"The Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools identify academic content for essential components of the science curriculum at different grade levels. Standards are identified for kindergarten through grade five, for middle school, and for a core set of high school courses — Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Throughout a student’s science schooling from kindergarten through grade six, content strands, or topics are included. The Standards of Learning in each strand progress in complexity as they are studied at various grade levels in grades K-6, and are represented indirectly throughout the high school courses." - Virginia Department of Education
4.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices by developing and using models.
4.3 The student will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem.
4.9 The student will investigate and understand that Virginia has important natural resources.
4.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations
4.5 The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals, including humans, in an ecosystem interact with one another and with the nonliving components of the ecosystem.
4.9 The student will investigate and understand important Virginia natural resources.
4.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations
4.5 The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals, including humans, in an ecosystem interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem
4.9 The student will investigate and understand important Virginia natural resources
4.1 Make distinctions among observations, predictions, and conclusions
4.1 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information
4.1 Apply information and principles to new problems or situations
4.9 Understand the role of resources in the natural world and how those resources can be used in a sustainable way