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Map: Science
Grade Level: 4
Author: Kim Marasco
Created: 11/04/2008
School Year: 2008-2009
District/Building: Minisink Valley CSD/Intermediate School
Last Updated: 11/04/2008
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Essential Questions
Chapter 1 From Cells to
Ecosystems
Lessons 1 The Cells in Living
Things
What are living things?
What are living things made of?
How are plant and animal cells
different?
How small can organisms be?
How is an organism put
together?
Lesson 4 Organisms and
Where They Live
How do living and nonliving
things interact?
How are ecosystems different?
What kinds of ecosystems are
there?
What types of roles do
organisms play?
What is a food web?
Essential Questions
Chapter 2 Plants
Lesson 6 Plant Parts
What do roots do?
What do stems do?
What do leaves do?
What is needed for
photosynthesis?
How are cactus and an
evergreen different?
Lesson 7 Plant Growth and
Reproduction
How does a seed grow?
How do seeds form and
grow?
How are seeds carried away?
What is the life cycle of
flowering plants?
Do all plants grow from seeds?
Essential Questions
Chapter 3 - Describing
Animals
Lesson 1 - Animal
Characteristics
Why does an offspring
resemble it's parent?
What roles has the
environment played in our life?
What are some characteristics
of animals?
Chapter 4 - Life Processes
Lesson 5 - Development and
Reproduction
How do animals change as
they grow?
In what ways do animals
reproduce?
How are traits passed to
offspring?
Lesson 6 - Animal Survival
What are adaptations?
How do adaptations help
animals survive?
What are inherited behaviors?
What are learned behaviors?
Content
Vocabulary Lesson 1
oxygen
organism
cell
tissue
organ
organ system
Vocabulary Lesson 4
ecosystem
community
population
habitat
producer
consumer
decomposer
food chain
food web
Content
Vocabulary Lesson 6
root hair
epidermis
stomata
transpiration
chlorophyll
photosynthesis
respiration
Vocabulary Lesson 7
seed
germination
pollination
fertilization
ovary
spore
Content
Vocabulary Lesson 1
vertebrate
invertebrate
symmetry
Vocabulary Lesson 5
metamorphosis
life cycle
life span
reproduction
heredity
Vocabulary Lesson 6
camouflage
adaptation
mimicry
inherited behavior
instinct
learned behavior
Skills
Lesson 1
Explore what makes up living
things.
Describe the characteristics of
an organism.
Compare the parts of plant
cells and animal cells.
Compare one-celled
organisms.
Describe how cells are
organized.
Assessments
characterization
demonstration
notebook
test
worksheets
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Standards/PIs
MST4-K6-6A
MST4-K6-6B
MST4-K8-8A
MST4-K9-9A
MST4-K11-11B
Lesson 4
Explore ecosystems.
Describe how the living and
nonliving parts of an
environment interact.
Compare ecosystems.
Explain producers, consumers,
and decomposers.
Trace the path of energy in
food chains and food webs.
Skills
Lesson 6
Explore the role of leaves on
plants.
Describe the structures and
functions of roots, stems, and
leaves.
Contrast photosynthesis and
respiration.
Compare how evergreen and
cactus plants survive in dry
climates.
Assessments
terrarium
test
worksheets
notebook
Standards/PIs
MST4-K6-6A
MST4-K6-6B
MST4-K8-8A
MST4-K8-8B
MST4-K9-9A
MST4-K11-11A
MST4-K11-11B
Lesson 7
Explore how seeds grow.
Describe pollination and
fertilization.
Trace the life cycle of flowering
plants.
Compare seeds and spores.
Skills
Lesson 1
Observe characteristics of
animals.
Classify animals based on
characteristics.
Lesson 5
Describe the ways animals
change as they grow.
Compare and contrast the
ways animals reproduce.
Explore that animals must
reproduce for their species to
survive.
Assessments
tests
worksheets
informal observation
graphic organizers
notebook
Standards/PIs
MST4-K6-6A
MST4-K6-6B
MST4-K7-7A
MST4-K7-7B
MST4-K8-8B
MST4-K9-9A
MST4-K9-9B
MST4-K10-10A
MST4-K10-10B
MST4-K11-11A
Lesson 6
Infer the importance of
camouflage to survival.
