Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 [19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1st Nine Weeks: August 19th - October 16th = 40 Days August 2015 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4 Syllabus/ Expectations Safety in Science Tools/ Measurement Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Content & Skills: Properties of Matter and Scientific Investigations AIMS—A Crazy Combo AIMS—What’s the Matter 4.5A: Starters + Pre-assess 4.5A: Classifying Matter Teacher PD Days / Student Holidays vary for each Cluster. Check your Clus- ter’s calendar for those dates. Safety, Tools, and Measurement Skills are introduced at the beginning of the year, but should be practiced with every unit throughout the year.
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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16 17 18 [19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
1st Nine Weeks: August 19th - October 16th = 40 Days
August 2015 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4
Syllabus/Expectations
Safety in Science
Tools/Measurement
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Content & Skills: Properties of Matter and Scientific Investigations
AIMS—A Crazy Combo AIMS—What’s the Matter 4.5A: Starters +
Pre-assess
4.5A: Classifying Matter
Teacher PD
Days / Student
Holidays vary for
each Cluster.
Check your Clus-
ter’s calendar for
those dates.
Safety, Tools, and
Measurement Skills
are introduced at
the beginning of the
year, but should be
practiced with every
unit throughout the
year.
September 2015 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7
No School
Labor Day
8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
1st Nine Weeks: August 19th - October 16th = 40 Days
4.5A: Classifying Matter
Wk 4
Wk 3
Wk 7
Wk 5
4.5B: Changes from Heat
4.5B: Changes from Heat—Engineering Connections
4.6A: Forms of Energy
Wk 6 4.5C: Mixtures
MAP/NWEA Testing
Window: Sept. 8-18
(expected single test duration 90
min.)
PBL/Engineering Connections
In class, students are ex-pected to develop a driving question, plan the investiga-tion, test and ad-just, and create a digital product (PowerPoint, Prezi, photo-gallery, etc.) to communicate results
October 2015 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16] 17
18 [19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1st Nine Weeks: August 19th - October 16th = 40 Days 2nd Nine Weeks: October 19th - December 18th = 40 Days
4.6A: Forms of Energy Wk 7
Wk 10
Wk 9
Wk 8
Wk 11
4.6BC: Electricity, Conductors, and Insulators
PBL/Engineering Connections (4.6D)
4.6D/4.3C: Experimenting with Forces
4.7B/4.3C: Changes to Land
DA1 Testing Window: Oct. 5-16
(expected test duration 35
min.)
End of quarter
Teacher PD /
Student Holidays vary for each
cluster. Check
your Cluster’s
calendar for
those dates.
November 2015 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4
2nd Nine Weeks: October 19th - December 18th = 40 Days
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23
No School Thanksgiving
Break
24
No School
Thanksgiving Break
25
No School Thanksgiving
Break
26
No School Thanksgiving
Break
27
No School Thanksgiving
Break
28
29 30
Wk 14
Wk 12
Wk 15
Wk 13
Wk 16
Mock STAAR 1 Testing Window:
Nov. 16-20
4.7A: Properties of Soil
4.7C/4.1B: Resources & Conservation of Resources
4.8B: The Sun and Water Cycle
4.7C/4.1B: Resources & Conservation of Resources
Teacher PD /
Student Holidays vary for each
cluster. Check
your Cluster’s
calendar for
those dates.
December 2015 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4
2nd Nine Weeks: October 19th - December 18th = 40 Days
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18] 19
20 21
No School
Winter Break
22
No School
Winter Break
23
No School
Winter Break
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No School
Winter Break
25
No School
Winter Break
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27 28
No School
Winter Break
29
No School
Winter Break
30
No School
Winter Break
31
No School
Winter Break
4.8B: The Sun and Water Cycle
4.8B: The Sun and Water Cycle
Wk 16
Wk 18
Wk 17
DA2 Testing Window: Dec. 7-18
(expected test duration 45
min.)
End of quarter
Review, Assess, Reteach, Extend
Wk 19
Wk 20
Teacher PD /
Student Holidays vary for each
cluster. Check
your Cluster’s
calendar for
those dates.
3rd Nine Weeks: January 5th - March 11th = 46 Days
January 2016 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
No School
Winter Break
2
3 4
Teacher PD Day
Student Holiday
[5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18
No School
MLK JR. Day
19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Wk 21
Wk 22
4.8C: Patterns on Earth
Wk 23
Wk 24
4.8A: Weather
Engineering Connections—(4.8A) Sock it to Me!
4.8A: Weather
Teacher PD /
Student Holidays vary for each
cluster. Check
your Cluster’s
calendar for
those dates.
February 2016 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4
3rd Nine Weeks: January 5th - March 11th = 46 Days
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29
Wk 29
Wk 28
Wk 27
Wk 26
Wk 25
MAP/NWEA Testing
Window: Feb. 8-19
(expected sin-gle test dura-tion 90 min.)
4.8C: Patterns on Earth
4.8C: Patterns on Earth
4.9AB: Producers, Consumers, and Food Webs
4.9AB: Producers, Consumers, and Food Webs
4.9AB: Producers, Consum-ers, and Food Webs
Teacher PD /
Student Holidays vary for each
cluster. Check
your Cluster’s
calendar for
those dates.
MAP & Mock STAAR Testing
Window: February
8-19
March 2016 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4
3rd Nine Weeks: January 5th - March 11th = 46 Days 4th Nine Weeks: March 21st - May 27th = 49 Days
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 [11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 [21 22 23 24 25
No School
Spring Holiday
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27 28 29 30 31
4.9AB: Producers, Consumers, and Food Webs
Wk 29
Wk 30
Wk 31
Wk 32
Wk 33
4.9AB: Producers, Consumers, and Food Webs
STAAR Writing
Days 1&2
4.10C: Life Cycles
DA3 Testing Window: Feb. 29-
March 18 (expected test
duration 45 min.)
4.9AB: Producers, Consumers, and Food Webs
Teacher PD /
Student Holidays vary for each
cluster. Check
your Cluster’s
calendar for
those dates.
*Spring Break (Varies by Cluster)
*Spring Break (Varies by Cluster)
Review, Assess, Reteach, Extend
Review, Assess,
Reteach, Extend
End of quarter
April 2016 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4
4th Nine Weeks: March 21st - May 27th = 49 Days
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
4.10C: Life Cycles
4.10C: Life Cycles
4.10C: Life Cycles
4.10B: Traits
4.10B: Traits
Wk 33
Wk 34
Wk 35
Wk 36
Wk 37
Teacher PD /
Student Holidays vary for each
cluster. Check
your Cluster’s
calendar for
those dates.
May 2016 Harmony Public Schools - Pacing Calendar: Science, Grade 4
4th Nine Weeks: March 21st - May 27th = 49 Days
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
Wk 38
Wk 41
Wk 40
Wk 39 4.10A—Adaptations
Engineering Connections/AIMS
Engineering Connections/AIMS
4.10A—Adaptations
Teacher PD /
Student Holidays vary for each
cluster. Check
your Cluster’s
calendar for
those dates.
STAAR Math, ELA-R 3, 4, 6, 7
Math / Reading Retake 5 & 8
May 11th
STAAR Science 5 & 8
Engineering
Connection: In class, stu-dents are ex-
pected to devel-op a driving
question, plan the investigation, test and adjust,
