Rockingham County Public Schools
Fourth Grade Science Benchmarks
A Guide
for Parent Involvement |
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1st Nine Weeks
Scientific investigation,
reasoning, & logic; 4.1 á
Observations,
conclusions, and predictions á
Data displayed
using bar and line graphs á
Metric measure á
Instruments
for measurement á
Predictions
from graphs á
Hypotheses
based on cause and effect á
Variables in
experimental design á
Contradictory
results in numerical data Plant life processes; 4.4 á
Plant anatomy
(leaves, stems, roots, flowers) á
Reproduction
processes & structures (pollination, stamen, pistil, sepal, embryo,
spore, seed) á
Photosynthesis
(sunlight, chlorophyll, water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, sugar) á
Dormancy Ecosystems; 4.5 á
Behavioral and
structural adaptations á
Organization
of communities á
Flows of
energy - food webs á
Habitats and
niches á
Life cycles á
Impact of
human activity on ecosystems Earth/space systems; 4.7 á
Motions of
Earth, moon, and sun (rotation and revolution) á
Causes for
EarthÕs seasons á
Phases of the
moon á
Earth, moon,
and sun (relative size, position, age, and makeup) á
Historical
contributions in understanding Earth-moon-sun system |
2nd Nine Weeks
Scientific investigation,
reasoning, & logic; 4.1 á
Observations,
conclusions, and predictions á
Data displayed
using bar and line graphs á
Metric measure á
Instruments
for measurement á
Predictions
from graphs á
Hypotheses
based on cause and effect á
Variables in
experimental design á
Contradictory
results in numerical data Earth/atmospheric systems;
4.6 á
Weather
measurements and meteorological tools á
Air pressure-barometer á
Wind
speed-anemometer á
Rainfall-rain
gauge á
Temperature-thermometer á
Weather
phenomena-fronts, clouds, and storms Earth/space systems; 4.7 á
Motions of
Earth, moon, and sun (rotation and revolution) á
Causes for
EarthÕs seasons á
Phases of the
moon á
Earth, moon,
and sun (relative size, position, age, and makeup) á
Historical
contributions in understanding Earth-moon-sun system |
3rd Nine Weeks
Scientific investigation,
reasoning, & logic; 4.1 á
Observations,
conclusions, and predictions á
Data displayed
using bar and line graphs á
Metric measure á
Instruments
for measurement á
Predictions
from graphs á
Hypotheses
based on cause and effect á
Variables in
experimental design á
Contradictory
results in numerical data Force, motion, and energy;
4.2 á
Motion
described by objectÕs direction and speed á
Forces cause
changes in motion á
Friction is a
force that opposes motion á
Moving objects
have kinetic energy Electricity; 4.3 á
Static
electricity á
Historical
contributions á
Electrical
energy transformed into heat, light, and mechanical energy á
Conductors and
Insulators á
Basic Circuits
(open/close, parallel/series) á
Simple
electromagnets and magnetism Virginia Natural
Resources; 4.8 á
Water
resources and watersheds á
Animals and
plants á
Minerals,
rocks, ores, energy sources á
Forests, soil,
land |
4th Nine Weeks
Scientific investigation,
reasoning, & logic; 4.1 á
Observations,
conclusions, and predictions á
Data displayed
using bar and line graphs á
Metric measure á
Instruments
for measurement á
Predictions
from graphs á
Hypotheses
based on cause and effect á
Variables in
experimental design á
Contradictory
results in numerical data Electricity; 4.3 á
Conductors and
Insulators á
Basic Circuits
(open/close, parallel/series) á
Simple
electromagnets and magnetism Virginia Natural
Resources; 4.8 á
Water
resources and watersheds á
Animals and
plants á
Minerals,
rocks, ores, energy sources á
Forests, soil,
land Review concepts for SOLs |
** The numbers throughout the
Benchmarks refer to the Virginia Science Standards of Learning objectives. For example, Ò4.3Ó refers to Fourth
Grade SOL objective number Ò3Ó.