Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Embedded Inquiry
Grade Level ExpectationsGLE 0407.Inq.1 Explore different scientific phenomena by asking questions, making logical predictions, planning investigations, and recording data. GLE 0407.Inq.2 Select and use appropriate tools and simple equipment to conduct an investigation.GLE 0407.Inq.3 Organize data into appropriate tables, graphs, drawings, or diagrams. GLE 0407.Inq.4 Identify and interpret simple patterns of evidence to communicate the findings of multiple investigations.GLE 0407.Inq.5 Recognize that people may interpret the same results in different ways.GLE 0407.Inq.6 Compare the results of an investigation with what scientists already accept about this question.
Checks for Understanding0407.Inq.1 Identify specific investigations that could be used to answer a particular question and identify reasons for this choice.0407.Inq.2 Identify tools needed to investigate specific questions. 0407.Inq.3 Maintain a science notebook that includes observations, data, diagrams, and explanations. 0407.Inq.4 Analyze and communicate findings from multiple investigations of similar phenomena to reach a conclusion.
State Performance IndicatorsSPI 0407.Inq.1 Select an investigation that could be used to answer a specific question.
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Embedded Technology & Engineering
Grade Level ExpectationsGLE 0407.T/E.1 Describe how tools, technology, and inventions help to answer questions and solve problems.GLE 0407.T/E.2 Recognize that new tools, technology, and inventions are always being developed.GLE 0407.T/E.3 Identify appropriate materials, tools, and machines that can extend or enhance the ability to solve a specified problem.GLE 0407.T/E.4 Recognize the connection between scientific advances, new knowledge, and the availability of new tools and technologies.GLE 0407.T/E.5 Apply a creative design strategy to solve a particular problem generated by societal needs and wants.
Checks for Understanding0407.T/E.1 Explain how different inventions and technologies impact people and other living organisms.0407.T/E.2 Design a tool or a process that addresses an identified problem caused by human activity.0407.T/E.3 Determine criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of a solution to a specified problem.0407.T/E.4 Evaluate an invention that solves a problem and determine ways to improve the design.
State Performance IndicatorsSPI 0407.T/E.1 Select a tool, technology, or invention that was used to solve a human problem.SPI 0407.T/E.2 Recognize the connection between a scientific advance and the development of a new tool or technology.
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
0407.Inq.3 Maintain a science notebook that includes observations, data, diagrams, and explanations.
**SET UP SCIENTIST NOTEBOOK TO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR**
Excellent site to provide guidance and examples:http://www.sciencenotebooks.org/
1st Assignment: Draw a ScientistHave students imagine a scientist at work and “draw what they saw.” Use their sketches to discuss misconceptions about what scientists look like, what they wear, what they do, etc.
2nd Assignment: Scientists _____________.Have students make a list of verbs to fill in the blank. Examples may include: discover, think, explore, experiment, measure, test, etc. Use their answers to jumpstart discussion of things scientists do.
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
*See Week 0*
GLE 0407.Inq.1 Explore different scientific phenomena by asking questions, making logical predictions, planning investigations, and recording data. 0407.Inq.1 Identify specific investigations that could be used to answer a particular question and identify reasons for this choice.SPI 0407.Inq.1 Select an investigation that could be used to answer a specific question.
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GLE 0407.T/E.3 Identify appropriate materials, tools, and machines that can extend or enhance the ability to solve a specified problem.0407.T/E.2 Design a tool or a process that addresses an identified problem caused by human activity.
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GLE 0407.T/E.5 Apply a creative design strategy to solve a particular problem generated by societal needs and wants.0407.T/E.3 Determine criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of a solution to a specified problem.0407.T/E.4 Evaluate an invention that solves a problem and determine ways to improve the design.
*See Week 0*
Circle Graph PowerPointLine Graph PowerPointBar Graph PowerPoint Pictograph Power PointVenn Diagram Power Point BrainPOP Science ProjectsBrainPOP Scientific MethodDiscovery Education Clips:
Observing an Artifact Show and Tell: Recreating Hypotheses Magic School Bus: Recreating a Hypothesis... Information and Creating Hypotheses Artifacts and Hypotheses
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.1.1 Recognize that cells are the building blocks of all living things.
