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AL OLA Language School
AL OLA Modern School
4th Primary
Science
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2023/20 22 ‫ الرابع االبتدائى‬: ‫الصف‬
‫ علــــــوم‬: ‫المـــادة‬

Unit1(living organism)
Concept1.1(adaptation and survival)
Lesson 1 Activity (1,2 and 3)
Choose the correct answer for each of the following

1) Adaptation helps the living organism in all the following characters, except :

a) surviving b)reproduction c)death d)protection

2) The presence of a thick white fur is an adaptation in : .

a)fennec fox b)polar bear c)forest bear d)bull shark

3) Fennec fox and caracal have that help them blend in with desert

a)colorful scales b) sandy colored fur c) thick white fur d)blood vessels

Put mark (√)in front of the correct statement or a mark (x) in front of incorrect

statement:

1) The desert lizard blend in with large green trees, to hide from its enemies . ( X)

2)Camouflage helps animals adapt the extreme weather conditions in their ecosystem. ( X )

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 Write the name or scientific term indicated by each of following :

1) Its covers the body of some type of bears to blend in with snow and
keeps its body warm ( thick white fur )
2) A property that help animals to blend in with their surrounding
environment ( camouflage)
Complete the following sentence as you see fit:
Forest bears have brown or black colored fur, while polar bears have white
colored fur
Give an accurate scientific explanation for :
1) The blood vessels in the penguin’s feet are weave around each other.
To warm the penguin’s feet
2) Fennec fox has a sandy colored fur
To blend in the sand
What happen in the following case ………?!
Some types of lizards don’t have the camouflage adaptation.
They will be hunted by predators

Lesson 2 Activity (4 and 5)

Put mark (√)in front of the correct statement or a mark (x) in front of incorrect
statement:
1) All types of sharks live in fresh and salty water. ( X )
2) Chameleon uses its tail and v-shaped feet to hunt and move. ( √ )
Write the name or scientific term indicated by each of following :
Animals has a tan colored fur and panting like dog (fennec fox )
Complete the following sentence as you see fit:

1-Different colors in bull shark’s body is considered structural adaptation.

2-The chance of bull shark to find a prey is more easier in fresh water than in salty
water

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Give an accurate scientific explanation for :

Bull shark have less competition for finding food in fresh water
Because they live in fresh water and salty water but other sharks live in salty water
What happen in the following case ………?!
Panther chameleon is exposed to danger
It will puff up its body ,open its mouth ,and change its colour
Complete the following concept maps:

Types of adaptation

Structural adaptation behavioral adaptation

It’s a change in the It’s a change in the

structure of the behaviors or acts of
animals body animals

Example polar Example migration of

bear have a thick animals
fur

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 Lesson 3
Activity (6,7 and 8)

Choose the correct answer for each of the following

1) Acacia tree trunk and camel hump:

a) Both store water b)Both store fat
c)The first stores water, and the second stores fat
b) The first store fat , and the second stores water:
2) If a plant grows in a dry desert , it needs …….to adapt for getting water
a) Long branches b)Long leaves
b) Long roots d) More sunlight
Write the name or scientific term indicated by each of following :
1) Structural adaptation of acacia tree that allows it to search for water ( long roots)
2) The part of the kapok tree which is supported by the buttress roots ( trunk )
3) Structural adaptation in water lilies that absorb large amount of sunlight ( wide leaves )

Complete the following sentence as you see fit:

1) The leaves of kapok trees are look like your hand

2) The kapok tree spreads the smell of its flower to attract bats Towards it

Give an accurate scientific explanation for :

1) Branches of acacia tree are gather on the top of its trunk .

To protect itself from animals
2) Water lilies can absorb large amount of sunlight
Because it has wide leaves

What happen in the following case ………?!

1) Some roots of plants in rain forest habitat become very short.

They will don’t fix in soggy soil
2) There are not buttress roots in the kapok tree
They will don’t fix in soggy soil or absorb plant

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 Lesson 4 Activity (9,10 and 11)

Choose the correct answer for each of the following

1) All the following are organs in the digestive system except ……………
a)mouth b)nose c)stomach d) esophagus
2) The throat is connected to the stomach through ……..
a) esophagus b) trachea c) small intestine d)large intestine
Put mark (√)in front of the correct statement or a mark (x) in front of incorrect
statement:
1) The human body gets oxygen gas from food . ( x )
2) Stomach connects esophagus with large intestine ( x )
Write the name or scientific term indicated by each of following :
1) The organ which receives the food from esophagus ( stomach )
2) An organ through which solid wastes of digestion leaves the body ( anus )

Give an accurate scientific explanation for :

Diaphragm has a great importance in respiration process

Because it moves down during inhalation and moves and moves up during
exhalation
What happen if ……………….?

The small intestine is removed from the human body

The food will not digested and the human will die

Lesson 5 Activity (12,13 and 14)

Choose the correct answer for each of the following

1) Both of human and fish ……………………

a) Can breath in water b)Can breath in air

c)Use oxygen to breath d)Use carbon dioxide gas to breath in

2) Fish use …………. To breathe in water

a) Tail b) Eyes C) Lung d) Gills

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 Put mark (√)in front of the correct statement or a mark (x) in front of incorrect
statement:
1) Human breath using gills while fish breathes using lungs (x )
2) Both human and fish need food and oxygen to get energy (√ )
Write the name or scientific term indicated by each of following :
1) A structure that allows fish to breathe under water ( gills (
2) A human activity that done to obtain wood for making furniture ( cutting of trees(

Complete the following sentence as you see fit:

Human use lungs to breathe ,while fish use gills

Give an accurate scientific explanation for :

Gill is a unique structural adaptation in fish

That fish use it to breath and get oxygen

What happen in the following case ………?!

