Science Curriculum

4th Grade

Course Purpose:

Fourth grade students will generate and compare explanations in order to describe patterns.

Outcome #

Outcome

SC.4.1 Students will examine the effects of weather and Earth’s features to determine their effects on Earth’s systems and to determine changes in landscapes over time.  Students will investigate and describe the ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere interact.
SC.4.2 Students will characterize forms of energy, describe wave structure to carry energy, and explain how energy is conserved when it is transformed from one form to another.
SC.4.3 Students will investigate and verify the effects of force on the motion of objects.