0407.1.1 Use illustrations or direct observations to compare and contrast the basic structures of plant and animal cells.
0407.1.2 Create a basic model of the cell that illustrates different cell structures and describes their functions.
SPI 0407.1.1 Compare basic structures of plant and animal cells.
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GLE 0407.Inq.2 Select and use appropriate tools and simple equipment to conduct an investigation.0407.Inq.2 Identify tools needed to investigate specific questions. GLE 0407.T/E.4 Recognize the connection between scientific advances, new knowledge, and the availability of new tools and technologies.
Cell Quiz The Virtual Electron Microscope Interactive Plant and Animal Cells from Cells AliveParts of the CellA tour of the Cell Lesson plan—Travel brochure for a cellCell InspectorMaking 3D Cell ModelsHow big is a cell?BrainPOP Cell SpecializationBrainPOP Cell StructuresBrainPOP CellsBrainPOP Passive TransportBrainPOP Active TransportBrainPOP PhotosynthesisBrainPOP Carnivorous PlantsBrainPOP SpongesComparing Pant and Animal Cells: A Venn Diagram Plant and Animal Cell Graphic Organizer Discovery Education Clips:
The Nucleus and Cytoplasm Plant Cells Genes and DNA The Parts of a Cell
www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_science.htm (Scroll down to section on cells and activities 12-16 tie in well. Activities 1-4 in the next section correspond, too.)Interactive Cells Interactive Diagrams http://www.kathimitchell.com/cells.html
GLE 0407.Inq.4 Identify and interpret simple patterns of evidence to communicate the findings of multiple investigations.
0407.Inq.4 Analyze and communicate findings from multiple investigations of similar phenomena to reach a conclusion.
BrainPOP Air PollutionBrainPOP Global WarmingBrainPOP Humans and the EnvironmentBrainPOP Water PollutionLoose in the Lab Activity—Soapy SeedsReconstruct a barren prairieBrainPOP CamouflageBrainPOP Giant SquidBrainPOP EcosystemsBrainPOP SymbiosisBrainPOP Shark AttacksBrainPOP Food ChainsBrainPOP Underwater WorldBrainPOP BatsBrainPOP CatsWolves and Rabbits This Old Habitat National Geographic HabitatsWWF habitats List of animals and their habitats BBC Habitat online activity BBC Habitats offline lessonReconstruct a barren prairie
Discovery Education Clips: Ecosystems, Populations, and Habitats Why Butterflies are Important to Other Creatures... How the Weather Affects the Balance of Nature... A Trip to the Rain Forest The Role of Beavers and Otters in the Cascade...
Grade____4_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___6_____Academic Vocabulary: carnivore, chemical energy, consumer, energy pyramid, food web, herbivore, omnivore, producer, radiant energy
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.3.1 Demonstrate that plants require light energy to grow and survive.
GLE 0407.3.2 Investigate different ways that organisms meet their energy needs.
0407.3.1 Create a food web that illustrates the energy relationships between plants and animals and the key issues or assumptions found in the model.
0407.3.2 Classify organisms as carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores.
0407.3.3 Identify how a variety of organisms meet their energy needs.
SPI 0407.3.1 Determine how different organisms function within an environment in terms of their location on an energy pyramid.
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GLE 0407.Inq.1 Explore different scientific phenomena by asking questions, making logical predictions, planning investigations, and recording data.
GLE 0407.Inq.4 Identify and interpret simple patterns of evidence to communicate the findings of multiple investigations.
0407.Inq.4 Analyze and communicate findings from multiple investigations of similar phenomena to reach a conclusion.