Cars and factories exhaust increasing in big cities
The pollution will increase in air
Put mark (√)in front of the correct statement or a mark (x) in front of incorrect
statement:
1) Clean water and air are very important (√ )
2) Amphibians includes frogs, starred agama and salamanders ( × )

Complete the following sentence as you see fit:

1) frog is an amphibian ,while starred agama lizard is a reptile

2) Amphibians have two ways to breathe oxygen , one from air through lungs ,and the
other from water through skin
3) Give an accurate scientific explanation for :

Golden frog is an endangered species

Because number of golden frog decrease due to change in the environment

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What happen in the following case ………?!
Pollution level increase in the natural habitat of amphibian
It will effect negatively leads to their extinction
concept1.2(sense at work)
Lesson 1Activity (1 into 4)
Choose the correct answer for each of the following

1) we can distinguish between water and milk through :

a)taste b)hearing c)touch d)smell and hearing
2) to describe the color of your school bag to your friend , you should use the sense:
a)sight b) smell c)taste d) touch
3) Put mark (√)in front of the correct statement or a mark (x) in front of incorrect
statement:
1) the sense of hearing of dolphins is stronger than of human (√ )
2) a chameleon is one of the reptiles that use its tongue to taste food ( √ )
Write the name or scientific term indicated by each of following :
1) the sense used to differentiate between smooth and rough surfaces( touch )
2) the organ used to differentiate between different colors ( eyes )

Complete the following sentence as you see fit:

Dolphins have sharp sense of hearing which they to locate living organism under
water through the echolocation property
Give an accurate scientific explanation for :

1) Owls can hunt during the night.

Because they have strong eyes
2) dolphins can hear all kinds of sound.
Because they have sharp sense of hearing

Correct what is underlined so that the statement is scientifically correct

1) the dog uses its eyes to identify its owner’s scent ( nose )
2) feeling cold when holding an ice cube depends on the sense of sight ( touch (

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 lesson 2 activity (5 and 6)

Choose the correct answer for each of the following

1) Animals that become active at night are called………. Animals.

A) nocturnal b) endangered c) extinct d) forest
2) bats don’t hit different objects at night because use ……them
a)touch b)smell c)echo d) taste
3) from the component of nervous system ……………
a)lungs b) spinal cord c)stomach d) mouth

Match
(A) (B)
1) Bat c a) it’s from the flying nocturnal animals that can hear the
quiet movement of rats
2) Owl a b) it’s from the nocturnal reptiles that can sense the body
heat of rat
3) snake b c) it’s of flying nocturnal animals that sound reflected and
echolocate

Put mark (√)in front of the correct statement or a mark (x) in front of incorrect
statement:

1) snake has the ability to sense the cold blood of prey using
as special part of its face ( x )
2) some animals prefer hunting during the night than the day ( √ )

Complete the following sentence as you see fit:

1) Echo property is used by bats and dolphines animals to locate their preys.
2) Bats use the echo to find their food ,this is considered as an example of
behavioral adaptation.

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 Give an accurate scientific explanation for :
Snakes can find food at night although they can’t see well in the dark
Because they have sharp sense of heat to find their pray

What happen if ……?

A snake is injured in its face in the part that sense the heat
they can’t find their pray

Lesson 3Activity (8)

Choose the correct answer for each of the following

1) When snakes make a noise , the sensory receptor found in jerboa’s ….. send a warning
message to the brain
a)ears b)feet c)teeth d)tail
2) The system responsible for moving your hand away from danger , is the ………….system
a) digestive b)nervous c)urinary d)respiratory
Put mark (√)in front of the correct statement or a mark (x) in front of incorrect
statement:
1) The Egyptian jerboa lives in forests (x )
2) The habitat of jerboa is similar to that polar bear ( x )
3) A jerboa has large ears which help in sensing the snakes (√ )
Write the name or scientific term indicated by each of following :
1) The time taken by an organism’s body to respond to different reactions around it
( reaction time )
2) A system that work inside the organism body such that it keep the organism away
from danger ( nervous system )
What happen if ….?
The Egyptian jerboa hears a snake move toward its.
It will move faraway that jump in zigzag

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 Lesson 4 Activity (10)
Choose the correct answer for each of the following
1) The reaction time is always …..
a) Less than one second b)About four minutes
c)About three minutes d) About two minutes

1) Sensory receptors , brain and nerves ………….

a) They work separately from each other b)They work together with each other

c)Only the brain work individually d)Only receptor work individually

Complete the following sentence as you see fit:

1) When you see a pencil falling , the speed at which you hold it is more Than when
you just hear it falling
2) The response of the eye nerves is more. than that of the ear nerves
Give an accurate scientific explanation for :

Running to save a young child falling from his seat

Because the response of eyes more than of ears
Lesson 5Activity (11 and 12)
Choose the correct answer:
1)Your sensation of hot weather depends on sensory receptors in the :
a)eyes b)ears c)skin d) hair

2)Closing your eyes quickly when light rays fall on them represents a:
a) countershading b) reflex action c) camouflage d)adaptation

Complete the following sentence as you see fit:

When you touch a very hot object your hand moves away quickly. This is called
reflexaction

Give an accurate scientific explanation for :

The brain plays an important role in the function of the nervous system

Because it main control center of the body

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What happen in the following case ………?!

1) The spinal cord become absent from the components of the nervous system
The brain can’t send massages to the body parts
2) Sensory receptors related to the eyes stopped sending message to the brain
the eyes can’t see anything

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