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Module · Grade 4 · Science

Structures and Senses

Internal and external structures; how eyes see light.

Grade
Grade 4
Subject
Science
Course
Elementary Science
Strand
Life Science
Standards
4-LS1-1 4-LS1-2 4-PS4-2
NGSS

Tools

1 ready to use.

How Animals See

Drag an animal's eye across a meadow: ultraviolet bullseyes for a bee, red-green blindness for a dog, eagle-sharp detail, owl night vision and a rattlesnake's heat sense. Then look inside each eye.

Science Grades 3-5 Explorer

Word Wall

6 words in English and Spanish: structure, internal, external, senses, reflect, pupil. Print them as wall cards, mini cards or a student glossary.

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Lesson plans

One class period each, built around a tool. Print them, change them, share them.

  • How Animals See45 minutes · I can explain how animals' eyes help them survive, and model how light reflects off objects and enters the eye so we can see.