4th: Animal Ears Structure and Function

Animal Ears: The Design Process

Our Goals

• I can use the Design Process to create animal ears.
• Week 1:
• I can identify the structure and function of an animal's ears.
• I can identify how the structure of an animal's ears help them survive.
• I can design a model of animal ears with a structure and function.
• Week 2:
• I can build a model of an animal's ears inspired by real animals.
• Week 3:
• I can evaluate my ears and share them with others.

Animal Ears 4th Grade

Ask

Explore

Model

Evaluate

The Design Process

Explain

Evaluate

Week 3

1. Share out your ears.
1. How do your ears match the real animal's?
2. What function do they have?
3. How could you improve your design?
2. On the picture: Label the structure and function.
1. My ears are like a _________________'s ears.
2. They would help me to ________________.

Explain

Week 3

1. Take gallery walk
2. Explain your work and your thinking.

Explore

Week 1

1. Read Aloud: What if you had animal ears? by Sandra Markle
2. Sketch
1. What ears would you like to create? Why would you like those ears? How will they help you?

Ask

Week 1

How do an animal's ears help them survive? If you could have different ears what structures and functions wold they have? Why?

Model

Week 2

1. Build a wearable model of an animal's ears.
1. Be prepared to discuss the structure and function of your ears.
2. Finished?
1. Take a picture of the ears with Henderson's ipad.