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Mammals are vertebrates. They breathe through their lungs. They are
viviparous, and nurse their young with milk. Their skin is usually covered
with fur or hair.
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SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY 4 D.R. 2009 Richmond Publishing S.A. de C.V.
1. Circle eight words related to mammals. Use the words to complete

the sentences.
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MAMMALS
vertebrates
They breathe through their
They skin is covered with hair or
They give birth to live young. They are
They nurse their young with
They move about using their
Some swim using

Mammals
PHOTOCOPIABLE
Mammals have a spinal column. They are
or fly using
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Fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds are also vertebrates.
1. Match the characteristics with the vertebrate group/groups.
PHOTOCOPIABLE
Skin covered with fur/hair

Lay eggs
Give birth to live young
REPTILES
Breathe though lungs

Skin covered with feathers
BIRDS
Skin covered with scales

MAMMALS
Breathe through gills

Young called tadpoles
FISH
Bare skin
AMPHIBIANS
2. Answer the questions.
In which vertebrate group are the young different from the adults?
In which vertebrate group are the limbs fins?
Vertebrates
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Invertebrates do not have a spinal column. There are many different

groups. Some of the most important are worms, mollusks
and insects.
Worms have long,
many
legs.
bodies and
soft
no
Worms have long, soft bodies...
hard
Molluscs have
a shell.
bodies and
soft
scales.
2. Color the insect: head - blue, thorax - green, abdomen - red. Label the antenna,
wing, and leg.
Invertebrates
PHOTOCOPIABLE
hard
1. Make correct sentences. Circle and write.
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A biome is a large area with a particular range of plants and animals that are
adapted to survive in the climatic and geographic ecosystems within a biome.
PHOTOCOPIABLE
1. Match the biomes with their characteristics.
Deserts
They are the most populated of all biomes.

They have a warm and cold season with
medium rainfall all year. The soil is fertile.
Grasslands
They have heavy rainfall throughout the

year and 70% of the plants are trees.
Tundra
They have a hot dry season and a warm wet

season. There is more tall grass than trees.
Deciduous Forest
Temperatures are extreme and there is very

little rainfall. They are the driest of all biomes.
Coniferous Forest
Winters are long and cold and summers are

short. There is little rainfall. It is difficult for
plants to grow.
Rainforests
They have a cool climate with medium rainfall.
The plant life is mainly evergreen trees.
2. Answer the questions.
Which biomes receive the most rainfall?
Which biomes receive the least rainfall?
Types of Biomes
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In order for animals to survive they must gain energy by eating other living
things in the biome. This feeding relationship is known as a food chain.
1. Label and draw to complete the diagram.
secondary consumer
herbivore
eagle
squirrel
tree acorns
Survival in a Biome
carnivore
producer
PHOTOCOPIABLE
primary consumer
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Reacting is a process carried out by the sense organs, the nervous

system and the musculoskeletal system.
1. Number the sequence. Write the sentences in the correct order.
PHOTOCOPIABLE
The eyes receive the

image of the traffic light.
The brain decides

to cross the street.
The legs move and the

girl crosses the street.
The optic nerve sends

information to the brain.
The brain transmits

orders to the legs.
The eyes receive the image of the traffic light.
Reacting to the Environment
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The musculoskeletal system is made up of the skeleton and muscles.

Bones are connected at joints. Muscles move bones.
1. Use the words to complete the word map.

muscles
the muscular system
tendons
bones
the skeleton
The musculoskeletal system
is made up of
The skeleton
is made up of
is made up of
PHOTOCOPIABLE
joined by
2. Look and answer the questions.

biceps
triceps
What muscle contracts

when we bend our arm?
Biceps
What muscle relaxes

when we bend our arm?
biceps
What muscle contracts
triceps
when we stretch our arm?
What muscle relaxes

when we stretch our arm?
10 The Musculoskeletal System
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Nutrition is the process of ingesting food, extracting important nutrients

and expelling waste. Nutrition includes the digestive process, breathing,
circulation and excretion.
PHOTOCOPIABLE
1. Which processes are part of nutrition? Decide and write.