Recognize adaptations and
explain how each benefits
different animals.
Compare and contrast
inherited and learned
behaviors.
Describe ways animals can be
trained to help people.
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Essential Questions
Chapter 12 Forms of
Energy
Lesson 1 Motion, Forces and
Energy
How can you tell something is
moving?
How do things move?
What is speed?
How do forces affect motion?
What is gravity?
What is gravity?
What is energy?
Can energy change form?
Content
Lesson 1
speed
force
friction
inertia
work
energy
Explore how maps show
relative positions.
Measure the average speed of
a moving object.
Discuss how forces can cause
acceleration.
Define inertia.
List examples of forms and
sources of energy.
Lesson 2 Vocabulary
simple machine
load
effort force
efficiency
Lesson 2 Energy and Tools?
How does a pulley work?
What are simple machines?
How do levers work?
How do inclined planes work?
How do wedges and screws
work?
How do gears work?
How can simple machines be
combined?
How much work can a
machine do?
Essential Questions
Chapter 10 Matter
Lesson 1 Matter
-How are all substances
described and classified by their
properties?
-What is matter?
-What are matter's
characteristics?
Lesson 2 Measuring Matter
-How can you measure
matter?
-What is density?
-How do you use standard
units of measurement?
-What tools can be used to
measure matter?
Essential Questions
Chapter 11 Changes in
Matter
Lesson 4 Physical changes
-How are physical changes
responsible for many of the
things we encounter in
everyday life?
-What are physical changes?
-What makes matter change
state?
Content
Vocabulary Lesson 1
matter
buoyancy
mass
solid
liquid
gas
Vocabulary Lesson 2
metric system
length
area
volume
weight
density
displacement
Content
Vocabulary Lesson 4
physical change
Vocabulary Lesson 5
chemical change
Assessments
handouts
notebook
questions
test
worksheet
Standards/PIs
MST4-K3-3A
MST4-K4-4A
MST4-K4-4B
MST4-K5-5A
MST4-K5-5B
Lesson 2
Explore ways to move
something using a simple
machine.
Compare how the six simple
machines make work easier.
Describe how gears and
compound machines do work.
Explain what efficiency means.
Skills
Lesson 1
-Explore how to identify matter
-Describe matter as anything
that has properties that can be
observed and described
-Define matter as anything that
takes up space and has mass
regardless of its state
-Relate recycling and reusing
matter to reducing waste on
Earth
Assessments
classification
experiment
observation
questions
recording
test
worksheets
Standards/PIs
MST4-K3-3A
Lesson 2
-Explore nonstandard and
standard units of measure
-Describe how metric units are
used to measure length,
calculate areas, and measure
volume
-Explain the difference between
mass and weight and the
relationship between mass and
density
Skills
Lesson 4
-Explore how matter changes
-Define physical change and
describe different kinds of
physical changes
-Explain how heat energy
causes matter to change state
-Compare and contrast the
movement of particles in
solids, liquids, and gases
Assessments
classification
experiment
observation
questions
recording
test
worksheets
Standards/PIs
MST4-K3-3B
Lesson 5
-Explore what types of
changes metals undergo
-Describe two characteristics
of chemical changes
-Explain what causes chemical
changes
-Describe the products of
chemical change
-List and describe examples of
real world physical and
chemical changes
Lesson 5 Chemical Changes
-How are chemical changes
responsible for many of the
things we encounter in
everyday life?
-What are chemical changes?
-What are the products of a
chemical change?
Essential Questions
Skills
Lesson 1 Vocabulary
Content
Skills
Assessments
Standards/PIs
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Chapter 13 Electricity and
Magnetism
Lesson 6 Static Electricity
-How does a build up of
electrical charge cause static
electricity?
-What is electrical charge?
-What is an electrical
discharge?
How does lightning form?
-How do you keep safe from
lightning?
Lesson 7 Current Electricity
-Why does electricity need a
complete path along which to
travel?
