Curriculum Plan
Science – NGSS
4th Grade
2019 – 2020
Resource: STEMScopes
Note: The following is the key for “Teacher Time.”
B – below grade level
O – on grade level
A – above grade level
Weeks 1 and 2: (sample lesson plans)
Bundle: 1-Organism Structures and Behavior
Scope: Plant and Animal Parts
STANDARDS: 4-LS1-1-1; 4-LS1-A.1
| Day | Mini Lesson
(10 minutes) |
Workshop (30 minutes) | Wrap Up
(5 minutes) |
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| Teacher Time | Learning Stations Ideas | |||
| 1 | Hook: See “Hook” under “Engage” tab and provide overview and demonstration | Allow students to share out what they learned today. | ||
| 2 | Intro “Explore” Activity #1 | Rotate around groups to assist in activity | Journal Writing
Vocabulary
STEMscopedia (Explain)
Math Connections
Reading Science (Elaborate)
“Daily Science”
“Doing Science in Morning Meeting” |
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| 3 | Finish work from yesterday. Journal writing | Review lessons to be learned from yesterday’s activity.
B: O: A: |
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| 4 | Intro “Explore 2” | Rotate around groups to assist in activity. | ||
| 5 | Finish work from yesterday. Journal writing | Review lessons to be learned from yesterday’s activity.
B: O: A: |
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| 6 | Intro “Explore 3” | Rotate around groups to assist in activity. | ||
| 7 | Finish work from yesterday. Journal writing | Review lessons to be learned from yesterday’s activity.
B: O: A: |
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| 8 | Intro Scientist Spotlight (under Elaborate tab) | Review lessons to be learned from yesterday’s activity.
B: O: A: |
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| 9 | Using an engaging activity, review Plant and Animal Parts. | |||
| 10 | Assessment of Plant and Animal Parts (refer to “Evaluate”) | |||
Weeks 3 and 4
Bundle: 1-Organism Structures and Behavior
Scope: Sense Receptors
STANDARDS: 4-LS1-2; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 4-LS1-D.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Week 5
Review and Assess
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Using engaging activities, review organism structures & behaviors. | |||
| Assessment of organism structures & behaviors. | |||
Weeks 6 and 7
Bundle: 2-Changes Over Time to Earth’s Surface and Resources
Scope: Rock Patterns
STANDARDS: 4-ESS1-1; 4-ESS1-C.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 8 and 9
Bundle: 2-Changes Over Time to Earth’s Surface and Resources
Scope: Changing Land
STANDARDS: 4-ESS2-1; 4-3SS2.A.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 10 and 11
Bundle: 2-Changes Over Time to Earth’s Surface and Resources
Scope: Plate Tectonics
STANDARDS: 4-ESS2-2; 4-ESS2.B.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 12 and 13
Bundle: 2-Changes Over Time to Earth’s Surface and Resources
Scope: Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources
STANDARDS: 4-ESS3-1; 4-3SS3.A.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 14 and 15
Bundle: 2-Changes Over Time to Earth’s Surface and Resources
Scope: Natural Processes
STANDARDS: 4-ESS3-2; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 3-5-ETS1-3; 4-ESS3.B.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Week 16
Review and Assess
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Using engaging activities, review organism structures & behaviors and Changes Over Time to Earth’s Surface and Resource. | |||
| Assessment of organism structures & behaviors and Changes Over Time to Earth’s Surface and Resource. | |||
Weeks 17 and 18
Bundle: 3-Using Energy Transformations
Scope: Energy Transfer an Electric Currents
STANDARDS: 4-PS3-2; 4-PS3-3; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 3-5-ETS1-3; 4-PS3.B.1; 4-PS3.A.2; 4-PS3.C.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 19 and 20
Bundle: 3-Using Energy Transformations
Scope: Transfer of Energy in Collision
STANDARDS: 4-PS3-2; 4-PS3-3; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 3-5-ETS1-3; 4-PS3.B.1; 4-PS3.A.2; 4-PS3.C.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 21 and 22
Bundle: 3-Using Energy Transformations
Scope: Energy and Speed
STANDARDS: 4-PS3-1; 4-PS3.A.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 23 and 24
Bundle: 3-Using Energy Transformations
Scope: Using Stored Energy
STANDARDS: 4-PS3-4; 3-5-ETS1-3; 4-PS3.D.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 25
Review and Assess
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Using engaging activities, review organism structures & behaviors, changes over time to Earth’s surface & resource and using energy transformations. | |||
| Assessment of organism structures & behaviors, changes over time to Earth’s surface & resource and using energy transformations | |||
Weeks 26 and 27
Bundle: 4-Communicating Using Wave Energy
Scope: Motion of Waves
STANDARDS: 4-PS4-1; 4-PS4.A.2
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 28 and 29
Bundle: 4-Communicating Using Wave Energy
Scope: Wavelength and Amplitude
STANDARDS: 4-PS4-1; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 3-5-ETS1-3; 4-PS4.A.2
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 30 and 31
Bundle: 4-Communicating Using Wave Energy
Scope: Light Reflection
STANDARDS: 4-PS4-2; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-3; 4-PS4.B.1
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 32 and 33
Bundle: 4-Communicating Using Wave Energy
Scope: Information Technologies
STANDARDS: 4-PS4-3; 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 3-5-ETS1-3; 4-PS4.C.1; 4-ETS1.C.1
| Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up | |
| Allow students to share out what they learned today. |
Weeks 34, 35 and 36
Review and Assess
| Mini Lesson | Teacher Time * | Learning Stations Ideas * | Wrap Up |
| Using engaging activities, review organism structures & behaviors, changes over time to Earth’s surface & resource, using energy transformations and communicating using wave energy. | |||
| Assessment of organism structures & behaviors, changes over time to Earth’s surface & resource, using energy transformations and communicating using wave energy | |||
