USD 263-MULVANE SCHOOL DISTRICT

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SCIENCE-4th Grade


OUTCOME/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION

 

CONTENT

 

OBJECTIVE/SKILL

 

ASSESSMENT

 

How does my body move?
How do bones help my body?
Why are joints important?
Why are opposable thumbs important?
How do muscles move bones?
How are muscles attached to bones?
What is coordination?
How does coordination affect movement?
 
Human Body
      Body Movement
      Skeleton
      Muscles
      Coordination
 
1.  The student will use the scientific process to observe, communicate (written and verbal), compare and organize information (S1, B1, In. 1,2,3,4)
2.  The student will observe a body in motion.
(S3, B1, In. 1)
3.  The student will count the bones in a human body.
4.  The student will compare and contrast the bones of a human and other animals.
(S3, B2, In.1)
5.  The student will investigate the importance of an articulated skeleton.
(S3, B1, In.1)
6.  The student will identify the different types of joints.
7.  The student will observe muscles in use.
8.  The students will design a model to represent how muscles and tendons move the body.
(S3, B1, In. 1)
9.  The student will compare foot response time to hand response time in response to a visual stimulus. (S3, B1, In. 3)
10.  The student will read all Science stories relating to the FOSS Module.
 
Teacher Observations
Student sheets
Response sheets
Unit assessment
 
What makes a magnet stick?
Can we measure the force between magnets?
How does electricity work?
What is a circuit?
How does an
electromagnet work?
 
Magnetism and Electricity
      Force
      Circuits
            Simple
            Parallel
            Series
      Electromagnet
      
 
1.  The student will use the scientific process to observe, communicate (written and verbal), compare and organize information (S1, B1, In. 1,2,3,4)
2.  The student will investigate what objects are attracted to magnets.
(S2, B1, In. 1,4: S2, B4, In.1, 2)
3.  The student will define attract, repel, force, insulator, conductor and circuit.
4.  The student will identify and measure the force of magnets.
(S2, B1, In.1)
5.  The student will construct a variety of circuits using a variety of methods. (S2, B4, In. 3)
6.  The student will investigate what objects are insulators and conductors.
(S2, B1, In. 3, 4)
7.  The student will identify properties of an electromagnet. 
(S2, B1, In.1)
8.  The student will construct and communicate using an electromagnet. 
(S2, B4, In. 1, 2)
9.  The student will predict and alter the strength of an electromagnet. 
(S2, B4, In. 1, 2)
10.  The student will read all Science stories relating to the FOSS Module.
 
Teacher Observations
Student sheets
Response sheets
Unit assessment
 
What is rubbing?
What can rubbing and carbon printing reveal about an object?
How else can we use the rubbing and carbon printing techniques?
What is pigment?
What can you see using a mirror?
 
Ideas and Inventions
      Rubbings
      Carbon Printing
      Color Writing
      Reflecting
 
1.  The student will use the scientific process to observe, communicate (written and verbal), compare and organize information (S1, B1, In. 1,2,3,4)
2.  The student will use the rubbing process and carbon printing to identify surface patterns in a variety of objects. 
(S2, B1, In. 1, 3)
3.  The student will design and build a product using the rubbing technique, carbon printing and mirrors. 
(S5, B1, In. 1: S5, B2, In. 1, 2)
4.  The student will define pigment and chromatography.
5.  The student will construct a chromatogram to determine the original color.
(S1, B1, In. 1,2,3,4)
6.  The student will investigate how mirrors manipulate light and images.  (S1, B1, In. 1,2,3,4)
7.  The student will explore how images are reflected from one mirror to another. 
(S1, B1, In. 1,2,3,4)
8.  The student will read all Science stories relating to the FOSS Module.
 
Teacher Observations
Student sheets
Response sheets
Unit assessment
 
What are the properties of rocks?
How can the ingredients of rocks be determined?
What are the properties of minerals?
Can I determine the hardness of a mineral?
 
Earth Materials
      Mock Rocks
      Scratch Test
      Calcite Quest
      Take it for Granite
 
1.  The student will use the scientific process to observe, communicate (written and verbal), compare and organize information (S1, B1, In. 1,2,3,4)
2.  The student will identify the properties of real and mock rocks.  (S2, B 1, In. 1: S4, B1, In. 1, 2, 4: S5, B3, In.1, 2)
3.  The student will identify the ingredients in rocks.  (S2, B1, In.2: S4, B1, In. 1, 4)
4.  The student will identify the properties of minerals.  (S4, B1, In. 1, 2)
5.  The student will compare the property of hardness in minerals.  (S4, B1, In. 1, 2)
6.   The student will investigate the properties of calcite and granite in rocks.  (S4, B1, In. 1, 2)
7.  The student will read all Science stories relating to the FOSS Module.
 
Teacher Observations
Student sheets
Response sheets
Unit assessment