Science – Grade Four

District 2853

Month

Content

Performance Standards Addressed

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

 

September to Mid October

·         Science Exploration

A 1, F 1, G 1, G 2, G 3, H 1

·         Sorting, classifying, and observing in scientific terms/items

·         Develop scientific experiences that allow for observations yearlong

·         Understand vocabulary regarding terrariums

·         Develop observation skills pertaining to science

·         Daily Activity worksheet

·         Leaf booklet

·         Terrarium

·         Test

Mid October to end of November

·         Relationship of the Food Chain

A 1, A 2, C 1, D, F 2, F 3,

G 2, H 1

·         Identify food chains and food webs

·         What affects food chain and food web

·         Create a food chain

·         Understand vocab with relationship to food chain (e.g. produce, consumers, predator/prey,

·         decomposers)

·         Unit Test

·         Grad Standards partial package

·         Daily work

·         Make examples of food chains

December to end of January

·         Matter

C 3, E, F 3, G 1, G 2, H

·         Identify the properties of matter

·         Introduce the water cycle

·         Using measurement tools and vocabulary to measure matter

·         Use predictions of size/amounts of the properties

·         Build objects with different matter textures

·         Classifying matter into types

·         Identify how the properties of matter interact with each other

·         Unit Test

·         Group work on fossil kits

·         Story:  If I was a Raindrop Test

February to April

·         Solar System

C 2, F 3, G 2, G 3, H

·         Identify planets in order

·         Describing characteristics of planets

·         Describing asteroids, meteors and comets

·         Understand difference between rotation/ revolution

·         Discuss the affects of the solar system on the earth

·         Discuss different types of atmospheres

·         Discuss and identify the constellations

·         Test on Solar System

·         Project

·         Evaluation of Planet Trip

·         Label planets in order

·         Oral presentation of planet of choice

April to May

·         Weather

C 1, C 2, D, G 2, G 3, H

·         Review weather patterns

·         Identify weather instruments and how they work

·         Predict weather from forecasts

·         Explain vocabulary related to weather

·         Discuss wind current and its relationship to the weather

·         Affects of the weather on us

·         Intro to regional weather

·         Charts/graphs

·         Unit test

·         Daily study guides

May

·         Oceans

A 1, A 2, C 1, C 2, D 1

·         Describe ocean animals and plant life

·         Identify ocean landforms

·         Understand the life affects on animals/plants in the ocean

·         Understand Midwest environmental affects on oceans

·         Unit test

·         Maps