Grade 4 Science (5020050) Scope and Sequence
Unit
Standards
Suggested Length of
Time
Unit 2: Properties and Changes in
Matter
SC.4.N.1.1, SC.4.N.1.2, SC.4.N.1.3, SC.4.N.1.4, SC.4.N.1.5, SC.4.N.1.6,
SC.4.N.1.7, SC.4.N.1.8, SC.4.N.2.1, SC.4.N.3.1, MAFS.K12.MP.1.1,
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1, MAFS.K12.MP.3.1, MAFS.K12.MP.4.1, MAFS.K12.MP.5.1,
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1, LAFS.4.RI.1.3, LAFS.4.SL.1.1, LAFS.4.W.3.8, LAFS.4.W.3.9
SC.4.P.8.1, SC.4.P.8.2, SC.4.P.8.3, SC.4.P.8.4, SC.4.P.9.1, MAFS.K12.MP.5.1,
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1
Unit 3: Forms of Energy
SC.4.P.10.1, SC.4.P.10.2, SC.4.P.10.3, SC.4.P.10.4
4 weeks
Unit 4: Energy Transformations
SC.4.P.11.1, SC.4.P.11.2, SC.4.N.1.1
3 weeks
Unit 5: Motion of Objects
SC.4.P.12.1, SC.4.P.12.2, SC.4.N.1.1
4 weeks
Unit 1: The Practice of Science
Unit 6: Earth in Space and Time
Unit 7: Earth Structures
Unit 8: Heredity
Unit 9: Interdependence
Unit 10: Health
SC.4.E.5.1, SC.4.E.5.2, SC.4.E.5.3, SC.4.E.5.4, SC.4.E.5.5, SC.4.E.6.5,
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1, MAFS.K12.MP.5.1
SC.4.E.6.1, SC.4.E.6.2, SC.4.E.6.3, SC.4.E.6.4, SC.4.E.6.5, SC.4.E.6.6,
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1
SC.4.L.16.1, SC.4.L.16.2, SC.4.L.16.3, SC.4.L.16.4, HE.4.C.1.6
SC.4.L.17.1, SC.4.L.17.2, SC.4.L.17.3, SC.4.L.17.4
HE.4.B.5.1, HE.4.B.5.3, HE.4.B.5.4, HE.4.C.1.1, HE.4.C.1.5, HE.4.C.1.3,
HE.4.C.1.4, HE.4.C.1.5
2 weeks
*AND embedded in other units
as appropriate
3 weeks
5 weeks
5 weeks
5 weeks
4 weeks
1 week
Instructional Practices
Teaching from a range of complex text is optimized when teachers in all subject areas implement the following strategies on a routine basis:
1. Ensuring wide reading from complex text that varies in length.
2. Making close reading and rereading of texts central to lessons.
3. Emphasizing text-specific complex questions, and cognitively complex tasks, reinforce focus on the text and cultivate independence.
4. Emphasizing students supporting answers based upon evidence from the text.
5. Providing extensive research and writing opportunities (claims and evidence).
Science and Engineering Practices (NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education, 2010)
 Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering).
 Developing and using models.
 Planning and carrying out investigations.
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Analyzing and interpreting data.
Using mathematics, information and computer technology, and computational thinking.
Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering).
Engaging in argument from evidence.
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information.
Additional standards/ practices that are to be taught in this course:
 LAFS.4.W.3.8: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize
information, and provide a list of sources.
 LAFS.4.W.3.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
a. Apply grade 4 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in
the text [e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions].”).
b. Apply grade 4 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., “Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a
text”).
 LAFS.4.SL.1.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics
and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known
about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.
c. Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to
the remarks of others.
d. Review the key ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
 LAFS.4.RI.1.3: Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on
specific information in the text.
 LAFS.4.RI.2.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
 LAFS.4.RI.4.10: By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades
4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
 MAFS.4.MD.1.1: Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units including km, m, cm; kg, g; lb., oz.; l, ml; hr., min, sec. Within a
single system of measurement, express measurements in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Record measurement equivalents in a two-column
table. For example, know that 1 ft. is 12 times as long as 1 in. Express the length of a 4 ft. snake as 48 in. Generate a conversion table for feet and inches
listing the number pairs (1, 12), (2, 24), (3, 36), ...
 MAFS.4.MD.2.4: Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Solve problems involving addition and
subtraction of fractions by using information presented in line plots. For example, from a line plot find and interpret the difference in length between
the longest and shortest specimens in an insect collection.
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Integrate Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice (MP) as applicable:
 MAFS.K12.MP.1.1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
 MAFS.K12.MP.2.1 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
 MAFS.K12.MP.3.1 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
 MAFS.K12.MP.4.1 Model with mathematics.
 MAFS.K12.MP.5.1 Use appropriate tools strategically.
 MAFS.K12.MP.6.1 Attend to precision.
 MAFS.K12.MP.7.1 Look for and make use of structure.
 MAFS.K12.MP.8.1 Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
English Language Development Standards:
 ELD.K12.ELL.SC.1 English language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Science.
 ELD.K12.ELL.SI.1 English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting.
English Language Development ELD Standards Special Notes Section:
Teachers are required to provide listening, speaking, reading and writing instruction that allows English language learners (ELL) to communicate information,
ideas and concepts for academic success in the content area of Science. For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual, graphic, or
interactive support, students will interact with grade level words, expressions, sentences and discourse to process or produce language necessary for
academic success The ELD standard should specify a relevant content area concept or topic of study chosen by curriculum developers and teachers which
maximizes an ELL's need for communication and social skills. To access an ELL supporting document which delineates performance definitions and
descriptors, please click on the following link: http://www.cpalms.org/uploads/docs/standards/eld/SC.pdf
CPALMS:
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