Mrs' Frisby and the Rats of Nymh

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nymh
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Grade 4

• In this unit, the students will read the novel
  Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nymh by Robert C.
  OBrien. They will explore science, more
  specifically physics, literature and religion.
  They will find and use resources on the computer
  and will complete online tasks.

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Questions

• What can we learn from Rats?

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Something to Think About...

• Moving a cinder Block? As easy as it seems?
• Are rats better people than people?
• Do you like to read about rats?

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• Discuss the setting, protagonist, antagonist,
  similes, plot and climax of the novel.
• Use the internet to complete web quest.

We will be able to...
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and...

• Identify the anatomy of rats
• List the componets of a pully system and discuss
  how a pully system operates.
• Discuss the social importance for the strong to
  help the less fortunate.