How do the body parts of plants and animals help them survive in different environments? What materials or features could you include in your model to help your animal thrive in the environment you chose? What changes could you make to your animal's body parts to improve how it survives in its environment?
Standards: 4-LS1-1
CA Science Center Virtual Field Trip: Busy Body
Fourth graders will explore the California Science Center on a virtual field trip to discover how the internal and external structures of plants and animals help them survive and interact with their environment.
Microorganisms are a major component of many processes and cycles.
Plants are the primary source of matter and energy entering most food chains.
Living organisms depend on one another and on their environment for survival.
This unit focuses on decomposers and their role in breaking down matter.