SCIENCE
Fourth Grade
LIFE SCIENCE STANDARDS
Cell Structure and Function
The student will investigate the structure and function of plant and animal cells.
Key |
ReportingCategory |
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4.1.spi.1 |
SF |
Identify the function of specific plant and animal parts. |
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4.1.spi.2 |
SF |
Recognize the basic structure of plant and animal cells. |
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4.1.spi.3 |
SF |
Identify animal and plant cell structures and functions. |
Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment
The student will investigate how living things interact with one another and with nonliving elements of their environment.
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4.2.spi.1 |
E |
Select plants and animals found in a specific environment. |
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4.2.spi.2 |
E |
Recognize how plants and animals interact with each other in their environment. |
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4.2.spi.3 |
E |
Identify ways that organisms affect their environment. |
Food Production and Energy for Life
The student will study the basic parts of plants, investigate how plants produce food, and discover that plants and animals use food to sustain life.
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4.3.spi.2 |
SF |
Compare how various animals obtain and use food for energy. |
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4.3.spi.1 |
SF |
Match the edible parts of plants with particular plant structures. |
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4.3.spi.3 |
SF |
Match the animal with their means of obtaining oxygen. |
Heredity and Reproduction
The student will understand the basic principles of inheritance.
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4.4.spi.3 |
LC |
Select the illustration that depicts the life cycle of a specific organism. |
| 4.4.spi.1 | distinguish offspring from the parent. | |
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4.4.spi.2 SPI 0407.4.1 |
recognize the relationship between reproduction and the survival of a species. |
Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things
The student will understand that living things have characteristics that enable them to survive in their environment.
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4.5.spi.1 |
E |
Match a plant or animal adaptation to a particular environmental condition. |
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4.5.spi.2 |
E |
Compare and contrast groups of organisms according to their major features. |
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4.5.spi.3 |
E |
Match the form of structures found in living things to their function. |
Biological Change
The student will understand that living things have changed over time.
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4.6.spi.1 |
LC |
Match fossil evidence with organisms that are alive today. |
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4.6.spi.2 |
LC |
Identify animal and plant populations as thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct. |
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4.6.spi.3 |
LC |
Infer possible causes of extinction. |
EARTH SCIENCE STANDARDS
Earth and Its Place in the Universe
The student will investigate the structure of the universe.
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4.7.spi.1 |
SC |
Determine the order of the planets according to their distance from the sun. |
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4.7.spi.3 |
SC |
Recognize that the length and position of a shadow are related to the location of the sun. |
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4.7.spi.2 |
SC |
Identify the phases of the moon in the correct sequence. |
Atmospheric Cycles
The student will investigate the relationships among atmospheric conditions, weather, and climate.
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4.8.spi.1 |
SC |
Identify the cloud type(s) associated with specific weather conditions. |
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4.8.spi.2 |
SC |
Choose the appropriate instrument for measuring a given atmospheric condition. |
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4.8.spi.3 |
SC |
Identify the basic features of the water cycle. |
Earth Features
The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing.
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4.9.spi.1 |
ER |
Recognize specific geological features. |
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4.9.spi.2 |
ER |
Determine how wind and water change the earth’s geological features |
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4.9.spi.3 |
ER |
Identify the layers of the earth. |
Earth Resources
The student will investigate the properties, uses, and conservation of earth’s resources.
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4.10.spi.1 |
ER |
Choose the appropriate use for an earth material. |
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4.10.spi.2 |
ER |
Identify the basic characteristics of soil. |
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4.10.spi.3 |
ER |
Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources. |
PHYSICAL SCIENCE STANDARDS
Forces and Motion
The student will investigate the effects of force on the movement of objects.
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4.11.spi.2 |
ME |
Recognize the effects of gravity. |
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4.11.spi.1 |
ME |
Select factors that have the greatest effect on the motion of an object. |
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4.11.spi.4 |
ME |
Determine how speed affects distance traveled over time. |
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4.11.spi.3 |
ME |
Recognize simple machines (i.e., inclined plane, lever, and pulley) |
Structure and Properties of Matter
The student will investigate the characteristic properties of matter.
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4.12.spi.1 |
M |
Select an object according to its observable physical properties. |
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4.12.spi.2 |
M |
Identify states of matter. |
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4.12.spi.3 |
M |
Determine how various types of matter change state. |
Interactions of Matter
The student will investigate the interactions of matter.
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4.13.spi.1 |
M |
Choose features associated with physical changes. |
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4.13.spi.2 |
M |
Identify characteristics of different types of mixtures. |
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4.13.spi.3 |
M |
Determine methods for separating mixtures. |
Energy
The student will investigate energy and its uses.
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4.14.spi.1 |
ME |
Identify different forms of energy. |
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4.14.spi.2 |
ME |
Distinguish between the volume and the pitch of sound. |
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4.14.spi.4 |
ME |
Select a simple electrical circuit. |
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4.14.spi.3 |
ME |
Recognize that various materials conduct heat. |
2009-2010
SPI 0407.Inq.1 Select an investigation that could be used to answer a specific question.
SPI 0407.T/E.1 Select a tool, technology, or invention that was used to solve a human problem.
SPI 0407.T/E.2 Recognize the connection between a scientific advance and the development of a new tool or technology.
SPI 0407.1.1 Compare basic structures of plant and animal cells.
SPI 0407.2.1 Recognize the impact of predation and competition on an ecosystem.
SPI 0407.3.1 Determine how different organisms function within an environment in terms of their location on an energy pyramid.
SPI 0407.4.1 Draw conclusions about the relationship between reproduction and the survival of a species.
SPI 0407.4.2 Distinguish between complete and incomplete metamorphosis.
SPI 0407.5.1 Determine how a physical or behavioral adaptation can enhance the chances of survival.
SPI 0407.5.2 Infer the possible reasons why a species became endangered or extinct.
SPI 0407.6.1 Organize the phases of the moon in the correct sequence.
SPI 0407.6.2 Infer that the moon’s phases are caused by the revolution of the moon and earth around the sun.
SPI 0407.7.1 Design a simple model to illustrate how the wind and movement of water alter the earth’s surface.
SPI 0407.7.2 Analyze how different earth materials are utilized to solve human problems or improve the quality of life.
SPI 0407.8.1 Identify the basic features of the water cycle and describe their importance to life on earth.
SPI 0407.8.2 Distinguish between weather and climate.
SPI 0407.9.1 Choose an appropriate tool for measuring a specific physical property of matter.
SPI 0407.9.2 Determine the mass, volume, and temperature of a substance or object using proper units of measurement.
SPI 0407.9.3 Interpret the causes and effects of a physical change in matter.
SPI 0407.10.1 Identify different forms of energy, such as heat, light, and chemical.
SPI 0407.10.2 Determine which surfaces reflect, refract, or absorb light.
SPI 0407.10.3 Determine whether a material is transparent, translucent, or opaque.
SPI 0407.12.1 Identify how magnets attract or repel one another.
SPI 0407.12.2 Determine how an electrically charged material interacts with other objects.
SPI 0407.12.3 Determine the path of an electrical current in a simple circuit.