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Plant & Animal Structures: Form Fits Function
Use diagrams and evidence to explain how internal and external structures help plants and animals survive, grow, behave, and reproduce.
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Plant & Animal Structures: Form Fits Function
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Lesson overview
What students will learn
- I can explain how a plant or animal structure supports a specific function.
- I can use evidence to connect structure → function → organism outcome.
Key science ideas
- Roots take in water from the soil and help hold a plant in place.
- Leaves help a plant collect light.
- Lungs help many land animals take in oxygen from air.
Lesson at a glance
- Grade 4
- 50 min
- ~10 min prep
- 4-LS1-1
- 5 materials
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- Lesson Plan
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- Teacher Slides
- Printable Worksheet
- Teacher Answer Key
- Interactive Activity
- Vocabulary