4th Grade Utah Plants and Animals

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4th Grade Utah Plants and Animals

• Glen Westbroek

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Characteristics of Life

• Made of cells
• Use energy
• Respond to their environment
• Keep a stable internal condition
• Grow
• Reproduce

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Field Guide

• Uses drawings or photographs for identification
• Usually covers a large area (e.g. Western USA)

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Classification Key

• Dichotomous Key (using two questions at a time)
• Eventually ends in identifying a single organism
  by scientific name
• Practice http//www.sfponline.org/Uploads/biolab2
  0.pdf
• Identification of leaf shapes and tree names

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Tree Classification

• USU Extension links Utah Trees
  http//extension.usu.edu/forestry/UtahForests/UF_U
  tahTrees.htm
• USU Forestry Extension article Utah Trees and
  Forests http//extension.usu.edu/forestry/utahfor
  ests.htm
• USU Extension article Desert Plants of Utah
  http//extension.usu.edu/files/publications/public
  ation/HG_505.pdf
• USU Extension article Mountain Plants of
  Northeastern Utah http//extension.usu.edu/files/
  publications/publication/HG_506.pdf

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Identifying Poison Ivy

• USU Extension article Mountain Plants of
  Northeastern Utah http//extension.usu.edu/files/
  publications/publication/HG_506.pdf
• Page 56

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Classification Keys

• Practicing with buttons
• Creating your own key
• Have it checked by a peer
• Is this a major part of 4th grade core?
• This is a major reason we study plants animals

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Locating Animals

• Utah Plants and Animals http//www.schools.utah.go
  v/curr/Science/core/4th/UTPA/WebPage/index.htm
  (note ... not all are true Utah animals - e.g.
  Frogs)
• Utah Wildlife Photo Gallery http//UtahWildlifePho
  tos.com/ (Download and use free!)

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Locating Animals

• Making a bird feeder
• Use to record birds seen at school or home
• DO NOT purchase mixed seed from store

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Endangered Species

• http//dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/ucdc/

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Plant Adaptations

• Leaf experiment (Plant Adaptation Activity)

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Physical Characteristics

• Wetlands
• Forests
• Deserts
• Common organisms

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Useful Links

• Project Feeder Watch http//www.birds.cornell.edu/
  pfw/
• Young Naturalist Notebook http//www.schools.utah.
  gov/curr/Science/core/4th/Naturalist_Notebook.pdf
• Wacky Wetland Wildlife (just for fun!)
  http//www.greenwing.org/greenwings/fun/wackywildl
  ife/wacky.html