Standards of Learning
4.1.a: distinctions are made among observations, conclusions, inferences, and predictions;
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Pendulum Clock
4.1.c: variables that must be held constant in an experimental situation are defined;
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Pendulum Clock
4.1.d: appropriate instruments are selected to measure linear distance, volume, mass, and temperature;
Measuring Trees
Weight and Mass
4.1.e: appropriate metric measures are used to collect, record, and report data;
4.1.f: data are displayed using bar and basic line graphs;
4.1.h: predictions are made based on data from picture graphs, bar graphs, and basic line graphs.
4.2.a: motion is described by an object's direction and speed;
Free Fall Tower
Measuring Motion
Free Fall Tower
Measuring Motion
4.2.b: forces cause changes in motion;
Force and Fan Carts
Force and Fan Carts
4.2.c: friction is a force that opposes motion; and
Force and Fan Carts
Force and Fan Carts
4.3.a: conductors and insulators;
Circuit Builder
Circuit Builder
4.3.b: basic circuits (open/closed, parallel/series);
Circuit Builder
Circuit Builder
4.3.d: the ability of electrical energy to be transformed into heat, light, and mechanical energy;
Energy Conversions
Energy Conversions
4.4.a: the structures of typical plants (leaves, stems, roots, and flowers);
Flower Pollination
Flower Pollination
4.4.b: processes and structures involved with reproduction (pollination, stamen, pistil, sepal, embryo, spore, and seed);
Flower Pollination
Flower Pollination
4.5.c: flow of energy through food webs;
Forest Ecosystem
Forest Ecosystem
4.5.d: habitats and niches;
Forest Ecosystem
Forest Ecosystem
4.5.f: influence of human activity on ecosystems.
4.7.a: the motions of the Earth, moon, and sun (revolution and rotation);
Eclipse
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Eclipse
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
4.7.b: the causes for the Earth's seasons and phases of the moon;
Summer and Winter
Summer and Winter
4.7.c: the relative size, position, age, and makeup of the Earth, moon, and sun; and
Correlation last revised: 8/8/2016