BrainPOP Plant GrowthBrainPOP PhotosynthesisBrainPOP Scientific MethodGrow an Indoor Salad Garden What is Photosynthesis? Biology4Kids: Photosynthesis and Light EnergyLoose in the Lab Activity—Photosynthetic FunnelBrainPOP EcosystemsBrainPOP Underwater WorldBrainPOP SymbiosisBrainPOP BatsBrainPOP MetamorphosisLoose in the Lab Activity—Yeasty Beasty BurpsChain ReactionFood Web GameWhat do animals eat?Root factory—explore types of roots and if they are edible or notClassify vegetables based on what part we eatHerbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore – PowerPoint Food ChainIlluminating Photosynthesis Discovery Education Clips:
The Energy Pyramid Food Webs in the Sea Ingredients for Life: The Food Chain Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers Energy Pyramid and Food Web
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.htmlInteraction of Living Things Food Chains and Food Webs
Preserving and Conserving Animal Habitats... Endangered Species Why Is Extinction Increasing? How Human Activity Affects the Diversity of Life on Earth... How Extinction Affects the Diversity of Life...
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BrainPOP MetamorphosisComplete and Incomplete Metamorphosis Circle of LifeGrow Up- interactiveButterfly life cycleLife cycles--learn about the life cycles of animals Life cycle cards-printableHatching Baby ChicksDNA MovieAnimals, BabiesGiant Panda California CondorTurtles in TroubleLife Cycle” Plants” Interactive Whiteboard ActivityLife Cycle “Animals” Interactive Whiteboard ActivityBrainPOP MetamorphosisDiscovery Education Clips:
Metamorphosis Review Complete Metamorphosis Simple Metamorphosis A Monarch's Life Cycle InsectsandMetamorphosis
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.5.1 Analyze physical and behavioral adaptations that enable organisms to survive in their environment.
0407.5.1 Classify animals according to their physical adaptations for obtaining food, oxygen, and surviving within a particular environment.
SPI 0407.5.1 Determine how a physical or behavioral adaptation can enhance the chances of survival.
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GLE 0407.Inq.2 Select and use appropriate tools and simple equipment to conduct an investigation.
See how pond life changes based on population of different animals WWF habitats – Biodiversity
Loose in the Lab Activity—Adaptable Cactus
Scholastic: animal adaptationsRain Forest adaptationsEcoKids- Animal AdaptationsList of animals and their habitatsNational Geographic HabitatsCompare ways different animals breathe
Discovery Education Clips: Characteristics of Butterflies Natural Selection and Mimicry for Survival... Butterfly Adaptations Butterflies: Hide, Trick, and Surprise Exploring the Adaptations of Owls
Virtual Zoo Adaptations Game How Animals Meet Their NeedsHuman and Animal HabitatsCreature Features and Habitats Structural and Behavioral Adaptations Adaptations PowerPoint
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.5.2 Describe how environmental changes caused the extinction of various plant and animal species.
0407.5.2 Describe how animal behaviors such as migration, defense, means of locomotion, and hibernation enable them to survive in an environment.
0407.5.3 Investigate tropisms that plants exhibit in response to changes in their environment.
0407.5.4 Gather fossil information to draw conclusions about organisms that exist today. 0407.5.5 Analyze the common causes of extinction and explain how human actions sometimes result in the extinction of a species.
SPI 0407.5.2 Infer the possible reasons why a species became endangered or extinct.
GLE 0407.Inq.1 Explore different scientific phenomena by asking questions, making logical predictions, planning investigations, and recording data.
GLE 0407.Inq.2 Select and use appropriate tools and simple equipment to conduct an investigation.
BrainPOP DinosaursBrainPOP ExtinctionBrainPOP InvertebratesBrainPOP PandasBrainPOP AlgaeBrainPOP Global WarmingBrainPOP Humans and the EnvironmentBrainPOP BatsBrainPOP Water PollutionLoose in the Lab Activity—Squished Fish & Clues to Climate ChangeFind Your Way - Salmon migration Plant TropismsSkeleton Jigsaws If Rocks Could TalkTypes of fossils fossilsEndangered Speciesendangered or threatened?Save or species- EPAExtinction Major causes of extinctioncauses of extinctionWhy do Animals Become Endangered? (Fact Monster)Wild Times for Kids: Why Do Animals Become Extinct? Animal Port: Listings of Endangered and Extinct AnimalsAnimals Myths and LegendsDiscovery Education Clips:
Endangered Frogs Conservation Efforts: Protecting the Cheetah from
Extinction... Birds and Extinction How Extinction Affects the Diversity of Life ... Endangered Species
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.9.1 Collect data to illustrate that the physical properties of matter can be described with tools that measure weight, mass, length, and volume.
