CONTENT CONNECTION WORKSHEET Grade 4
Theme Title
NATURAL CHANGES
Theme #3 Lesson #11
Content Connection Social Studies
Essential Questions
 If you were an author, what topic would you like to write about?
Resources
Main Selection and Leveled Books
 Mimicry and Camouflage
 Unlikely Partners (Below-Level)
 Animals on the Move (On-Level)
 The Sleepy Way to Survive (Advanced)
 How Animals Stay Alive (ELL)
 The Blue Jackal Who Showed His True
Colors (Comprehension)
 Lizards, frogs, and polliwogs (Paired
Selection)
Core Program Vocabulary (Tier
II)
 predators
 traits
 lure
 avoid
 mimic
 obvious
 resembles
 deceptive
Other Resources
 Classroom Library
The Disappearing Island
Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights
The Winking, Blinking Sea
Content Vocabulary (Tier III)
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archaeology
artifacts
communication
erosion
excavations
landforms
natural resources
regions
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seismic activity
transportation
tourism
Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Use appropriate strategies when
reading for different purposes
 Use graphic organizers to understand
text
Comprehension Focus Skill
 Recognize that authors use different
text structures to organize ideas
 Recognize cause and effect as one kind
of text structure
Connecting Social Studies Standard
 Standard I: Students will understand
the relationship between the physical
geography in Utah and human life
Objective
 3. b. Explain viewpoints regarding
environmental issues (e.g. species
protection)
Intended Learning Outcomes
 Students will become aware of cause and effect relationships
Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts