Fourth Grade
Unit Overview
Unit Overview
First Semester
First Semester
Leadership
Leadership
Second Semester
Second Semester
Robotics
Robotics
Students will be able to independently use their learning to:
Students will be able to independently use their learning to:
● identify and develop leadership skills in themselves and others.
● identify and develop leadership skills in themselves and others.
Students will understand that:
Students will understand that:
● Leadership skills can be taught and learned. ● Anyone can be a leader. ● Small actions can have a big impact on the future. ● Leadership styles vary from person to person. ● Leaders do not have to operate in isolation. ● Good leaders are good listeners. ● Successful leaders have a growth mindset. ● Sometimes leaders lead, and sometimes leaders follow.
● Leadership skills can be taught and learned. ● Anyone can be a leader. ● Small actions can have a big impact on the future. ● Leadership styles vary from person to person. ● Leaders do not have to operate in isolation. ● Good leaders are good listeners. ● Successful leaders have a growth mindset. ● Sometimes leaders lead, and sometimes leaders follow.
Students will keep considering:
Students will keep considering:
● What is a leader? ● How do people become leaders? ● What is the difference between bosses and leaders? ● How am I already a leader? ● How does my leadership style affect myself and others? ● How can I grow as a leader?
● What is a leader? ● How do people become leaders? ● What is the difference between bosses and leaders? ● How am I already a leader? ● How does my leadership style affect myself and others? ● How can I grow as a leader?
Students will know:
Students will know:
● The characteristics of a leader. ● The elements of effective collaboration. ● Tools to be an effective public speaker. ● The differences between effective and ineffective leaders. ● What leadership traits they possess and how to grow. ● The elements of the research process.
● The characteristics of a leader. ● The elements of effective collaboration. ● Tools to be an effective public speaker. ● The differences between effective and ineffective leaders. ● What leadership traits they possess and how to grow. ● The elements of the research process.
Students will be skilled at:
Students will be skilled at:
● Listening. ● Collaborating. ● Reflecting. ● Public speaking. ● Goal setting. ● Discerning effective leaders. ● Assessing themselves as leaders. ● Researching.
● Listening. ● Collaborating. ● Reflecting. ● Public speaking. ● Goal setting. ● Discerning effective leaders. ● Assessing themselves as leaders. ● Researching.
Students will be able to independently use their learning to:
Students will be able to independently use their learning to:
● Make inferences ● Solve problems using deductive reasoning skills
● Make inferences ● Solve problems using deductive reasoning skills
Students will understand that:
Students will understand that:
● Science fiction becomes science fact. ● Technology advances over time.● Inferences are based on facts. ● The scientific method is a process.● Technology has a purpose. ● Effective communication builds success.● Efficiency is critical for the advancement of technology.● Cooperation is crucial. ● Deductive reasoning can aid in problem solving. ● Repeated trials produce valid results.
● Science fiction becomes science fact. ● Technology advances over time.● Inferences are based on facts. ● The scientific method is a process.● Technology has a purpose. ● Effective communication builds success.● Efficiency is critical for the advancement of technology.● Cooperation is crucial. ● Deductive reasoning can aid in problem solving. ● Repeated trials produce valid results.
Students will keep considering:
Students will keep considering:
● How has science fiction become science fact ? ● How does technology improve efficiency? ● What is the purpose of technology?● How does the scientific method help problem solving?● How do inferences drive learning? ● How do trends affect future inventions? ● What are strategies for effective communication? ● What makes a team successful? ● How can deductive reasoning help with problem solving?
● How has science fiction become science fact ? ● How does technology improve efficiency? ● What is the purpose of technology?● How does the scientific method help problem solving?● How do inferences drive learning? ● How do trends affect future inventions? ● What are strategies for effective communication? ● What makes a team successful? ● How can deductive reasoning help with problem solving?
Students will know:
Students will know:
● The steps of the scientific method. ● How to follow written directions. ● How robots are utilized in different industries. ● How to use a flow chart to map out a plan. ● The characteristics of science fiction genre. ● Vocabulary: persuasion, efficiency, deductive reasoning, inference, science fiction, variables: independent and dependent, control group
● The steps of the scientific method. ● How to follow written directions. ● How robots are utilized in different industries. ● How to use a flow chart to map out a plan. ● The characteristics of science fiction genre. ● Vocabulary: persuasion, efficiency, deductive reasoning, inference, science fiction, variables: independent and dependent, control group
Students will be skilled at:
Students will be skilled at:
● Formulating a valid hypothesis ● Thinking like a scientist ● Problem solving ● Cooperative learning ● Making inferences● Persuasive writing ● Note-taking
● Formulating a valid hypothesis ● Thinking like a scientist ● Problem solving ● Cooperative learning ● Making inferences● Persuasive writing ● Note-taking
Fourth grade is pulled three hours a week.
Fourth grade is pulled three hours a week.