations:Describe the life cycle of an organism. Recognize inherited characteristics of living things, such as color and number of eyes. NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration 4.4.3 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of living things and environments. Student demonstrations:Diagram a food chain. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers Explain how environmental changes affect behavior and survival of living things. NatureWorks Episodes12. Population Dynamics15. Invasive Species 16. Life at Risk Describe how humans and other living things cause positive and negative changes in their environment. NatureWorks Episodes12. Population Dynamics15. Invasive Species 16. Life at Risk |