Math and Science
Our Brushy Creek fourth grade math teachers use the district approved curriculum, Origo Stepping Stones. This interactive curriculum activates prior knowledge and builds upon the skills students currently have. In addition, we review previously taught skills and work with number place value daily. Skills covered in fourth grade include:
- place value
- two digit by two digit multiplication
- 4 digit by 1 digit division
- fraction relationships
- decimal relationships
- angle measurement
- measurement
- financial literacy
- multi-step problem solving
Our science curriculum is a digital, interactive program that focuses on hands-on investigations. We use a scientific inquiry method called Writing in Science, which focuses on using writing to deepen understanding in science. Topics covered in fourth grade include:
- properties of soil
- weathering, erosion, and deposition
- properties of matter
- patterns of the moon and sun
- the water cycle
- mixtures and solutions
- forms of energy
- circuits
- life cycles
- learned behaviors and inherited traits
- adaptations
- force, motion, and energy