Grade 4 Science

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

SC.4.2 Waves: Waves and Information 

SC.4.2.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer. 

SC.4.2.1.a Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 

• Assessment does not include interference effects, electromagnetic waves, non-periodic waves, or quantitative models of amplitude and wavelength. 

SC.4.2.1.b Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. 

SC.4.4 Energy: Conservation and Transfer 

SC.4.4.2 Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer. 

SC.4.4.2.a Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measures of changes in the speed of an object or on any precise or quantitative definition of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.b Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.c Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 

• Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy. 

SC.4.4.2.d Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 

• Devices should be limited to those that convert motion energy to electric energy or use stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. 

SC.4.4.2.e Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 

SC.4.4.2.f Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment. 

SC.4.6 Structure, Function, and Information Processing 

SC.4.6.3 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. 

SC.4.6.3.a Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. 

• Assessment does not include knowledge of specific colors reflected and seen, the cellular mechanisms of vision, or how the retina works. 

SC.4.6.3.b Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 

• Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems.

SC.4.6.3.c Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information. 

• Assessment does not include the mechanisms by which the brain stores and recalls information or the mechanisms of how sensory receptors function.

SC.4.13 Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth 

SC.4.13.4 Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth. 

SC.4.13.4.a Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. 

• Assessment does not include specific knowledge of the mechanism of rock formation or memorization of specific rock formations and layers. 

• Assessment is limited to relative time. 

SC.4.13.4.b Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 

• Assessment is limited to a single form of weathering or erosion. 

SC.4.13.4.c Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. 

SC.4.13.4.d Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 

• Assessment is limited to earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.