Download Fourth Grade Science Essential Questions?

Fourth Grade Science
Time Period
Topic:
Essential Questions?
Sept-Oct
Scientific tools, method
and process
Nov-Dec
Simple machines/
Magnets
Dec-Jan
Properties of Matter,
physical and chemical
changes
Feb-March
Animal adaptations,
Food webs, food
chains,
What do scientists do?
How do scientists observe?
How do scientists follow procedures?
What tools do scientists use to arrive at a conclusion?
How do scientists work?
What are simple machines and how do they make work easier?
How do the parts of a simple machine work together?
How do simple machines evolve into complex machines?
How have simple machines advanced cultures?
How do we create our own simple machines based on our own knowledge?
What metals are attracted by magnets?
How and what do magnets attract? (iron and steel)
How does the distance of an object affect the magnet?
What is matter?
What conditions create a change in matter?
How do scientists observe, describe and measure matter?
How does temperature affect the rate of chemical change?
What properties and states of matter are useful in real life situations?
What conditions create a change in matter?
What is a food chain and where do we find them?
What is a food web and where do we find them?
How are plant and animal populations affected by each other?
How is survival dependent on consumers and producers?
How does energy flow within an organism, a food chain and a food web?
What are various plant and animal adaptations?
April-May
Earth, Rocks and
Minerals, Erosion
What are the layers of Earth?
How are rocks formed?
How is the terrain/contour of the Earth constantly changing and what
causes these changes?
What happens during an Earthquake/Volcanic eruption?
Performance
Indicators
S1.1, 1.2
1.3 2.1
2.3 3.1,
3.2, 3.3
3.4
PS5.1a, 5.1b, 5.1c,
5.1d,
5.1e , 5.1f
5.2a, 5.2b
PS3.1a, 3.1b
3.1c, 3.1d
3.1e, 3.1f,
3.1g, 3.2a
3.2b 3.2c
LE 1.1a, 1.1b,
1.1c, 1.2a, 2.1a
2.1b, 2.2a, 2.2b
3.1a, 3.1b, 3.1c
3.2a, 3.2b, 4.1a
4.2b, 5.1a, 5.1b,
5.2a, 5.2b, 5.2d
5.2e, 5.2f, 5.2g,
6.1a, 6.1b, 6.1c,
6.1d, 6.1e, 6.1f,
6.2a, 6.2b,
L.E. 1.1a, 1.1b,
1.1c, 1.1d
PS 2.1a, 2.1b, 2.1d,
2.1e,
LE7.1a, 7.1b, 7.1c
Fourth Grade Science
May-June
Natural resources
What are some positive and negative human activities that change the
Earth?
Where can we find objects in our daily lives that are made from rocks and
minerals?
How does the position of the Earth change during 24 hours/1 year?
Rotation/Revolution
What are natural resources?
How can the size of human population affect natural resources?
What are some positive ways humans can prevent the depletion of natural
resources?
What effect do human activities have on other living organisms?
What are renewable sources of energy?
What are non-renewable sources of energy?
L.E. 6.1f, 7.1a
7.1b, 7.1c