Movement and Growth
Subject
Teacher
Unit of Work/Lesson
Class
Science
Tamer Mohamed
Unit 1, Lesson 5
Grade 4
 Explain why animals move.
 Describe some different ways in which animals move.
Lesson Objectives
 State that all living things grow.
 Describe how animals and plants change as they grow.
Movement: change of position; motion from one place to another.
 Animals move their bodies to:
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Find food.
Seek shelter.
Escape from danger.
Dancing or playing games.
Find a mate.
 Animals have many different ways to move. For examples:
 Joints: the part of the body
where bones meet.
 Muscles: the parts of the body
that power movement.
Growth: is process of increasing in size.
 Examples of living things that grow:
A. Human: has babies and takes about 18 years to grow to adult size.
B. Horse: his new-born is called a foal and takes 4 years to grow to be an adult
horse.
C. Plants: start as tiny seeds. a seed can grow into a huge tree.