Science Long Range Plans—Grade 4
2007-2008
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August 2007 |
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2 |
3 |
1-2 |
Unity & Diversity (12 Days total) Aug 3rd-14th Classifying living, non-living, once living / Plant/animal cells, seeds, fungi, etc ….. |
SC-04 3.4.1, 3.4.3, 3.4.2 |
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7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
3-7 |
Classifying living, non-living, once living / Plant/animal cells, seeds, fungi, etc ….. |
SC-04 3.4.1, 3.4.3, 3.4.2 |
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13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
8-12 |
Classifying living, non-living, once living / Plant/animal cells, seeds, fungi, etc ….. assessment |
SC-04 3.4.1, 3.4.3, 3.4.2 |
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20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
13-17 |
Structures & Functions ( 4 weeks) Aug 20th- Sept 14th Animal Growth adaptations, life cycles, Aug 20th-Aug 31st (10 days) / Basic needs/ growth, adaptations, survival, behaviors, (learned/ inherited), life cycles/ reproduction |
SC-04 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3. 3.4.4
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28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
18-22 |
Animal Growth adaptations, life cycles, / Basic needs/ growth, adaptations, survival, behaviors, (learned/ inherited), life cycles/ reproduction |
SC-04 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3. 3.4.4
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September |
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4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
23-26 |
Plant Growth / Adaptations ( 9 days) Sept 4th-Sept 14th / Basic need/ growth/ photosynthesis, adaptations/ survival, life cycle/ reproductions |
SC-04 3.4.1, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 4.6.2, 4.7.1
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10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
27-31 |
Plant Growth / Adaptations / Basic need/ growth/ photosynthesis, adaptations/ survival, life cycle/ reproductions |
SC-04 3.4.1, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 4.6.2, 4.7.1
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17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
32-36 |
Interdependence(23 days) Sept 17th-Oct 26thHabitats/Ecosystems/ Food Chains (13 days)Sept 17th-Oct 3rd / Producers, consumers, decomposers, food chain/ web. Types of Ecosystems |
SC-04 3.4.2, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7.1 |
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24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
37-41 |
Habitats/Ecosystems/ Food Chains (13 days)Sept 17th-Oct 3rd / Producers, consumers, decomposers, food chain/ web. Types of Ecosystems |
SC-04 3.4.2, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7.1 |
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October |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
X |
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42-44 |
Habitats/Ecosystems/ Food Chains / Producers, consumers, decomposers, food chain/ web. Types of Ecosystems |
SC-04 3.4.2, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7.1 |
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Fall Academy |
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15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
45-49 |
Environmental Change/ Beneficial & Harmful (10 days) Oct 15th-Oct 26th / Changes in environment, human/ natural causes, slow/rapid changes, recycling, erosion & weathering |
SC-04 4.6.1, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 |
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22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
50-54 |
Environmental Change/ Beneficial & Harmful / Changes in environment, human/ natural causes, slow/rapid changes, recycling, erosion & weathering |
SC-04 4.6.1, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 |
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29 |
30 |
31 |
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55-57 |
Earth & Universe(31 days) Oct 29th- Dec 14thEarth’s surface (14 days) Oct 29th – Nov 16th / Layers of the earth, rock cycle, tectonic plate movement, earthquake, volcano, tsunami |
SC-04 2.3.1, 2.3.2 |
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November |
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2 |
58-59 |
Earth’s surface / Layers of the earth, rock cycle, tectonic plate movement, earthquake, volcano, tsunami |
SC-04 2.3.1, 2.3.2 |
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5 |
X |
7 |
8 |
9 |
60-63 |
Earth’s surface / Layers of the earth, rock cycle, tectonic plate movement, earthquake, volcano, tsunami |
SC-04 2.3.1, 2.3.2 |
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12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
64-68 |
Earth’s surface / Layers of the earth, rock cycle, tectonic plate movement, earthquake, volcano, tsunami |
SC-04 2.3.1, 2.3.2 |
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19 |
20 |
X |
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69-70 |
Fossils (Nov 19th- Nov 30th) / Change over time, rock cycle, fossil fuels |
SC-04 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 3.5.1, 4.6.2 |
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26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
71-75 |
Fossils / Change over time, rock cycle, fossil fuels |
SC-04 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 3.5.1, 4.6.2 |
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December |
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6 |
7 |
76-80 |
Weather (10 days) Dec 3rd - Dec 14th / Atmosphere, clouds, forecasting/predicting, instruments, water cycle |
SC-04 2.3.1, 2.3.3, 2.3.4 |
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11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
81-85 |
Weather / Atmosphere, clouds, forecasting/predicting, instruments, water cycle |
SC-04 2.3.1, 2.3.3, 2.3.4 |
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January 2008 |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
86-88 |
Solar System/ Seasons/ Earth’s rotation (13 days) Jan 2-Jan 18th / Objects in the sky /planets/ sun/ moon, moon phases, seasons, day and night |
SC-04 2.3.4, 2.3.3, 2.3.5, 4.6.2 |
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8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
89-93 |
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14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
94-98 |
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X |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
99-102 |
Structure and Transformation of Matter (14 days) Jan 22nd- Feb 8th |
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28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
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103-106 |
Matter |
SC-04-1.1.1, 4.6.5 |
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February |
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States of Matter, Measuring Matter, Physical and Chemical changes |
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107 |
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4 |
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6 |
7 |
8 |
108-112 |
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11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
113-117 |
Energy Transformation (24 days) Feb 11th- March 14th |
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19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
118-121 |
Heat (5 days) Feb 11th-Feb 15th |
SC-04-1.1.1, 4.6.5 Friction/burning/ rubbing, conductors/ insulators, transfer of heat |
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25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
122-126 |
Electricity / Magnetism (9 days) Feb 19th-Feb 29th |
SC-04-4.6.3, Charges, current, circuits, conductors & insulators, interactions with other magnets, poles, magnetic fields |
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March |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
127-131 |
Light (5 days) March 3rd- March 7th |
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