Science 4th GRADE
February 18, 2013 – February 22, 2013
Important: Daily homework is subject to change; students are responsible for copying homework from the
whiteboard in the Science Lab every day. If the homework I assigned takes more than 20 minutes, please have your
child stop working and let me know by sending an email or a note to me.
Thank you
DATE
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MONDAY
FEB. 18
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TUESDAY
FEB. 19
3.
WEDNESDAY
FEB. 20
INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Shannan Marley-Whitehead  smarley@agbumds.org  (818) 883-2428 ext. 319
 http://www.agbumds.org/msmarley/
LECTURE & ACTIVITY
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
NO SCHOOL
Read and discuss "Human Activities Affect Ecosystems"
pages 130-133.
Discuss how people affect land and water ecosystems.
Learning Objectives: Students know that people change
ecosystems in order to meet their needs, and students
understand that these changes can make it difficult for
some organisms to survive. Students know that people
can change land and water ecosystems.
4N Collect Owl Pellet Worksheet.
Go over Workbook pages 84-87
Review Lesson 2.
Read Workbook Pages 84-87.
Answer all Questions.
 Review Lesson 1-2 Vocabulary: compost, decay,
decomposer, nutrient recycling, scavenger, hazardous
waste, litter, pollutant, and pollution.
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Learning Objectives: Students know that people change
ecosystems in order to meet their needs, and students
understand that these changes can make it difficult for
some organisms to survive. Students know that people
can change land and water ecosystems.
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THURSDAY
FEB. 21
FRIDAY
FEB. 22
Go over Reading Review Questions.
Discuss how people affect land and water ecosystems.
Discuss the Pacific Garbage Patch, recycling, and water
bottles.
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Go over Lesson 2 Quiz Me Questions (1-4).
Story of Bottled Water.
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Answer Reading Review Questions on hardcover page
133. Please restate the question in your answer or
use a topic sentence.
Review Lesson 1-2 Vocabulary: compost, decay,
decomposer, nutrient recycling, scavenger, hazardous
waste, litter, pollutant, and pollution.
Answer Lesson 2 Quiz Me Questions (1-4). Please use
Question/Answer Format.
Review Lesson 1-2 Vocabulary: compost, decay,
decomposer, nutrient recycling, scavenger, hazardous
waste, litter, pollutant, and pollution.
Reread Lesson 1 Recycling Matter in Ecosystems pages
120-125.
Review Lesson 1-2 Vocabulary: compost, decay,
decomposer, nutrient recycling, scavenger, hazardous
waste, litter, pollutant, and pollution.
Parents: Please ask Lesson 1-2 Quiz Me Questions.
Your child should be able to answer the questions in
his/her own words.
Parents: Please ask Lesson 1-2 Vocabulary. You say
the word and your child should be able to state the
definition in his/her own words and give examples.
Chapter 4 Lessons 1-2 Quiz is tentatively scheduled
for Wednesday, February 27th.
California Content Standards Covered: LIFE SCIENCES
2. All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow. As a basis for understanding this
concept:
b. Students know producers and consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and
decomposers) are related in food chains and food webs and may compete with each
other for resources in an ecosystem.
c. Students know decomposers, including fungi, insects, and microorganisms, recycle
matter from dead plants and animals.
3. Living organisms depend on one another and on their environment for survival. As a basis
for understanding this concept:
b. Students know that in any particular environment, some kinds of plants and animals
survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
d. Students know that most microorganisms do not cause disease and many are
beneficial.