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Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.3.1.1

Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.3.1.1

Continuum of Activities

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

  • Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
  • Questions/activities that grow in complexity
  • Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Grade Levels

4th Grade

Course, Subject

Science

Activities

  1. How many moons orbit Earth?

  2. Draw a picture to show how the Earth’s orbit is related to the Sun.

  3. Draw a picture to show how the Moon’s orbit is related to the Earth.

  4. Draw a picture to show how the Earth’s orbit, the Moon’s orbit, and the Sun are all related.
  1. What is the difference between a revolution and a rotation?

  2. In your own words, explain why we do not always see a full moon?
  1. Patrick drew the picture below of the moon he saw last night. He told you that the moon is in its first-quarter.  Is he correct?  How do you know?

 

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. One

  2. The Earth orbits the Sun.
    Example:

  1. The Moon orbits the Earth.

    Example:


  2. Example:

  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:

    • A revolution is the movement of an object in a circular orbit around another object. 

    • When the Earth travels around the sun and completes its orbit, it has completed one revolution.

    • One of Earth’s revolutions takes one year to complete.

    • A rotation occurs when an object turns on a central point, such as an axis.

    • A rotation occurs when the Earth turns on its axis.

    • The Earth completes one full rotation each day.

 

  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:

    • The moon revolves around the Earth.

    • Different parts of the moon are lit as it revolves around the Earth.

    • The moon goes through the lunar phase every 28 days.

    • We see the part of the moon that is facing Earth and is lit by the Sun.

 

  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:

    • Patrick drew a picture of the first quarter of the moon.

    • During the first quarter, the right side of the moon is visible.

    • During the third quarter, the left side of the moon is visible.

    • During the first quarter, the lit part of the moon is waxing or getting larger.
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