Trimester One

By the end of Trimester One, students will be able to:

LS1. From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that animals and plants have internal and external structures that support their survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

PS3. Energy

4-PS3-1. Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an objet to the energy of that object.

4-PS3-2. Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

4-PS3-3. Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.

ETS1. Engineering Design

4.3-5-ETS1-3. Plan and carry out tests of one or more design features of a given model or prototype in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify which features need to be improved. Apply the results of tests to redesign a model or prototype.

4.3-5-ETS1-5. Evaluate relevant design features that must be considered in building a model or prototype of a solution to a given design problem.

Life Science

Unit One; Topic 7: Structures and Functions

Internal and External Structures and Functions of Plants - T-Chart

Internal and External Structures and Functions of Animals - T-Chart

Top 10 Animal AdaptationsExplore different types of animal features and behaviors that can help or hinder survival in a particular habitat.

Animal Websites:

Scholastic Lesson - Animal Adaptations

Animal Adaptations

Animal Hibernation from EEK

Internet Scavenger Hunt about animals

Education World

Kratt's Creatures Animal Adaptations

Animal Adaptations

Biomes of the World - Read about different animals in each biome

Read about different animals from each biome

National Geographic

Bird Adaptations (beaks, feet)

Bird Adaptations

Journey North - See maps which show the path of migrating animals (hummingbirds, gray whales,

robins)

Physical Science

Unit Two; Topic 1: Energy and Motion

A Lesson in Potential and Kinetic Energy - Kids DiscoverHow are potential and kinetic energy connected? To find out, you’ll need open space; a piece of chalk; and a measuring tape, and a rubber band and a ruler for each pair

Comparing Results to Predictions with Balls and Ramps | PBS LearningMediaIn this video segment from Teaching Elementary Physical Science, teacher Heidi Fessenden leads a class discussion comparing the results of her first-grade students’ experiments with their predictions. Students first predicted whether the size of a marble would affect how quickly it reaches the end of a ramp and then conducted the experiment. Looking back at their predictions allows the students to think about why they were right or wrong.

Designing Electric Circuits: Steadiness Tester | PBS LearningMediaElectric circuits have been used in an unfathomable number of creative inventions, some more useful than others. In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members create and then test each other's nerves with a device they call a steadiness tester. They use a variety of materials that make good conductors, including aluminum foil and a coat hanger, and find out how difficult it can be to keep from completing an electric circuit.

Understanding Vibration and Pitch | PBS LearningMediaSometimes sounds are pleasant to listen to, like two voices singing in harmony or the trickling of water in a brook. Other times they are unpleasant, like a loud fire alarm or the screeching of chalk on a blackboard. Have you ever wondered what sound is and how we differentiate among various sounds? This video segment, produced for Teachers' Domain, includes sounds that many of us hear every day.

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