4th Grade Science Curriculum

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Taylor School District

Educating for the 21st Century

4th Grade Science Curriculum

ECA Science Kits:

(You may click on a Science Kit name to visit the Foss or STC website for that module, or click on a benchmark number to view the entire benchmark.)

Water

(FOSS)

◊	Waters exists on the Earth in three states: solid, liquid and gas
◊	Next to the air we breath, water is the most important need for survival.
◊	Water is recycled throughout the environment.

Benchmarks

SCI.I.1.E.1 SCI.I.1.E.2 SCI.I.1.E.4

SCI.I.1.E.5 SCI.I.1.E.6 SCI.II.1.E.1

SCI.II.1.E.2 SCI.II.1.E.3 SCI.II.1.E.5

SCI.III.5.E.4 SCI.IV.1.E.1 SCI.IV.1.E.2

SCI.IV.1.E.3 SCI.IV.2.E.1 SCI.IV.3.E.1

SCI.IV.3.E.2 SCI.V.1.E.5 SCI.V.1.E.6

SCI.V.2.E.1 SCI.V.2.E.2 SCI.V.2.E.3

SCI.V.3.E.1 SCI.V.3.E.2 SCI.V.3.E.3

Vocabulary

Algae: Any of a large group of mostly aquatic organisms that contain the green pigment chlorophyll but lack veins.

Dissolve: To break down into particles so small when mixed with water that a substance seems to disappear.

Evaporate: When water in a material dries up and goes into the air.

Evaporation: The process by which liquid water changes into water vapor.

Freeze: To change from a liquid to a solid state as a result of cooling.

Glacier: A large mass of ice moving slowly over land.

Gravity: The natural force that pulls objects toward each other. On Earth, all objects are pulled toward the center of the Earth.

Melt: To change from a solid to a liquid state as a result of warming.

Property: A characteristic of a material or an object, something that you can observe such as color, smell, and taste.

Thermometer: A tool used to measure temperature.

Water vapor: The gaseous state of water.

Magnetism

&

Electricity

(FOSS)

◊	Magnets interact with different materials and each other.
◊	Magnetism and electricity are brought together to create electromagnetism.
◊	Simple electrical circuits are useful.

Benchmarks

SCI.I.1.E.1 SCI.I.1.E.2 SCI.I.1.E.4

SCI.I.1.E.5 SCI.I.1.E.6 SCI.II.1.E.1

SCI.II.1.E.2 SCI.II.1.E.3 SCI.II.1.E.5

SCI.IV.1.E.1 SCI.IV.1.E.2 SCI.IV.1.E.3

SCI.IV.1.E.4 SCI.IV.2.E.1 SCI.IV.3.E.2

SCI.IV.3.E.3 SCI.V.1.E.5

Vocabulary

Attract: To pull toward one another, as opposite poles of two magnets pull toward one another.

Compass: An instrument that uses a freely moving magnetic needle to indicate direction.

Force: A push or a pull.

Graph: Something that organizes data visually to show a relationship between two things.

Insulator: A material that prevents the flow of electricity, commonly plastic, rubber, glass, or air.

Magnetism: A property of certain kinds of materials that causes them to attract iron or steel.

Pole: Either of two opposing forces or parts, such as the poles of a magnet.

Prediction: An educated guess based on data or previous experience.

Repel: To push away, as similar poles of two magnets push away from one another.

Switch: A device used to open and to close circuits.

Technology: Applying the results of scientific research.

Water Overview in PDF click HERE

Magnetism Overview in PDF click HERE

Earth

Works

(Experiencia)

◊	The basic needs of life are food, habitat, water shelter, air and light.
◊	Organisms depend on each other in order to survive within their ecosystem.
◊	People's actions n help or harm an ecosystem.

