Gizmos for Virginia - Science: 4th Grade (Standards of Learning adopted 2010)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

4.1: : The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations in which

4.1.b: : objects or events are classified and arranged according to characteristics or properties;

4.1.c: : appropriate instruments are selected and used to measure length, mass, volume, and temperature in metric units;

4.1.d: : appropriate instruments are selected and used to measure elapsed time;

4.1.e: : predictions and inferences are made, and conclusions are drawn based on data from a variety of sources;

4.1.f: : independent and dependent variables are identified;

4.1.g: : constants in an experimental situation are identified;

4.1.i: : data are collected, recorded, analyzed, and displayed using bar and basic line graphs;

4.1.j: : numerical data that are contradictory or unusual in experimental results are recognized;

4.1.k: : data are communicated with simple graphs, pictures, written statements, and numbers;

4.2: : The student will investigate and understand characteristics and interactions of moving objects.

4.2.b: : changes in motion are related to force and mass;

4.2.c: : friction is a force that opposes motion; and

4.2.d: : moving objects have kinetic energy.

4.3: : The student will investigate and understand the characteristics of electricity.

4.3.a: : conductors and insulators;

4.3.b: : basic circuits;

4.3.d: : the ability of electrical energy to be transformed into light and motion, and to produce heat;

4.3.e: : simple electromagnets and magnetism; and

4.4: : The student will investigate and understand basic plant anatomy and life processes.

4.4.a: : the structures of typical plants and the function of each structure;

4.4.b: : processes and structures involved with plant reproduction;

4.5: : The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals, including humans, in an ecosystem interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem.

4.5.a: : plant and animal adaptations;

4.5.c: : flow of energy through food webs;

4.5.d: : habitats and niches;

4.6: : The student will investigate and understand how weather conditions and phenomena occur and can be predicted.

4.6.b: : weather measurements and meteorological tools; and

4.6.c: : use of weather measurements and weather phenomena to make weather predictions.

4.7: : The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system.

4.7.a: : the planets in the solar system;

4.7.b: : the order of the planets in the solar system; and

4.7.c: : the relative sizes of the planets.

4.8: : The student will investigate and understand the relationships among Earth, the moon, and the sun.

4.8.a: : the motions of Earth, the moon, and the sun;

4.8.b: : the causes for Earth?s seasons;

4.8.c: : the causes for the phases of the moon;

Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020

Virginia - Science: 4th Grade

Standards of Learning | Adopted: 2010