Gwinnett, GA: 4th Grade (2018) Gizmos | Browse by Core Curriculum

4SC.A: Physical Science

4SC.A.1: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the nature of light and how light interacts with objects

4SC.A.1.a: plan and carry out investigations to observe and record how light interacts with various materials to classify them as opaque, transparent, or translucent

4SC.A.1.b: plan and carry out investigations on the path light travels from a light source to a mirror and how it is reflected by the mirror using different angles

4SC.A.2: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the relationship between balanced and unbalanced forces

4SC.A.2.a: plan and carry out an investigation on the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object and communicate the results

4SC.A.2.b: construct an argument to support the claim that gravitational force affects the motion of an object

4SC.A.2.c: ask questions to identify and explain the uses of simple machines (lever, pulley, wedge, inclined plane, wheel and axle, and screw) and how forces are changed when simple machines are used to complete tasks

SC4.B: Life Science

SC4.B.4: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the roles of organisms and the flow of energy within an ecosystem

SC4.B.4.a: develop a model to describe the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a community

SC4.B.4.b: develop simple models to illustrate the flow of energy through a food web/food chain beginning with sunlight and including producers, consumers, and decomposers

SC4.B.4.c: communicate a scenario to demonstrate the effect of a change on an ecosystem

SC4.C: Earth Science

SC4.C.5: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to demonstrate the water cycle

SC4.C.5.a: plan and carry out investigations to observe the flow of energy in water as it changes states from solid (ice) to liquid (water) to gas (water vapor) and changes from gas to liquid to solid

SC4.C.5.b: develop models to illustrate multiple pathways water may take during the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation)

SC4.C.6: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information using weather charts/maps and collect weather data to predict weather events and infer weather patterns

SC4.C.6.a: construct an explanation of how weather instruments (thermometer, rain gauge, barometer, wind vane, and anemometer) are used in gathering weather date and making forecasts

SC4.C.6.b: interpret data from weather maps to determine fronts (warm, cold, and stationary), temperature, and precipitation to make an informed prediction about tomorrow?s weather

SC4.C.6.d: construct an explanation based on research to communicate the difference between weather and climate

SC4.C.7: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars and planets

SC4.C.7.a: ask questions to compare and contrast technological advances that have changed the amount and type of information on distant objects in the sky

SC4.C.7.c: construct an explanation of the differences between stars and planets in the sky

SC4.C.7.d: evaluate strengths and limitations of models of our solar system in describing relative size, order, appearance and composition of planets and the sun

SC4.C.8: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to model the effects of the position and motion of Earth and the moon in relation to the sun as observed from Earth

SC4.C.8.a: develop a model to support an explanation of why the length of day and night change throughout the year

SC4.C.8.b: develop a model based on observations to describe the repeating pattern of the phases of the moon (new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, and full)

SC4.C.8.c: construct an explanation of how Earth?s tilt and consistent orbit affects seasonal changes