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Lesson Plans - 4th Grade

Insects Throughout Time

This unit is comprised of a series of activities to have children discover the presence and importance of insects throughout history.

Insect Communication and Harmful Insects

Identify basic needs of organisms

b. : Give examples of how organisms depend on each other

Voting! What’s It All About?

Before introducing the lesson, have students respond in writing to the prompt, “What I Know about Voting.” Allow students to write in any form they prefer: paragraphs, lists, or graphic representations. This information will be a guide to the discussion, so it’s important to do this writing before any reading or discussion about the voting process.

Getting Out the Vote: An Election Day Classroom Experiment

An experiment drives home to students the importance of voting!

Special Interests: How Would A Legislator Vote?

In these role-plays, students act as elected officials who must vote on five bills that relate to special interests of groups that financed their campaigns. How will they vote?