4.1.1 Students will develop an understanding of systems, order, and organization. (Describe the parts that make up a system; relate how the parts of a system affect the whole system)

    4.1.2 Students will develop an understanding of evidence, models, and explanation. (Use evidence gathered from an investigation to develop a scientific explanation; create a model, graph, or illustration that represents an object, living thing, or an event in the student’s environment; explain and answer questions about the model created and how it represents a part of their environment; use a variety of ways, such as sketches, charts, and graphs, to explain procedures or ideas)

    4.1.3 Students will develop an understanding of change, constancy, and measurement. (Describe observable changes, such as speed, pattern, shape, position, and size; measure a change using appropriate tools and units of measurement)

    4.1.4 Students will develop an understanding of form and function. (Construct a device to perform a simple task and explain how it works)

    4.2.1 Students will develop the abilities needed to do scientific inquiry. (Ask a question about objects, organisms, and events in their surroundings; plan and conduct a simple investigation; employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses; use data to support explanations; communicate procedures, results, and explanations of an investigation)

    4.3.1 Students will develop an understanding of the characteristics of objects and materials. (Classify objects by observable characteristics, such as shape, size, and color; investigate characteristics of common materials using tools, such as rulers, balances, thermometers, microscopes, and hard lenses; observe that materials can change from solid to liquid to gas by heating and from gas to liquid to solid by cooling)

    4.3.2 Students will develop an understanding of the position and motion of objects. (Use reference points to describe the position of an object; indicate an object’s motion by tracing its position over time; observe that the position and motion of objects can be changes by pushing or pulling; demonstrate how sound is produced when objects vibrate; change the pitch of sound by changing the rate of vibration)

    4.3.3 Students will develop an understanding of light, heat, electricity, and magnetism. (Distinguish between reflection and refraction of light; recognize heat can be produced in many ways, such as burning, rubbing, or mixing one substance with another; demonstrate heat can flow from one object to another by conduction; use electricity to produce heat, sound , and magnetic effects; demonstrate electrical circuits require a complete loop through which an electrical current can pass; describe the physical properties of magnets)

    4.4.1 Students will develop an understanding of the characteristics of living things. (Describe the differences between plants and animals; describe the various structures of plants and animals necessary for growth, survival, and reproduction; describe internal causes of behavior, such as hunger, and external causes of behavior, such as changes in the environment, in living things.

    4.4.2 Students will develop an understanding of the life cycles of living things. (Describe the life cycle of an organism; recognize inherited characteristics of living things, such as color and number of eyes; recognize learned characteristics of living things, such as language or hunting for food)

    4.4.3 Students will develop an understanding of living things and environments. (Diagram a food chain; explain how environmental changes affect behavior and survival of living things; describe how humans and other living things cause positive and negative changes in their environment)

    4.5.1 Students will develop an understanding of the characteristics of earth materials. (Identify characteristics of soil, rocks, water, and the atmosphere; list earth materials that are used by humans; select the best earth material for a specific human use; describe an ancient environment based on fossil evidence)

    4.5.2 Students will develop an understanding of objects in the sky. (Describe and observe how objects move in patterns, such as sun, moon, stars, and clouds)

    4.5.3 Students will develop an understanding of the changes in the earth and sky. (Describe how slow processes, such as erosion, and rapid processes, such as earthquakes, change the earth’s surface; describe changes in weather using measurable quantities, such as temperature, precipitation, and wind direction and speed)

    4.6.1 Students will develop an understanding of technological design. (Identify a simple problem; propose a solution to a simple problem; implement the proposed solution; evaluate the implementation; communicate the problem, design, and solution)

    4.6.2 Students will develop an understanding of science and technology. (Recognize science as a way of answering questions and explaining the natural world; recognize that technology, such as tools and techniques, uses scientific knowledge to solve problems)

    4.6.3 Students will develop an understanding of the abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans. (Classify an object as either natural or manufactured)

    4.7.1 Students will develop an understanding of personal health. (Explain how the body uses food and how various foods contribute to health; describe how different substances, such as tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, can damage the body and alter how it functions)

    4.7.2 Students will develop an understanding of the types of resources. (List examples of resources which are basic materials, such as air, water, and soil; list examples of resources produced from basic materials, such as food, fuel, and building materials; list examples of resources which are intangible materials, such as beauty, security, and quiet places; research and report on the supply of various resources)

    4.7.3 Students will develop an understanding of environmental changes. (Distinguish between natural environmental changes and human influenced environmental changes)

    4.7.4 Students will develop an understanding of how science and technology helps communities resolve problems. (Research and explain how science and technology affect the quality of life)

    4.8.1 Students will develop an understanding of science as a human endeavor. (Research and report on the contributions to science and technology throughout history by men and women scientists of diverse cultures; research and report on how science is used in different careers; research and report on how current scientific discoveries illustrate that science is never finished)