Virginia- Science: 4th Grade

Standards of Learning    Adopted: 2003

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4.1: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which

4.1.a: distinctions are made among observations, conclusions, inferences, and predictions;

Effect of Environment on New Life Form
 Pendulum Clock

4.1.c: variables that must be held constant in an experimental situation are defined;

Effect of Environment on New Life Form
 Pendulum Clock

4.1.d: appropriate instruments are selected to measure linear distance, volume, mass, and temperature;

Measuring Trees
 Weight and Mass

4.1.e: appropriate metric measures are used to collect, record, and report data;

Measuring Volume

4.1.f: data are displayed using bar and basic line graphs;

Graphing Skills

4.1.h: predictions are made based on data from picture graphs, bar graphs, and basic line graphs.

Prairie Ecosystem

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

4.2.a: motion is described by an object's direction and speed;

Free Fall Tower
 Measuring Motion
 Free Fall Tower
 Measuring Motion

4.2.b: forces cause changes in motion;

Force and Fan Carts
 Force and Fan Carts

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

Force and Fan Carts
 Force and Fan Carts

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

4.3.a: conductors and insulators;

Circuit Builder
 Circuit Builder

4.3.b: basic circuits (open/closed, parallel/series);

Circuit Builder
 Circuit Builder

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

Energy Conversions
 Energy Conversions

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

4.4.a: the structures of typical plants (leaves, stems, roots, and flowers);

Flower Pollination
 Flower Pollination

4.4.b: processes and structures involved with reproduction (pollination, stamen, pistil, sepal, embryo, spore, and seed);

Flower Pollination
 Flower Pollination

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

4.5.c: flow of energy through food webs;

Forest Ecosystem
 Forest Ecosystem

4.5.d: habitats and niches;

Forest Ecosystem
 Forest Ecosystem

4.5.f: influence of human activity on ecosystems.

Pond Ecosystem
 Pond Ecosystem

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

4.7.a: the motions of the Earth, moon, and sun (revolution and rotation);

Eclipse
 Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
 Eclipse
 Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun

4.7.b: the causes for the Earth's seasons and phases of the moon;

Summer and Winter
 Summer and Winter

4.7.c: the relative size, position, age, and makeup of the Earth, moon, and sun; and

Eclipse
 Eclipse

Correlation last revised: 8/8/2016

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