| SCIENCE |
| Fourth Grade |
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Resource Alignment |
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Assessed
Objectives |
Internet Resources |
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Websites |
| LIFE SCIENCE
STANDARDS |
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| Cell Structure
and Function |
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function of plant and animal cells. |
| 4.1.1 |
Identify the function of specific plant and animal parts. |
Seed Plants |
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Eucaryotic Cell Interactive Animation |
| 4.1.2 |
Recognize the basic structure of plant and animal cells. |
Seed Plants |
The Microscopic World: Cells and Bacteria (02:39) |
Cell Inspector |
| 4.1.3 |
Identify animal and plant cell structures and functions. |
Seed Plants |
Your Body's Cells: Structures and Functions (04:09) |
How Cells Work |
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THE CELL: Design and Function |
| Interactions Between Living Things and Their
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| The student will investigate how living things
interact with one another and with nonliving elements of their environment. |
| 4.2.1 |
Select plants and animals found in a specific environment. |
My Favorite Animals and the Biomes Which They Live In |
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Habitats |
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Forest Biome |
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Recognize how plants and animals interact with each other in
their environment. |
Looking at Plants and Animals |
Debbie Greenthumb: The Importance of Plants To Our World (13:46) |
Animal Homes |
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Interdependence and Adaptation |
| 4.2.3 |
Identify ways that organisms affect their environment. |
Ecosystem |
Exploring the Diversity of Life: A World of Difference (10:00) |
Adaptations |
| Food Production
and Energy for Life |
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| The student will study the basic parts of plants, investigate
how plants produce food, and discover that plants and animals use food to
sustain life. |
| 4.3.2 |
Compare
how various animals obtain and use food for energy. |
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Food Chains and Webs (21:43) |
Chain Reaction |
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Food Chains and Webs |
| 4.3.1 |
Match the edible parts of plants with particular plant
structures. |
Meet the Plants |
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Plant Parts Salad |
| 4.3.3 |
Match the animal with their means of obtaining oxygen. |
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All Living Things Need Oxygen |
| Heredity and
Reproduction |
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| The student will understand the basic principles of
inheritance. |
| 4.4.1 |
Distinguish offspring from the parent. |
Heredity |
Concepts in Nature: Animal Families (15:00) |
Are You My Mother? |
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Animals and Their Babies |
| 4.4.2 |
Recognize the relationship between reproduction and the survival
of a species. |
Looking at Plants and Animals |
Biology: The Science of Life: Making New Life: The Basics of Reproduction
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Giant Panda |
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Sea Turtles in Trouble |
| 4.4.3 |
Select the
illustration that depicts the life cycle of a specific organism. |
Lifecycle of Plants and Animals |
The Lives of Butterflies and Moths (11:32) |
Where Do Butterflies Come From? |
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Life Cycle of Butterfly |
Bees and Plants (10:59) |
Structures of Life Module |
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Life Cycle of a Frog |
The Frog Life Cycle: Egg, Tadpole, Adult (01:21) |
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Amphibian Reproduction and Life Cycles (03:54) |
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| Diversity and
Adaptation Among Living Things |
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| The student will understand that living things
have characteristics that enable them to survive in their environment. |
| 4.5.1 |
Match a
plant or animal adaptation to a particular environmental condition. |
Animal Adaptations |
Animals Around Us: Animal Adaptations: What Are They? (14:00) |
Physical Adaptation |
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Species |
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Animal Adaptations |
| 4.5.2 |
Compare and contrast groups of organisms according to their
major features. |
Species |
Basics of Biology, The: How Living Things are Classified (20:07) |
Variation |
| 4.5.3 |
Match the form of structures found in living things to their
function. |
Animal Adaptations |
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Structural and
Behavioral Adaptations |
| Biological
Change |
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understand that living things have changed over time. |
| 4.6.1 |
Match fossil evidence with organisms that are alive today. |
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What are Fossils? (02:20) |
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Types of Fossils |
| 4.6.2 |
Identify animal and plant populations as thriving, threatened,
endangered, or extinct. |
Endangered Animals |
Creature Features: Creatures in Trouble (05:00) |
Endangered Species Field Trip |
| 4.6.3 |
Infer possible causes of extinction. |
It Stinks! Extinction |
From Dinosaurs to Today: Issues of Extinction (02:39) |