0407.9.1 Use appropriate tools to measure and compare the physical properties of various solids and liquids.
SPI 0407.9.1 Choose an appropriate tool for measuring a specific physical property of matter.SPI 0407.9.2 Determine the mass, volume, and temperature of a substance or object using
proper units of measurement.
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GLE 0407.Inq.2 Select and use appropriate tools and simple equipment to conduct an investigation.GLE 0407.Inq.3 Organize data into appropriate tables, graphs, drawings, or diagrams.
Density Loose in the Lab Activity—Density Column
BrainPOP Measuring MatterBrainPOP Microscopes
Using a Microscope
Discovery Education Clips: Introduction: Standard Units of Measurement... The Metric System Student Activity: Observations from the Seed Growth
Activity... Weight vs. Mass: What's the Difference? Review
BrainPOP Customary UnitsBrainPOP Measuring MatterBrainPOP Temperature
Density Characteristics of Materials Changing State
Discovery Education Clips: Measuring Volume and Density Measuring Liquids Liquids Making Accurate Measurements Measuring Gases
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.9.2 Explore different types of physical changes in matter.
0407.9.2 Compare the causes and effects of various physical changes in matter.
SPI 0407.9.2 Determine the mass, volume, and temperature of a substance or object using proper units of measurement.
SPI 0407.9.3 Interpret the causes and effects of a physical change in matter.
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BrainPOP FireworksBrainPOP Property ChangesBrainPOP Matter Changing StatesBrainPOP States of MatterChanging matter physical changesQuia: chemical or physical changesChemistry 4 kidsThe Mixtures LabThe UnmixablesLoose in the Lab Activity—Atoms in a CageThe Mixtures LabPhysical changesQuia: chemical or physical changesChemistry 4 kidsBrainPOP Customary UnitsBrainPOP Measuring MatterBrainPOP TemperatureDensity Characteristics of Materials Changing StateDiscovery Education Clips:
Measuring Volume and Density Measuring Liquids Liquids Making Accurate Measurements Measuring Gases
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Loose in the Lab Activity—AstroblasterLoose in the Lab Activity—Colliding WashersForces in ActionBrainPOP Work Discovery Education Clips:
Imagining Movement Recognizing Athletic Movement Examining Patterns of Movement Observing Playground Movement Measuring the Motion of an Object
------------------------------------------------Friction Forces in Action Force, Gravity, FrictionAmusement Park Physics BrainPOP Newton's Laws of MotionBrainPOP TidesBrainPOP WorkBrainPOP PowerGrade 4: Force and MotionAmerican Museum of Natural History (Where is our Place in Space?)Gravity in ActionFriction gameBBC: Friction interactiveLet it Roll friction activityDiscovery Education Clips:
Gravity Gravity in Space Gravity on Earth The Solar System Learning the Benefits of Gravity
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GLE 0407.11.3 Investigate the relationship between the speed of an object and the distance traveled during a certain time period.
0407.11.5 Design and implement an investigation to determine that the speed of an object is equal to the distance traveled over time.
SPI 0407.11.3 Determine the relationship between speed and distance traveled over time.
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GLE 0407.Inq.2 Select and use appropriate tools and simple equipment to conduct an investigation.GLE 0407.Inq.5 Recognize that people may interpret the same results in different ways.
Loose in the Lab Activity—Modified Marble Races
Speed, distance, and time visual
BrainPOP Distance, Rate, and TimeBrainPOP Wheel and AxleBrainPOP Work
Discovery Education Clips: Newton's Second Law of Motion
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.7.2 Evaluate how some earth materials can be used to solve human problems and enhance the quality of life.
