AMSTI

4th Grade-Year One

Q: What do stylish frogs wear?A: Jumpsuits

Q: Why did the frog go to the hospital?A: To have an hoperation

Q: Why did the frog say meow?A: He was learning a foreign language.

STC Program OverviewUnit OverviewMaterialsAssessment and Student NotebooksStudent Books and Reading ResourcesAdditional Learning ResourcesClassroom Setup

If classroom is sprayed for pests animals could be harmed. Ask that your classroom not be sprayed for the duration of the module.

Aerosol air fresheners pose a risk to animals.Germ-xDo not wash animal tanks with soap. Use

water only for cleaning.

What do you know about frogs, crabs, and millipedes?

(make a KWL on page 1 of your science notebook)

How are frogs, crabs, and millipedes alike? How are they different?

Respond to the following questions on page 2 of your science notebook:

1. Where do scientists study animals? 2. What are some ways you think scientists

study animals? 3. Where can you go in your area to observe

animals in their natural habitat?

This tool helps you to assess students’ prior knowledge.

Extensions

Key terms-organism, environment, biosphere, habitat, biodiversity

What will the frog, crab, and millipede need to survive in the classroom? (respond in your science notebook on page 3)

School WebRead about and observe a habitat picture for

either a frog, crab, or millipede. (record data about the needs of that animal on page 3 in your notebook)

Basic Needs/Special NeedsHabitat Lap SitKey terms: environment, habitat, dwarf

What will the frog need in it’s habitat to survive? (respond in your notebook on page 3)

Let’s build the habitat, (directions are on TE page 26).

-wash gravel/put green dots on all buckets and cups used for frogs

Habitat information Table (key elements of the frog habitat) pageTE55

Write questions that you want to know about the Dwarf African Frog on post-its and stick them on the chart.

Set up observation chart in notebook.Feed frogs.Record any noted behavior.TH-3 Animal Observation ChecklistKey terms: habitat, environment

Look at COS standards (5.1)What characteristics of the frog help it survive

in its natural habitat? (respond in your notebook on page 4)

Scientific drawings vs. picturesMake a scientific drawing of the Dwarf African

Frog on page 4 of your notebook.Observe the frog closely in a cup and complete

the observation chart. TE45TH-4 (this sheet is for the teacher)Label your drawing TE page 23

TP-2 Science Discovery Sheet (can the question be answered through observation, experiment, and research)

Create a teacher made test about the Dwarf African Frog

Key Words: vertebrate, amphibian, metamorphosis, ectotherm, chromatophores, hibernate, estivate, pipid, burbling, endotherms (warm blooded), ectotherms (cold blooded)

What will the crab need in its habitat to survive? (respond in your notebook on page 5)

TE page 54List materials in notebookScience materials tableBuild habitatAnimal Care

Post-it questions of what you want to know about fiddler crabs

Observation chartTH-3Reading Selection

What characteristics of the crab help it survive in its natural habitat? (respond-p.6)

Observe the crab closely in a cup.Make a scientific drawing of the fiddler crab.TH-5 (teacher only)Label drawing.TE page 51TP-3/TP-4 (students complete at home).Create a teacher made test about the fiddler

crab.Key words: crustaceans, exoskeleton, arthropod,

segmented, appendages, cephalothorax, abdomen, chelae, semiterrestrial, crepuscular

Share observations made about the frog and crab (chart)

Record information learned from observation and research on the “What We Want to Know” chart.

Complete Self Assessment TH-6/TH-7TE page 80Life Cycle Wheel TH-8/TH9

What will the millipede need to survive in its habitat? (respond p.7)

List materials need to build habitat in notebook.

Build millipede habitat TE90-91Feeding and Caring for millipedes. (gloves)Habitat Information TableObservation ChartBegin list of questions that you want to know

about the millipede.

What characteristics of the millipede help it survive in its natural habitat? (respond p.9)

Observe the millipede in a cup.Observation Chart.Make a scientific drawing of the millipede.TH-10 (teacher only)Label DrawingTE page 88Tri-Venn using TH-11Create a teacher made test about the millipede.Key words: exoskeleton, arthropod, segmented,

segments, incomplete metamorphosis, antennae, mandibles, molt, coil, secrete, substance

How will the frog, crab, and millipede respond to change in the light in their habitat? (respond p.10)

Variables/ConstantsCreate a plan for testing TE109 (guidelines)Perform the experiment on each animal. (TH-

12)Record the data.Discuss results.Brainstorm ideas that could be researched.

Discuss “My Habitat” sheets.Look at classroom web from lesson 2Work in a group to complete TH-14How well does a school meet our basic

needs?TH-15 characteristicsGo to other classrooms to observe humans for

10 minutes.Discuss observations and add to the Habitat

Information Table.

What behaviors of the frog, crab, and millipede could we study? (respond p.12)

TP-5Record research plans on TH-16/TH-17Design a log sheet (chart paper)Develop an ethogram (abbreviations)TH-18/TH-19Must have flexibility during the school day

TH-21 and 22Literature Selections

What body structures and behaviors help humans survive? (respond p.13)

TP-6 TH-24TE page 139 (alliteration)Create poem.

What body structures and behaviors help the frog, crab, and millipede survive?

Group project TH-25, 26, and 27Did you discover? TH-28, 29, 30, 31, and 32

In what ways would the frog’s life be different if it di not have webbed feet?

Imagine you are a frog, crab, or millipede. How do you get what you need to survive? What structures and behaviors help make you best suited to life in a pond, march, or woods?

How are the structures and behaviors of the frog, crab, and millipede alike?

How are they different?Compare animal characteristics on chart. (TE

page 158 food movement protection sight

Could the frog survive in the millipede habitat? Explain Why or why not.

Could the crab survive in the frog’s habitat? Explain.

Could the millipede survive in the crab’s habitat? Explain.

Read selection silently.Create a list of special behaviors and

structures that help a beaver survive and alter the environment.

Post Unit AssessmentOther assessmentsClean up habitatsPack kit.