4th-Grade Curriculum Standards
August 8, 2007
Rocks and Minerals
Standard(s): Science and Technology/Engineering
Strand #1: Earth and Space
Learning Standard #1: Give a simple explanation of what a mineral is and some examples e.g. quartz, mica.
Learning Standard #2: Identify the three categories of rock (metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary) based
on how they are formed and explain the natural and physical processes that create these rocks.
Standard(s): English Language Arts
Strand: Language
Learning Standard #2: Questioning, listening, and contributing – Students will pose questions, listen to the ideas of others, and contribute their own information or ideas in group discussions or interviews in order to acquire knowledge.
Posted by mpdoran at 12:33 AM
August 7, 2007
Exploring Habitats
Standard(s): Science and Technology/Engineering
Strand #2: Life Science
Learning Standard #2: Identify the structures in plants that are responsible for food production, support, water transport, reproduction, growth, and protection.
Learning Standard #3: Recognize that plants and animals go through predictable life cycles that include birth, growth, development, reproduction, and death.
Learning Standard #4: Describe the major stages that characterize the life cycle of the frog and butterfly as they go through metamorphosis.
Learning Standard #11: Describe how energy derived from the sun is used by plants to produce sugars (photosynthesis) and is transferred within a food chain from producers (plants) to consumers to decomposers.
Standard(s)English Language Arts
Strand : Composition
Learning Standard #19: Writing – Students will write with a clear focus, coherent organization, and sufficient detail.
Strand: Language
Learning Standard #2: Questioning, listening, and contributing – Students will pose questions, listen to the ideas of others, and contribute their own information or ideas in group discussions or interviews in order to acquire new knowledge.
Posted by mpdoran at 12:30 AM