4th Grade Science Curriculum

Date Lesson Concept Core Content

Flashbacks

August 4, 2011

Observation skills/Scientific

Method

To use observation skills to collect data and use evidence to

explain, organize and communicate

data, classify, ask ?’s and predict.

SC-04-4.7.1

August 8-12, 2011

Living/Non-living/Once living

To identify living non-living and once

living.

SC-04-3.4.2

1,2,3,4

August 15-19, 2011Aug. 12-½ day

Classification/Plants

Function of roots, stems, and

leaves/photosynthesis

SC-04-3.4.1

5,6,7,8

Aug. 22-26, 2011

Plants Identify plant parts and life cycle.

SC-04-3.4.1

9,10,11,12

Aug. 29 -Sept. 2,

2011

Plant Assessment/Animal Life Cycle

To assess plants and identify animal life

cycles.

SC-04-3.4.3

13,14,15

Sept. 6-9, 2011

Metamorphosis To identify metamorphosis.

SC-04-3.4.3

16,17,18,19

Sept. 12-16, 2011

Animal Adaptations

To identify animal adaptations

SC-04-3.4.1

20,21,22,23

Sept. 19-23, 2011

Fall Break Fall Break Fall Break 24,25,26,27

Sept. 26-30, 2011

Animal Adaptations

To identify animal adaptations.

SC-04-3.4.1

Fall Break

Oct. 10-14, 2011

Food Chains To identify producers,

consumers, food webs, food chains, and ecosystems.

SC-04-4.6.1

28,29,30,31

Oct. 17-21, 2011

Biomes To identify biosphere,

ecosystems, Tundra, Taiga, Deciduous

Forest

SC-04-4.7.1

32,33,34,35

Oct. 24-28, 2011

Oct. 26-1/2 day

Biomes Grasslands, desert, tropical rainforest,

freshwater estuaries, marine habitat.

SC-04-4.7.1

36,37,38,39

Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2011

Biome project and assessment.

To show what they know.

SC-04-4.7.1

40,41,42

Nov. 7-11, 2011

*Nov. 8th No School

States of Matter To identify states of matter.

SC-04-1.1.3

43,44,45,46

Nov. 14-18, 2011

Particles in Motion To identify particles in motion.

SC-04-1.1.1

47,48,49,50

Nov. 21-25, 2011

*Nov. 23-25, No School

Heat and Temperature

To identify expansion and

contraction

SC-04-1.2.3

Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2011

Sound To identify how sound travels and

pitch.

SC-04-1.2.3

51,52,53,54

Dec. 5-9, 2011

Sound To identify how sound travels and

pitch.

SC-04-1.2.3

55,56,57,58

Dec. 12-16, 2011

Light To identify reflect and refract and

identify how light travels.

SC-04-4.6.4

59,60,61,62

Dec. 17-Jan. 1, 2012

Christmas Break Christmas Break Christmas Break

Christmas Break

Jan. 2-6, 2012

Electricity To identify conductors and

insulators.

SC-04-4.6.3

63,64,65,66

Jan. 9-13, 2012

Electricity To identify circuits. SC-04-4.6.3

67,68,69,70

Jan. 16-20, 2012

*Jan. 16th No School

Magnets To define repel and attract.

SC-04-1.2.1

71,72,73,74

Jan. 23-27, 2012

Newton’s Laws of Motion

To measure motion. SC-04-1.2.1

75,76,77,78

Jan. 30 -Feb. 3, 2011

Inertia To identify force and motion.

SC-04-1.2.2

79,80,81,82

Feb. 6-10, 2012

Changes in Position

To identify the different kinds of simple machines.

SC-04-1.2.1

83,84,85,86

Feb. 13-17, 2012

Layers of the Earth To identify the layers of the earth.

SC-04-2.3.1

87,88,89,90

Feb. 20-24, 2012Feb. 20th No

School

Earth’s Surface To identify changes to the earth’s

surface.

SC-04-2.3.2

91,92,93,94

Feb. 27 -March 2,

2012

Rocks and Minerals

To identify properties of rocks

and minerals.

SC-04-2.3.1

95,96,97,98

March 5-9, 20127th ½ day

Fossils To identify rapid and slow changes.

SC-04-2.3.2

99,100,101,102

March 12-16, 2012

Seasons To identify how weather changes

over seasons.

SC-04-2.3.3

102,103,104,105

March 19-23, 2012

Moon Phases To identify the phases of the moon.

SC-04-2.3.4, SC-04-2.3.5

106,107,108,109

March 26-30, 2012

Weather/Water Cycle

To identify the water cycle and changes in

the weather.

SC-04-2.3.3

110,111,112,113

April 2-6, 2012

Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break

Spring Break

April 9-13, 2012

Soil To identify the properties of soil.

SC-04-2.3.1

114,115,116,117

April 16-20 2012

Review Review Review

April 23-27, 2012

Review Review Review

April 30 -May 4, 2012

Testing Testing Testing

May 7-11, 2012

Testing Testing Testing

May 14-18, 2012

Statistics To identify the likelihood of an

event.

118,119,120,121