Standards

Content: S4E2. Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the solar system and will explain the role of relative position and motion in determining sequence of the phases of the moon. a. Explain the day/night cycle of the earth using a model. b. Explain the sequence of the phases of the moon. c. Demonstrate the revolution of the earth around the sun and the earth’s tilt to explain the seasonal changes. d. Demonstrate the relative size and order from the sun of the planets in the solar system.

S4E3. Students will differentiate between the states of water and how they relate to the water cycle and weather. c. Investigate how clouds are formed.

S4E3. Students will differentiate between the states of water and how they relate to the water cycle and weather. a. Demonstrate how water changes states from solid (ice) to liquid (water) to gas (water vapor/steam) and changes from gas to liquid to solid.

S4P1. Students will investigate the nature of light using tools such as mirrors, lenses, and prisms. a. Identify materials that are transparent, opaque, and translucent. b. Investigate the reflection of light using a mirror and a light source.

S4P2. Students will demonstrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and how sound can be varied by changing the rate of vibration. a. Investigate how sound is produced.

S4P3. Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object. a. Identify simple machines and explain their uses (lever, pulley, wedge, inclined plane, screw, wheel and axle).

Writing: ELA4W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres.

Comprehension:

b. Identifies and uses knowledge of common textual features (e.g., paragraphs,

topic sentences, concluding sentences, glossary).

c. Identifies and uses knowledge of common graphic features (e.g., charts, maps,

diagrams, illustrations).

d. Identifies and uses knowledge of common organizational structures (e.g.,

chronological order, cause and effect).

e. Distinguishes cause from effect in context.