4th Grade Science

Next Generation Science Standards · 2013

  • Physical Sciences

    • PS36

      Energy

      • 4-PS3-15

        Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.

      • 4-PS3-22

        Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

      • 4-PS3-35

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

      • 4-PS3-44

        Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

    • PS46

      Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

      • 4-PS4-14

        Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

      • 4-PS4-3

        Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.

  • Life Sciences

    • LS12

      From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

      • 4-LS1-1

        Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

      • 4-LS1-26

        Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.

  • Earth and Space Sciences

    • ESS15

      Earth's Place in the Universe

      • 4-ESS1-16

        Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

    • ESS22

      Earth's Systems

      • 4-ESS2-16

        Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

      • 4-ESS2-26

        Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

    • ESS36

      Earth and Human Activity

      • 4-ESS3-15

        Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.

      • 4-ESS3-2

        Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.

  • Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

    • ETS15

      Engineering Design

      • 3-5-ETS1-1

        Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

      • 3-5-ETS1-2

        Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

      • 3-5-ETS1-33

        Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.