| 4th Grade |
Animal Studies |
Land & Water |
Motion & Design |
Electric Circuits |
| Science as Inquiry |
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| Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry. |
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| Understandings about scientific inquiry. |
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| Physical Science |
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| Properties of objects and materials. |
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| Position and motion of objects. |
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| Light, heat electricity, and magnetism. |
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| Life Science |
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| The characteristics of organisms. |
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| Life cycles of organisms. |
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| Organisms and environments. |
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| Earth and Space Science |
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| Structure of the earth system. |
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| Earth's history. |
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| Earth in the solar system. |
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| Science & Technology |
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| Abilities of technology design. |
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| Understanding about science and technology. |
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| Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans. |
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| Science in Personal & Social Perspectives |
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| Personal health. |
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| Characteristics and changes in populations. |
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| Types of resources. |
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| Changes in environments. |
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| Science and technology in local challenges. |
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| History & Nature of Science |
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| Science as a human endeavor. |
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| Unifying Concepts & Processes |
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| Systems, order and organization. |
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| Evidence, models, and explanation. |
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| Change, constancy, and measurement. |
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| Evolution and equilibrium. |
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| Form and function. |
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