The following is a list of some of the scientific concepts that will be covered during fourth grade:
1. Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems – students will develop an in-depth understanding of how matter and energy interact in organisms. Some of the topics to be covered will be:
Ø Energy transfer among organic materials and life forms including:
o Communities
o Dissection of a Mystery Object
o Adaptations
o Acquired, Learned, and Acquired Traits
2. Earth’s Place in the Universe
Ø Review of the study of celestial bodies including:
o Gravity and its effect on the solar system
o Rotation
o Revolution
o Phases of the moon
3.Matter and its Interactions – students will conduct experiments, make observations, and record data specific to developing and understanding in matter including:
Ø Matter is made up of smaller particles (molecules)
Ø Matter is conserved during physical changes of matter
o Solids
o Liquids
o Gases
Ø Measurement of matter
Ø Physical Changes vs. Chemical Changes
Ø Objects that conduct electrical or thermal energy
Ø Water Cycle
4. Energy-students will participate in a number of activities to identify different forms of energy including:
Ø Electrical Energy
Ø Heat Energy
Ø Light Energy
Ø Sound Energy
Ø Mechanical Energy
Ø Chemical Energy
5. Forces-students will participate will identify the needs of forces for moving matter whether it is productive or destructive movement including:
Ø Speed/Velocity
Ø Friction
Ø Gravity
Ø Magnetism
Ø Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
1. Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems – students will develop an in-depth understanding of how matter and energy interact in organisms. Some of the topics to be covered will be:
Ø Energy transfer among organic materials and life forms including:
o Communities
o Dissection of a Mystery Object
o Adaptations
o Acquired, Learned, and Acquired Traits
2. Earth’s Place in the Universe
Ø Review of the study of celestial bodies including:
o Gravity and its effect on the solar system
o Rotation
o Revolution
o Phases of the moon
3.Matter and its Interactions – students will conduct experiments, make observations, and record data specific to developing and understanding in matter including:
Ø Matter is made up of smaller particles (molecules)
Ø Matter is conserved during physical changes of matter
o Solids
o Liquids
o Gases
Ø Measurement of matter
Ø Physical Changes vs. Chemical Changes
Ø Objects that conduct electrical or thermal energy
Ø Water Cycle
4. Energy-students will participate in a number of activities to identify different forms of energy including:
Ø Electrical Energy
Ø Heat Energy
Ø Light Energy
Ø Sound Energy
Ø Mechanical Energy
Ø Chemical Energy
5. Forces-students will participate will identify the needs of forces for moving matter whether it is productive or destructive movement including:
Ø Speed/Velocity
Ø Friction
Ø Gravity
Ø Magnetism
Ø Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition