4th Grade Science Curriculum 2024-2025

Overview: Introduction to scientific inquiry and the nature of science.
NGSSS Curriculum Standards Addressed:
- SC.4.N.1.1: Raise questions about the natural world, use reference materials, conduct individual and team investigations, and generate explanations.
- SC.4.N.1.2: Compare observations from different groups using multiple tools and explain differences.
- SC.4.N.1.3: Explain that science doesn't always follow a rigid method but involves observations and empirical evidence.
- SC.4.N.1.4: Attempt reasonable answers to scientific questions and cite evidence.
- SC.4.N.1.6: Keep records of observations, distinguishing between actual observations and inferences.
- SC.4.N.1.7: Recognize scientists base explanations on evidence.
- SC.4.N.3.1: Explain models can be 3D, 2D, mental, or computer-based.
Activities/Investigations: Observation exercises, using pictures, and understanding the nature of science through observation and inference.
*Long Term Investigation (LTI) Video observation

Overview: Introduction to engineering concepts.
NGSSS Curriculum Standards Addressed:
- SC.4.P.10.1: Observe and describe basic forms of energy (light, heat, sound, electrical, and motion).
Activities/Investigations: Observation exercises and pictures.

Overview: Exploring energy's ability to cause motion and change.
NGSSS Curriculum Standards Addressed:
- SC.4.P.10.2: Investigate and describe that energy has the ability to cause motion and create change.
- SC.4.P.12.1: Recognize that an object in motion always changes position and may change direction.
Activities/Investigations: