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Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.3.1.3

Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.3.1.3

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

Activities

  1. What divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?

  2. In which hemisphere is Pennsylvania located?

  3. Name one country that is located in the Southern Hemisphere.

  4. During the summer in Pennsylvania, is the Northern Hemisphere tilted towards or away from the sun?

  5. During the winter in Pennsylvania, is the Northern Hemisphere tilted towards or away from the sun?
  1. Explain how the tilt of the Earth is related to the seasons.
  1. During your summer vacation from school, your friend is traveling to Australia.  What do you suggest he brings with him to wear?  Why should he bring these clothes?

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. The equator

  2. Northern Hemisphere

  3. Answers include, but are not limited to: Kenya, Peru, Chile, Indonesia, Australia

  4. During the summer in Pennsylvania, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.

  5. During the winter in Pennsylvania, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.

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

    • The Earth’s axis is tilted about 23°.

    • When the Sun’s rays hit the Earth more directly, this hemisphere has summer.

    • When a hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, the Sun’s rays hit it more directly, and it is summer.

    • When it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern hemisphere.

    • When it is summer in the Southern hemisphere, it is winter in the Northern hemisphere.
  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:

    • When it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern hemisphere.

    • During my summer vacation, it is winter in Australia.

    • My friend should bring warm clothes: a hat, a scarf, and gloves
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