0407.7.2 Design an investigation to demonstrate how erosion and deposition change the earth’s surface.
0407.7.3 List factors that determine the appropriate use of an earth material.
0407.7.4 Use data from a variety of informational texts to analyze and evaluate man’s impact on non-renewable resources.
SPI 0407.7.2 Analyze how different earth materials are utilized to solve human problems or improve the quality of life.
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questions and solve problems.
GLE 0407.Inq.6 Compare the results of an investigation with what scientists already accept about this question.
BrainPOP Natural ResourcesBrainPOP Waste ManagementLoose in the Lab Activity—Bituminous CoalLoose in the Lab Activity—Flattened Ferns & Distilled Fossilsppt activity How erosion occursScotts Bluff National MonumentArches National ParkMesas and Buttes--picturescanyon picturessummary of world’s 10 best geological features on earthMinerals in our environmentEarth water filter A sticky situation: Designing wallsNASA: Soil Science EducationDiscovery Science: The Dirt on SoilSammy Soil: A coloring bookenergy sourcesrenewable and non renewable resourcesonline quizIs it environmentally friendly?http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/world/nres.htmlBrainPOP Natural ResourcesBrainPOP Waste ManagementBrainPOP Wind Energy
Discovery Education Clips: Nonrenewable Resources Energy in Our Environment: A Review Renewable Sources of Electrical Energy Carlsbad Cavern National Park Valuable Trash: Things Made from Renewable and Non-
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.8.1 Recognize the major components of the water cycle.
0407.8.1 Prepare a model that illustrates the basic features of the water cycle.
SPI 0407.8.1 Identify the basic features of the water cycle and describe their importance to life on earth.
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BrainPOP Water CycleBrainPOP CloudsBrainPOP HumidityBrainPOP SnowflakesBrainPOP ThunderstormsDiagram of Water CycleTIC TAC KNOW Game on Water Cycle Water Cycle (NASA) The Water CycleWater Cycle animation Water cycle movie Diagram of Water CycleLoose in the Lab Activity—Zip, Drip, SplashDroplet and the Water CycleBrainPOP SnowflakesBrainPOP Water CycleEvaporation CleanupDiagram of Water CycleDiscovery Education Clips:
What is the Water Cycle? The Water Cycle The Water Cycle: Evaporation, Condensation,
Precipitation, and Runoff... Water Cycle Water: Oceans, Fresh Water, and the Water Cycle...
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Grade___4______ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___26_____Academic Vocabulary: lunar cycle, lunar eclipse, phase of moon*, solar eclipse
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.6.1 Analyze patterns, relative movements, and relationships among the sun, moon, and earth.
0407.6.1 Chart the movements of the sun, moon, and earth to develop an explanation for the phases of the moon and solar and lunar eclipses.
SPI 0407.6.1 Organize the phases of the moon in the correct sequence.
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GLE 0507.T/E.2 Recognize that new tools, technology, and inventions are always being developed.GLE 0407.Inq.4 Identify and interpret simple patterns of evidence to communicate the findings of multiple investigations.
0407.Inq.4 Analyze and communicate findings from multiple investigations of similar phenomena to reach a conclusion.
BrainPOP MoonBrainPOP EarthBrainPOP SunBrainPOP Time ZonesBrainPOP Leap YearBrainPOP South PoleBrainPOP North Pole
Earth’s Rotation
Loose in the Lab Activity—Sun, Moon, Earth
Shadows and Sounds What creates our shadow? Coloring shadows with a sundial
BrainPOP Moon
Lunar Cycle Challenge - an interactive siteSimulation of Moon PhasesPhases of the moon math science integration
Discovery Education Clips: What Did You Learn? Moon Facts and Fun Phases The Moon Phases of the Moon
Grade____4_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___27_____Academic Vocabulary: lunar cycle, lunar eclipse, phase of moon*, solar eclipse
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.6.1 Analyze patterns, relative movements, and relationships among the sun, moon, and earth.
0407.6.1 Chart the movements of the sun, moon, and earth to develop an explanation for the phases of the moon and solar and lunar eclipses.
