CLASS 4-AUG WEEK 1

• SCIENCE
• Primary Education
• Age 11

Big question: How do babies become adults? 

CHAPTER - 3

It's  All A Cycle

1. Recapitulation of the concepts learnt

SEL ACTIVITY

Children will watch the video on YouTube followed by discussion.

Title: “Nothing can stop me” 

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WARM-UP
Identify the offspring of the animal.

FLOW

Children will attempt the Notebook work:

Chapter - 3

It's all a cycle

Life cycle of Animals

Date :                                            S.No. - 3.4 

Q1. Define the following terms:

1. Metamorphosis
   
2. Lifecycle 

Q2. Correct the following statements:

1. The young ones of an animal are known as hatchlings.
   
2. The tadpole has lungs to breathe
   
3. Incubation is the process by which animals produce young ones of their own kind. 

Q3. Which of the following do MOST birds do to hatch their eggs?

1 they leave them to be warmed by the sun

2 they crack them open with their beaks

3 they sit on them to keep them warm

4 they bury them deep in the ground 

Q4. When frog eggs hatch, the babies don't look like the adult frogs. They can only swim in water first. Later, they grow into frogs that can live on land too. Shown here are some stages in the growth of a frog, but they are mixed up.

Egg(P)>Frog(Q)>Tadpole(R)>Froglet(S)

 Which of the following gives the stages of growth in the correct order?

1 Q-->P-->R-->S                               3. S-->Q-->P-->R

2 S-->P-->Q -->R                              4. Q-->S-->P-->R 

Q5. Why does a tadpole have gills instead of lungs to breathe?

Q. Ajay and Sujay were enjoying their summer vacations near a pond at their grandparents' village. Sujay saw some eggs floating in the water. Which of the following animals might have laid their eggs in the pond?

1. earthworm
2. eagle
3. frog
4. hen

Now, I can
1. Identify the similarities and differences between young ones of egg laying animals and mammals.
2. Explain the changes in the life cycle of animals
3. Describe the life cycles of different animals (Hen and Frog)

Yes, Ican

I need help

No, I have doubt

HOMEFUN

ROLE PLAY ACTIVITY based on the chapter It’s all a Cycle.

Title: Wheel of Life

Children will prepare a two-minute (maximum) presentation (using Hand made props like-dress-up/background/head gear) on the life cycle of an animal of their choice. 

ROLE PLAY ACTIVITY based on the chapter It’s all a Cycle.

Title: Wheel of Life

Children will prepare a two-minute (maximum) presentation (using Hand made props like-dress-up/background/head gear) on the life cycle of an animal of their choice. 

CHAPTER - 3

It's  All A Cycle

1. Explain the various stages of growth in the life cycle of butterfly 

Big question: How do babies become adults? 

SEL ACTIVITY

Children will watch the video on YouTube followed by discussion.

Title: “Believe”

Children will watch Mitra AV  

FLOW

Discussion on the various stages of growth in the life cycle of butterfly 

CLOSURE

Children will attempt revisit PEP Activity (page- 74) followed by discussion 

Q1. Define the following term:
1. Pupa
2. Larva
3. Caterpillar

Q2. State whether True or False:
1. The larva of the butterfly is known as pupa
2. Butterfly lays its eggs in a nest.
3. The butterfly emerges out of a cocoon.

SUCCESS CRITERIA

Now, I can
Explain the various stages of growth in the life cycle of butterfly.

YES, I CAN

I NEED GUIDANCE

NO, I HAVE DOUBTS

HOMEFUN

Children will attempt Studio activity 3.6 (page – 73)

CHAPTER - 3

It's  All A Cycle

1. Explain the various stages of growth in the life cycle of Mammal (Human) 

Big question: How do babies become adults? 

SEL ACTIVITY

Children will watch the video on YouTube followed by discussion.

Title: “Winners never quit”

The picture below shows a baby elephant with its mother.
Q. Where was this baby elephant growing before it was born?

FLOW

Discussion on the various stages of growth in the life cycle of Mammal (Human) 

Notebook work

Date :                                                       S.No. : 3.5

Q1. Define

1. Mammals
   
2. Adolescent 

Which of the following animals is DEFINITELY a mammal?

1. an animal that cannot fly
2. an animal that has four legs
3. an animal that takes care of its young ones
4. an animal that feed milk to its young ones

Which among the following groups has ONLY mammals?

1. shark, dolphin, whale, tortoise
2. shark, camel, rabbit, penguin
3. dolphin, snail, penguin, camel
4. dolphin, whale, rabbit, camel

SUCCESS CRITERIA

Listed below are some organisms. Which of them will go through a life cycle? -plants -insects - fish - humans

1. only insect
2. only insects and fish
3. only insects, fish and plants
4. all - plants, insects, fish and humans

SUCCESS CRITERIA

Now, I can
*Explain the various stages of growth in the life cycle of Mammals (Human).

YES, I CAN

I NEED GUIDANCE

NO, I HAVE DOUBTS

HOMEFUN

Children will attempt Companion activity 3b