-What affects the flow of
electricity?
-Where does current come
from?
-What kind of circuits are
there?
-How can circuits in homes be
protected?
Vocabulary Lesson 6
static electricity
discharge
conductor
insulator
Vocabulary Lesson 7
circuit
current electricity
series circuit
parallel circuit
fuse
circuit breaker
Vocabulary Lesson 8
pole
magnetic field
electromagnet
electric motor
generator
Chapter 8, Lesson 2
Vocabulary
Lesson 2 Follow the Water
What makes water disappear?
What is precipitation?
How does water travel?
What kinds of precipitation do
you get?
Essential Questions
evaporation
condensation
cloud
precipitation
freeze
melt
water cycle
Content
TEST PREP MONTH
Essential Questions
Chapter 5 - Earth's History
Lesson 1 - What You Can
Learn From Rocks
How do you interpret clues in
rocks?
How do minerals split?
What are igneous rocks?
What are sedimentary rocks?
How do sediments form
layers?
What are metamorphic rocks?
How do rocks change?
What can you learn from rock
layers?
MST4-K5-5A
MST4-K5-5B
experiment
notebook
observation
worksheet
test
MST4-K2-2A
MST4-K3-3B
Lesson 7
-Explore what it takes to make
a bulb light
-Identify the parts needed to
make a circuit'
-Compare dry cells and wet
cells
-Contrast a series circuit and a
parallel circuit
-Describe how circuits are
protected from overload
Chapter 8, Lesson 2
Explore what happens to
standing water.
Describe condensation,
precipitation, evaporation,
freezing, and melting.
Describe the steps of the water
cycle.
Compare and contrast snow,
sleet, and hail.
Skills
Assessments
Standards/PIs
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Content
Vocabulary Lesson 1
mineral
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
relative age
metamorphic rock
rock cycle
Vocabulary Lesson 2
imprint
mold
cast
amber
Lesson 2 - Clues From Fossils
What can you learn from
fossils?
What are some ways fossils
form?
What happens once fossils are
found?
What other clues do fossils
provide?
Essential Questions
chart
checklist
comparison
demonstration
drawing
experiment
equipment
observation
test
worksheets
Lesson 8
-Explore how magnets and
compasses are alike
-Describe properties of
magnets and magnetic fields
-Explain what electromagnets
are
-Compare electric motors and
generators
-Describe how electric current
is delivered to homes and can
be used safely
Lesson 8 Electricity and
Magnetism
-How can electricity and
magnetism be used together?
-What is a magnet?
-What is an electromagnet?
-How is electricity made?
-How does current electricity
get to your home?
-How can you use electricity
safely?
Chapter 8 Earth's Water
Lesson 6
-Explore the effects of static
electricity
-Describe the characteristics of
static electricity and how it is
formed
-Compare materials along
which electrical discharges,
including lightning, will and will
not travel
Content
Skills
Lesson 1
Explore the physical properties
of rocks,
Compare and identify minerals
based on their properties.
Compare and contrast igneous
and sedimentary rocks.
Describe how rocks change
over time and what can be
learned from these changes.
Assessments
tests
notebooks
model construction
graphic organizers
worksheets
informal observation
Standards/PIs
MST4-K3-3A
MST4-K3-3B
Lesson 2
Explore the types of
information that can be
interpreted from tracks and
footprints.
Describe different types of
fossils and how they are
formed.
Describe how fossils are
collected and studied,
Explain how fossils can provide
other types of information
about organisms of the past.
Skills
Assessments
Standards/PIs
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Chapter 7 Sun, Moon and
Planets
Lesson 6 Earth, the Moon and
the Sun
How does the sun, earth and
moon move?
Why are there seasons?
How do the moon and earth
compare?
What makes the moon look
different?
Lesson 6 Vocabulary
rotate
axis
revolve
orbit
crater
Lesson 6
Explore how the earth, moon,
and the sun move through
space.
Describe how the earth's
rotation causes the cycle of
day and night.
Explain how earth's tilt and
revolution around the sun
cause the seasons.