0407.6.2 Sequence the major phases of the moon during a lunar cycle.
SPI 0407.6.1 Organize the phases of the moon in the correct sequence.
SPI 0407.6.2 Infer that the moon’s phases are caused by the revolution of the moon and earth around the sun.
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SPI 0507.T/E.2 Recognize the connection between a scientific advance and the
development of a new tool or technology.
BrainPOP MoonBrainPOP EarthBrainPOP SunBrainPOP Time ZonesBrainPOP Leap YearBrainPOP South PoleBrainPOP North PoleEarth’s RotationLoose in the Lab Activity—Sun, Moon, EarthShadows and Sounds What creates our shadow? Coloring shadows with a sundialLunar Cycle Challenge - an interactive siteSimulation of Moon PhasesMoon PhasesBrainPOP MoonLunar Cycle Challenge - an interactive siteSimulation of Moon PhasesPhases of the moon math science integrationDiscovery Education Clips:
What Did You Learn? Moon Facts and Fun Phases The Moon Phases of the Moon
Discovery Education Clips: Earth The Power of Gravity The Movement of the Earth Planetary Rotation and Revolution: Days and Years ... Introduction
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
*REVIEW ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKS 19-27*EXTENSION ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKS 19-27
Grade____4_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___29_____Academic Vocabulary: electromagnet*, magnetic pole*
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.12.1 Explore the interactions between magnets.
0407.12.2 Design an experiment to investigate how a simple electromagnet affects common objects.
SPI 0407.12.1 Identify how magnets attract or repel one another.
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GLE 0407.Inq.4 Identify and interpret simple patterns of evidence to communicate the findings of multiple investigations.
0407.Inq.4 Analyze and communicate findings from multiple investigations of similar phenomena to reach a conclusion.
Loose in the Lab Activity—Levitating Magnets
Design and test an Electromagnet - Inquiry lab
Online, Interactive Electricity and Magnetism Module
Discovery Education Clips: What Makes Certain Materials Magnetic? Review Attract and Repel Electromagnets The ABCs of Magnets: Magnetite, Poles, Attraction, Lines
of Force...
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Grade____4_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___30_____Academic Vocabulary: electricity, electric charge*
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.12.2 Observe that electrically charged objects exert a pull on other materials.
0407.12.1 Explore the interactions between an electrically charged object and other materials.
SPI 0407.12.2 Determine how an electrically charged material interacts with other objects.
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GLE 0407.Inq.4 Identify and interpret simple patterns of evidence to communicate the findings of multiple investigations.
0407.Inq.4 Analyze and communicate findings from multiple investigations of similar phenomena to reach a conclusion.SPI 0407.Inq.1 Select an investigation that could be used to answer a specific question.
Loose in the Lab Activity—ElectromagnetsLoose in the Lab Activity—Flipping Poles
The Famous Wire, Battery, and Nail Magnet
Discovery Education Clips: Static Electricity Electrical Charges: Creating Sparks Balloons on the Wall Static Electricity Static Electricity (2)
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0407.12.3 Explain how electricity in a simple circuit requires a complete loop through which current can pass.
0407.12.3 Describe how electricity passes through a simple circuit that includes a battery, wire, switch, and bulb.
SPI 0407.12.3 Determine the path of an electrical current in a simple circuit.
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GLE 0407.Inq.1 Explore different scientific phenomena by asking questions, making logical predictions, planning investigations, and recording data.
0407.Inq.1 Identify specific investigations that could be used to answer a particular question and identify reasons for this choice.
SPI 0407.Inq.1 Select an investigation that could be used to answer a specific question.
Circuit Builder
Loose in the Lab Activity—Adaptable Electron
Simple Circuits Interactive siteHow Circuits WorkThe NASA SciFiles CircuitsCircuits and Conductors Blobz Circuit Guide BBC: circuit interactive Guide to electricity
Discovery Education Clips: Power Plants: Delivering Electricity to You ... Electrical Circuits Switches and Circuits: Moving Electricity from One place
to Another... Two Kinds of Electricity Electrical Flow