Endangered Species or the Next Millennium |
| EARTH SCIENCE
STANDARDS |
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| Earth and Its
Place in the Universe |
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| The student will investigate the structure of the
universe. |
| 4.7.1 |
Determine the order of the planets according to their distance
from the sun. |
The Earth and the Moon |
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Planet Order List |
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Solar System Trading Cards |
| 4.7.3 |
Recognize that the length and position of a shadow are related
to the location of the sun. |
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Making a Sun Clock |
| 4.7.2 |
Identify
the phases of the moon in the correct sequence. |
Phases of the Moon |
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Phases Of The
Moon |
| Atmospheric
Cycles |
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| The student will investigate the relationships
among atmospheric conditions, weather, and climate. |
| 4.8.1 |
Identify the cloud type(s) associated with specific weather
conditions. |
Cloud Types |
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Grade 4 Atmospheric Cycles |
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Cloud and Weather
Prediction |
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Cloud Types |
| 4.8.2 |
Choose the appropriate instrument for measuring a given
atmospheric condition. |
Weather Tools |
Weather Smart: Forecasting and Weather Instruments (15:00) |
Grade 4 Atmospheric Cycles |
| 4.8.3 |
Identify the basic features of the water cycle. |
The 3 States of Water |
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, and Climate (15:01) |
Grade 4 Atmospheric Cycles |
| Earth Features |
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| The student will understand that the earth has
many geological features that are constantly changing. |
| 4.9.1 |
Recognize specific geological features. |
Geological Features |
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Illustrated Dictionary of Geographic Terms |
| 4.9.2 |
Determine how wind and water change the earth’s geological
features |
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Geologist's Notebook: Why Land Goes Up and Down (11:00) |
Breaking News |
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Identify
the layers of the earth. |
The Earth's Layers |
The Four Layers of the Earth's Interior: Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle,
and Crust (01:16) |
Atmospheric Cycles |
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Journey to the Center of Earth |
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| Earth
Resources |
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| The student will investigate the properties, uses,
and conservation of earth’s resources. |
| 4.10.1 |
Choose the appropriate use for an earth material. |
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Identify the basic characteristics of soil. |
Soil Composition |
The Recipe for Soil: Organic and Inorganic Ingredients (07:45) |
The Dirt on Soil |
| 4.10.3 |
Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources. |
Introduction to Solar Energy |
Valuable Trash: Things Made from Renewable and Non-Renewable Natural
Resources (03:37) |
Sources of Energy |
| PHYSICAL
SCIENCE STANDARDS |
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| Forces and
Motion |
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| The student will investigate the effects of force
on the movement of objects. |
| 4.11.2 |
Recognize the effects of gravity. |
Gravity |
What is Gravity? (01:53) |
What Does Gravity Do? |
| 4.11.1 |
Select factors that have the greatest effect on the motion of an
object. |
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Forces in Action |
| 4.11.4 |
Determine
how speed affects distance traveled over time. |
Distance & Position |
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Forces in Action |
| 4.11.3 |
Recognize simple machines (i.e., inclined plane, lever, and
pulley) |
Welcome to a world full of machines! |
The Six Simple Machines (02:19) |
Machines |
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Simple Machines |
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| Structure and Properties of Matter |
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| The student will investigate the characteristic properties of
matter. |
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| 4.12.1 |
Select an object according to its observable physical
properties. |
What is the matter? |
Matter and Its Properties: Observing The Properties of Matter (19:41) |
Characteristics of Materials |
| 4.12.2 |
Identify
states of matter. |
Matter |
Solid, Liquid, Gas, and Plasma (02:03) |
What are the 4 states of matter? |
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Matter ! |
| 4.12.3 |
Determine how various types of matter change state. |
Matter |
Matter and Its Properties: Changes In Matter (17:06) |
Matter Changing States |
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Matter ! |
| Interactions of
Matter |
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| The student will investigate the interactions of matter. |
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| 4.13.1 |
Choose features associated with physical changes. |
Physical and Chemical Changes |
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Mixture Basics |
| 4.13.2 |
Identify characteristics of different types of mixtures. |
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Alloys |
| 4.13.3 |
Determine methods for separating mixtures. |
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