Watching TV.
Eating an apple.
Breathing.
The heart beating.

Having children.
Digesting food.
Eating an apple.
2. Match the column with the pictures.

Group 4. Fruit
and vegetables
Give us energy
Group 3. Rice,
pasta, bread,
sugar and cakes
Have nutrients
to help us grow
Group 2. Meat,
fish and eggs
Provide nutrients,
like calcium
Group 5. Oil
and butter
Provide vitamins
Group 1. Milk and

dairy products
Nutrition
Give us energy
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The digestive process enables us to obtain nutrients from the food we eat.
There are two phases: digestion and absorption.
1. Make correct sentences. Circle and write.

mouth
stomach
Digestion begins in the mouth.
saliva
In the stomach, food is mixed with gastric juices and forms a thick liquid.
gastric juices
PHOTOCOPIABLE
This liquid passes into the small intestine.
Nutrition
absorption
ends in the small intestine and then
takes place.
Digestion
nutrition
Nutrients
anus.
form in the large intestine and are passed out through the
Feces
12 The Digestive Process
Digestion begins in the mouth , where food is chewed and mixed with saliva.
pancreas.
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Nutrition includes the digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and excretory

systems.
PHOTOCOPIABLE
1. Label and complete the diagrams.

esophagus
stomach
liver
pancreas
intestine
blood vessel
lung
trachea bronchi
kidney
anus
heart
bladder
esophagus
Digestive
system
system
system
system
The Digestive, Respiratory, Circulatory and Excretory Systems
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Science and geography 4 - Booklet.

SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY 4 D.R. 2009 Richmond Publishing S.A. de C.V.

1. Circle eight words related to mammals. Use the words to complete

They breathe through their

They skin is covered with hair or

They give birth to live young. They are

They nurse their young with

They move about using their

Some swim using

Mammals have a spinal column. They are

Science and geography 4 - Booklet.qxd

Fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds are also vertebrates.

1. Match the characteristics with the vertebrate group/groups.

SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY 4 D.R. 2009 Richmond Publishing S.A. de C.V.

Skin covered with fur/hair

Breathe though lungs

Skin covered with scales

Breathe through gills

2. Answer the questions.

In which vertebrate group are the limbs fins?

Science and geography 4 - Booklet.qxd

Invertebrates do not have a spinal column. There are many different

Worms have long,

Worms have long, soft bodies...

SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY 4 D.R. 2009 Richmond Publishing S.A. de C.V.

1. Make correct sentences. Circle and write.

Science and geography 4 - Booklet.qxd

SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY 4 D.R. 2009 Richmond Publishing S.A. de C.V.

1. Match the biomes with their characteristics.

They are the most populated of all biomes.

They have heavy rainfall throughout the

They have a hot dry season and a warm wet

Temperatures are extreme and there is very

Winters are long and cold and summers are

2. Answer the questions.

Which biomes receive the most rainfall?

Which biomes receive the least rainfall?

Science and geography 4 - Booklet.qxd

1. Label and draw to complete the diagram.

Science and geography 4 - Booklet.qxd

Reacting is a process carried out by the sense organs, the nervous

1. Number the sequence. Write the sentences in the correct order.

SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY 4 D.R. 2009 Richmond Publishing S.A. de C.V.

The eyes receive the

The brain decides

The legs move and the

The optic nerve sends

The brain transmits

The eyes receive the image of the traffic light.

Reacting to the Environment

Science and geography 4 - Booklet.qxd

The musculoskeletal system is made up of the skeleton and muscles.

1. Use the words to complete the word map.

the muscular system

The musculoskeletal system

2. Look and answer the questions.

What muscle contracts

What muscle relaxes

What muscle contracts

when we stretch our arm?

What muscle relaxes

Science and geography 4 - Booklet.qxd

Nutrition is the process of ingesting food, extracting important nutrients

SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY 4 D.R. 2009 Richmond Publishing S.A. de C.V.