4th Grade Science Pacing, Alignment & Resource Guide - 2018-19

Every science lesson should include a process skills standard AND a content standard. Additionally, investigations should be conducted to practice multiple process skills EACH nine weeks.

Process Skills Standards

4.1a distinctions are made among observations, conclusions, inferences, and predictions;
4.1b objects or events are classified and arranged according to characteristics or properties;
4.1c appropriate instruments are selected and used to measure length, mass, volume, and temperature in metric units;
4.1d appropriate instruments are selected and used to measure elapsed time;
4.1e predictions and inferences are made, and conclusions are drawn based on data from a variety of sources;
4.1f independent and dependent variables are identified;
4.1g constants in an experimental situation are identified;
4.1h hypotheses are developed as cause and effect relationships;
4.1i data are collected, recorded, analyzed, and displayed using bar and basic line graphs;
4.1j numerical data that are contradictory or unusual in experimental results are recognized;
4.1k data are communicated with simple graphs, pictures, written statements, and numbers;
4.1l models are constructed to clarify explanations, demonstrate relationships, and solve needs;
4.1m current applications are used to reinforce science concepts.

Content Standards