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1 Fourth Grade Science 2010 Month Content Chapter Performance Standard Addressed Skills for Student Achievement Essential Skills Questions and Assessment Aug/Sept Animals Ch2A Ch3AL1 Ch4AL1 12A 12B similarities/differences of offspring to parents Learned behaviors from inherited traits Animal survival Behaviors, physical and environments adaptations to help animals survive Consumers, producers, decomposers Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores Food chains and webs Parasites and hosts People and environmental effects on the food web How do animals function, adapt and change? How do animals interact with each other and their environment? Chapter Test 3A Chapter Test 4A Chapter 2A Lesson Assessment p. 17 Research Report on an animal s habitat, adaptations, its food chain and web. Diorama to present information acquired through report.

2 Sept/Oct Matter, Mass, Volume Ch1BL1 L5 Indentify the mass of objects Use balance to measure mass Explain how mass and volume are different Explain how to measure length, mass and volume of solids and liquids Describe physical and chemical changes of matter Explain how rusting and burning are chemical How do you measure matter? How does matter change? Chapter Test 1B Oct Force and Motion Ch2BL1 12D Describe how friction and gravity affect motion Exhibit the properties of friction, inertia, and gravity Explain between potential and kinetic energy Research the source of mechanical, chemical and electrical Describe simple, compound, and complex machines How does forces and energy affect motion? How are work and motion related? Chapter Test 2B Stations to measure length, mass and volume of objects Activities using simple machine to perform work

3 Oct Electricity and Magnetism Ch3BL1 Nov Light & Sound Ch4BL1 12D Demonstrate how static electricity is made Identify materials that are conductors or insulators Understand open and closed circuits Construct a series and parallel circuit Explain how to use electricity safely Explain how the earth is a magnet Understand magnetism and electromagnetism and how they work Identify visible light and its sources Describe the way light travels Compare how light behaves when it hits transparent, translucent and opaque objects Explain how light reflects off different surfaces Discuss absorption and transmission of light affect an object Distinguish between convex and concave surfaces Explain how light is refracted when it passes between two materials Describe how travel through different matter Understand how the ear receives sound waves and how sound instruments are used What is an electric current? How do electric circuits work? What is magnetism? How do electricity and magnetism work together? Chapter Test 3B Circuit Activities Magnet Activities What is light and how does it affect objects? What is sound and how is it made? How does light and sound travel? Chapter Test 4B Activities with mirrors/prisms Observe light through different materials Make your own instruments

4 Nov/Dec Weather Ch1CL1 12E Describe how the Earth s air is heated and how to measure temperature How to measure air pressure Know how high and low pressure affects weather Explain functions of basic weather instruments Diagram the water cycle Explain the job of a meteorologist and their technology for forecasting the weather. What are the basics of weather and its patterns? What instruments and jobs are related to weather? Chapter Test 1C Draw and label the water cycle Dec. Rocks & Landforms Ch2CL1 12E Research how land forms and changes Examine the rock cycle Compare properties of rocks, minerals and soil Describe natural resources found on Earth Identify recyclables Classify renewable/nonrenewable resources What is the makeup of the Earth? How does the Earth s land change? Chapter Test 2C Dec Ocean movements Ch3C 12E Investigate ocean movements How do the ocean currents affect the Earth? Lesson Assessment Ch3D Dec. Moon Phases and Constellations Ch4C L5 P F Illustrate phases of the moon and eclipses Discover simple constellations What are the Earth s moon phases and the constellation of our solar system?

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