4th Grade Science Curriculum Date
Lesson
Concept
Core Content
August 4, 2011
Observation skills/Scientific Method
SC044.7.1
August 8 12, 2011 August 15 19, 2011
Living/Non living/Once living Classification/Plants
To use observation skills to collect data and use evidence to explain, organize and communicate data, classify, ask ?’s and predict. To identify living non living and once living. Function of roots, stems, and leaves/photosynthesis Identify plant parts and life cycle. To assess plants and identify animal life cycles. To identify metamorphosis. To identify animal adaptations Fall Break
Aug. 12½ day
Aug. 2226, 2011
Plants
Aug. 29 Sept. 2, 2011 Sept. 69, 2011 Sept. 1216, 2011 Sept. 1923, 2011 Sept. 2630, 2011 Oct. 1014, 2011
Plant Assessment/ Animal Life Cycle Metamorphosis Animal Adaptations Fall Break Animal Adaptations Food Chains
Oct. 1721, 2011
Biomes
Oct. 2428, 2011
Biomes
Oct. 261/2 day
Flashbacks
SC043.4.2
1,2,3,4
SC043.4.1
5,6,7,8
SC043.4.1
9,10,11,12
SC043.4.3
13,14,15
SC043.4.3
16,17,18,19
SC043.4.1
20,21,22,23
Fall Break
24,25,26,27
To identify animal adaptations. To identify producers, consumers, food webs, food chains, and ecosystems. To identify biosphere, ecosystems, Tundra, Taiga, Deciduous Forest Grasslands, desert, tropical rainforest, freshwater estuaries, marine habitat. To show what they know.
SC043.4.1
Fall Break
SC044.6.1
28,29,30,31
SC044.7.1
32,33,34,35
SC044.7.1
36,37,38,39
SC044.7.1
40,41,42
Oct. 31 Nov. 4, 2011 Nov. 711, 2011
Biome project and assessment. States of Matter
To identify states of matter.
SC041.1.3
43,44,45,46
Nov. 1418, 2011 Nov. 2125,
Particles in Motion
To identify particles in motion. To identify expansion
SC041.1.1
47,48,49,50
*Nov. 8th No School
Heat and
SC041.2.3