4th Grade Science Lesson Animal Senses - What If You Had Animal Eyes?

Learn how animals process the world around them with their senses! Integrate STEM and literacy with this 4th-grade STEM activity.

In the story What If You Had Animal Eyes!? by Sandra Markle, students learn about different animals and how their eyes help them learn about their environment.

For this STEM challenge, students design and create a model that shows how animals receive different types of information through their senses. Then, they describe the ways that animals process the information and how they respond to the information in different ways.

This also includes a predator and prey activity where students use eye placement in animals to determine if they are predators or prey.

This STEM challenge aligns with NGSS Standards for Fourth Grade Earth Science 4-LS1-2 but can be used in 3rd-5th grade.

Material List:

• crayons/markers/color sticks
• googly eyes
• play dough or clay
• cardboard
• paper
• recyclable materials (optional)
• cardboard connectors like 3DuxDesign (optional)
• informational books on animals and online resources

Includes:

• Teacher Instructions
• Student STEM Journal
• Student Instructions
• Predator or Prey Activity
• STEM Activity
• Vocabulary Words
• Student Reflection Sheet
• Rubric

Learning Objective

I can create a model to show how animals process and respond to information.

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