Benchmarks

SCI.I.1.E.1

SCI.I.1.E.2
SCI.I.1.E.4

SCI.I.1.E.5 SCI.II.1.E.1 SCI.II.1.E.2

SCI.II.1.E.3 SCI.II.1.E.4 SCI.II.1.E.5

SCI.III.2.E.1 SCI.III.2.E.2 SCI.III.2.E.3

SCI.III.2.E.4 SCI.III.2.E.5 SCI.III.4.E.2

SCI.III.5.E.1
SCI.III.5.E.2
SCI.III.5.E.4

SCI.IV.1.E.1 SCI.IV.1.E.2 SCI.IV.1.E.3

SCI.IV.2.E.1 SCI.V.1.E.1 SCI.V.1.E.2

SCI.V.1.E.6
SCI.V.2.E.2
SCI.V.2.E.3

Vocabulary

Adapt: To change in order to fit a new situation or use.

Analyze: To study something by breaking it down into simpler parts.

Aquarium: A water-filled glass or plastic container where organisms can live and be observed.

Aquatic: Living in water.

Classify: To group things together because they share one or more properties.

Conclusion: A decision that is based on observation or on a study of data.

Consumer: An organism that feeds on other organisms or organic matter because it cannot make its own food.

Data: Information, such as that gathered during an experiment.

Ecology: The science concerned with the relationships among living things and their environment.

Ecosystem: A community that includes all the living and nonliving things found in a certain area.

Environment: Everything that surrounds an organism and influences it.

Evidence: Something that offers proof.

Exoskeleton: A hard supporting or protective structure on the outside of the body of an insect or other animal.

Experiment: A procedure that is carried out to investigate a scientific question.

Fossil Fuel: Fuels formed from plant or animal remains. Coal, gas, and oil are examples.

Habitat: A place that is natural for an organism to live.

Hypothesis: A prediction about how something works or how two variables are related.

Larva (plural, larvae): A stage in the life cycle of some organisms. A caterpillar is a larva.

Opinion: An expression of how one thinks or feels about something. An opinion is based on personal views, not necessarily on facts.

Organism: A living thing.

Pattern: A repeating arrangement of shapes, colors, numbers, or other things.

Pollutant: Anything that spreads harmful or unpleasant substances into the air, water, or ground.

Procedure: A set of steps that explains how to do something.

Producer: An organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis.

Scavenger: An organism that eats dead or decaying organic matter. Scavengers are also known as decomposers.

Sediment: Small pieces of rock, plant, and animal material that are carried by water, wind, or ice.

Terrarium: A closed glass or plastic container where organisms can live and be observed.

Variable: An element in an experiment that can be changed.

Water pollution: Condition that exists when harmful materials have entered the water and made it harmful to organisms.

Weight: A measurement of the force of gravity on an object.

Motion &

Design

(STC)

◊	Force is needed to make objects move faster, slower or change direction.
◊	Different types of energy are used everyday.

Benchmarks

SCI.I.1.E.1
SCI.I.1.E.2 SCI.I.1.E.3

SCI.I.1.E.4 SCI.I.1.E.5 SCI.I.1.E.6

SCI.II.1.E.1 SCI.II.1.E.2 SCI.II.1.E.3

SCI.IV.1.E.1 SCI.IV.1.E.2 SCI.IV.1.E.3

SCI.IV.3.E.1 SCI.IV.3.E.2 SCI.IV.3.E.4

SCI.IV.3.E.5

Vocabulary

Analyze: To study something by breaking it down into simpler parts.

Classify: To group things together because they share one or more properties.

Conclusion: A decision that is based on observations or on a study of data.

Data: Information, such as that gathered during an experiment.

Energy: The ability to work or to make something happen.

Evidence: Something that offers proof.

Experiment: A procedure that is carried out to investigate a scientific question.

Force: A push or pull.

Friction: Force that resists movement between two objects that are touching.

Gravity: A force of attraction between any two masses. The strength of this force is dependent on the mass of each object and their distance from one other.

Hypothesis: A prediction about how something works or how two variables are related.

Kinetic energy: Energy associated with motion.

Mass: The amount of matter an object has.

Opinion: An expression of how one thinks or feels about something. An opinion is based on personal views, not necessarily on facts.

Speed: A measure of how fast something is moving.

Weight: A measurement of how heavy something is.

Ecosystems Overview in PDF click HERE

Motion & Design Overview in PDF click HERE

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