GRADE 4 Unit 5: TENACIOUS TIDEPOOLS

In this project, students will develop understanding of the tidepool habitat and empathize with the uniquely adapted animals that call it home. Through field study and investigations, students will visit their closest tidepool environment and observe the animals that live there. They will develop models of animal external and internal structures to explain how they interact with their environment and use their super adaptations to survive and thrive. With guidance from VAPA Visual Artist, Don Masse, and San Diego Comic Artist, Danny Beckwith, students will transform their learning through art by using comics to encourage community action. Students will create a super tidepool comic as a final product and share their eco-etiquette messages with the public in hopes of protecting these vital areas where our coastline meets the sea.

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