4SC.A.1: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the nature of light and how light interacts with objects
4SC.A.1.a: plan and carry out investigations to observe and record how light interacts with various materials to classify them as opaque, transparent, or translucent
Additive Colors
Color Absorption
Subtractive Colors
4SC.A.1.b: plan and carry out investigations on the path light travels from a light source to a mirror and how it is reflected by the mirror using different angles
Laser Reflection
Ray Tracing (Mirrors)
4SC.A.2: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the relationship between balanced and unbalanced forces
4SC.A.2.a: plan and carry out an investigation on the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object and communicate the results
Fan Cart Physics
Roller Coaster Physics
4SC.A.2.b: construct an argument to support the claim that gravitational force affects the motion of an object
Free-Fall Laboratory
Gravity Pitch
Orbital Motion - Kepler's Laws
4SC.A.2.c: ask questions to identify and explain the uses of simple machines (lever, pulley, wedge, inclined plane, wheel and axle, and screw) and how forces are changed when simple machines are used to complete tasks
Ants on a Slant (Inclined Plane)
Inclined Plane - Simple Machine
Levers
Pulley Lab
Pulleys
Wheel and Axle
SC4.B.4: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the roles of organisms and the flow of energy within an ecosystem
SC4.B.4.a: develop a model to describe the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a community
Ecosystems
Food Chain
Forest Ecosystem
Prairie Ecosystem
SC4.B.4.b: develop simple models to illustrate the flow of energy through a food web/food chain beginning with sunlight and including producers, consumers, and decomposers
SC4.B.4.c: communicate a scenario to demonstrate the effect of a change on an ecosystem
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors
Ecosystems
Food Chain
Forest Ecosystem
Fruit Production
Prairie Ecosystem
SC4.C.5: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to demonstrate the water cycle
SC4.C.5.a: plan and carry out investigations to observe the flow of energy in water as it changes states from solid (ice) to liquid (water) to gas (water vapor) and changes from gas to liquid to solid
SC4.C.5.b: develop models to illustrate multiple pathways water may take during the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation)
SC4.C.6: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information using weather charts/maps and collect weather data to predict weather events and infer weather patterns
SC4.C.6.a: construct an explanation of how weather instruments (thermometer, rain gauge, barometer, wind vane, and anemometer) are used in gathering weather date and making forecasts
Coastal Winds and Clouds - Metric
Hurricane Motion - Metric
Observing Weather (Customary)
Observing Weather (Metric)
Weather Maps - Metric
SC4.C.6.b: interpret data from weather maps to determine fronts (warm, cold, and stationary), temperature, and precipitation to make an informed prediction about tomorrow?s weather
Hurricane Motion - Metric
Weather Maps - Metric
SC4.C.6.d: construct an explanation based on research to communicate the difference between weather and climate
Comparing Climates (Customary)
Comparing Climates (Metric)
SC4.C.7: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars and planets
SC4.C.7.a: ask questions to compare and contrast technological advances that have changed the amount and type of information on distant objects in the sky
Big Bang Theory - Hubble's Law
SC4.C.7.c: construct an explanation of the differences between stars and planets in the sky
Comparing Earth and Venus
Solar System
Solar System Explorer
SC4.C.7.d: evaluate strengths and limitations of models of our solar system in describing relative size, order, appearance and composition of planets and the sun
Comparing Earth and Venus
Solar System
Solar System Explorer
SC4.C.8: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to model the effects of the position and motion of Earth and the moon in relation to the sun as observed from Earth
SC4.C.8.a: develop a model to support an explanation of why the length of day and night change throughout the year
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Seasons: Why do we have them?
Summer and Winter
SC4.C.8.b: develop a model based on observations to describe the repeating pattern of the phases of the moon (new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, and full)
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phases
Phases of the Moon
SC4.C.8.c: construct an explanation of how Earth?s tilt and consistent orbit affects seasonal changes
Seasons Around the World
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Seasons: Why do we have them?
Summer and Winter
Content correlation last revised: 8/15/2018