Discuss the phases of the
moon.
worksheet
test
notebook
experiment
MST4-K1-1A
MST4-K2-2A
Key to Standards used in this Map
MST4-K1-1A [1 occurrence] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 1 [Physical Setting i] - Performance Indicator 1A - describe patterns of daily, monthly, and seasonal changes in their
environment. [Elementary]
MST4-K2-2A [2 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 2 [Physical Setting ii] - Performance Indicator 2A - describe the relationships among air, water, and land on Earth.
[Elementary]
MST4-K3-3A [3 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 3 [Physical Setting iii] - Performance Indicator 3A - observe and describe properties of materials using appropriate
tools. [Elementary]
MST4-K3-3B [3 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 3 [Physical Setting iii] - Performance Indicator 3B - describe chemical and physical changes, including changes in
states of matter. [Elementary]
MST4-K4-4A [1 occurrence] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 4 [Physical Setting iv] - Performance Indicator 4A - describe a variety of forms of energy (e.g., heat, chemical, light)
and the changes that occur in objects when they interact with those forms of energy. [Elementary]
MST4-K4-4B [1 occurrence] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 4 [Physical Setting iv] - Performance Indicator 4B - observe the way one form of energy can be transformed into
another form of energy present in common situations (e.g., mechanical to heat energy, mechanical to electrical energy, chemical to heat energy). [Elementary]
MST4-K5-5A [2 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 5 [Physical Setting v] - Performance Indicator 5A - describe the effects of common forces (pushes and pulls) on
objects, such as those caused by gravity, magnetism, and mechanical forces. [Elementary]
MST4-K5-5B [1 occurrence] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 5 [Physical Setting v] - Performance Indicator 5B - describe how forces can operate across distances. [Elementary]
MST4-K5-5B [1 occurrence] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 5 [Physical Setting v] - Performance Indicator 5B - observe, describe, and compare effects of forces (gravity,
electric current, and magnetism) on the motion of objects. [Intermediate]
MST4-K6-6A [3 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 6 [The Living Environment i] - Performance Indicator 6A - describe the characteristics of and variations between
living and nonliving things. [Elementary]
MST4-K6-6B [3 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 6 [The Living Environment i] - Performance Indicator 6B - describe the life processes common to all living things.
[Elementary]
MST4-K7-7A [1 occurrence] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 7 [The Living Environment ii] - Performance Indicator 7A - recognize that traits of living things are both inherited and
acquired or learned. [Elementary]
MST4-K7-7B [1 occurrence] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 7 [The Living Environment ii] - Performance Indicator 7B - recognize that for humans and other living things there is
genetic continuity between generations. [Elementary]
MST4-K8-8A [2 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 8 [The Living Environment iii] - Performance Indicator 8A - describe how the structures of plants and animals
complement the environment of the plant or animal. [Elementary]
MST4-K8-8B [2 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 8 [The Living Environment iii] - Performance Indicator 8B - observe that differences within a species may give
individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing. [Elementary]
MST4-K9-9A [3 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 9 [The Living Environment iv] - Performance Indicator 9A - describe the major stages in the life cycles of selected
plants and animals. [Elementary]
MST4-K9-9B [1 occurrence] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 9 [The Living Environment iv] - Performance Indicator 9B - describe evidence of growth, repair, and maintenance,
such as nails, hair, and bone, and the healing of cuts and bruises. [Elementary]
MST4-K10-10A [1 occurrence] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 10 [The Living Environment v] - Performance Indicator 10A - describe basic life functions of common living
specimens (guppy, mealworm, gerbil). [Elementary]
MST4-K10-10B [1 occurrence] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 10 [The Living Environment v] - Performance Indicator 10B - describe some survival behaviors of common living
specimens. [Elementary]
MST4-K11-11A [2 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 11 [The Living Environment vi] - Performance Indicator 11A - describe how plants and animals, including
humans, depend upon each other and the nonliving environment. [Elementary]
MST4-K11-11B [2 occurrences] - MST Standard 4 - Key Idea 11 [The Living Environment vi] - Performance Indicator 11B - describe the relationship of the sun as an energy
source for living and nonliving cycles. [Elementary]
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