4th Grade Utah Plants and Animals Glen Westbroek

Characteristics of Life Made of cells Use energy Respond to their environment Keep a stable internal condition GrowReproduce

Field Guide Uses drawings or photographs for identification Usually covers a large area (e.g. Western USA)

Classification Key Dichotomous Key (using two questions at a time) Eventually ends in identifying a single organism by scientific name Practice: Identification of leaf shapes and tree names

Tree Classification USU Extension links Utah Trees: es.htm es.htm es.htm USU Forestry Extension article Utah Trees and Forests: USU Extension article Desert Plants of Utah: pdf pdf pdf USU Extension article Mountain Plants of Northeastern Utah: pdf pdf pdf

Identifying Poison Ivy USU Extension article Mountain Plants of Northeastern Utah: pdf pdf pdf Page 56

Classification Keys Practicing with buttons Creating your own key Have it checked by a peer Is this a major part of 4th grade core? This is a major reason we study plants & animals

Locating Animals Utah Plants and Animals th/UTP&A/WebPage/index.htm (note... not all are true Utah animals - e.g. Frogs) th/UTP&A/WebPage/index.htm th/UTP&A/WebPage/index.htm Utah Wildlife Photo Gallery (Download and use free!)

Locating Animals Making a bird feeder Use to record birds seen at school or home DO NOT purchase “mixed seed” from store

Endangered Species

Plant Adaptations Leaf experiment (Plant Adaptation Activity)

Physical Characteristics WetlandsForestsDeserts Common organisms

Useful Links Project Feeder Watch Young Naturalist Notebook th/Naturalist_Notebook.pdf th/Naturalist_Notebook.pdf th/Naturalist_Notebook.pdf Wacky Wetland Wildlife (just for fun!) wildlife/wacky.html wildlife/wacky.html wildlife/wacky.html