Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.B.3.2.3
Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.B.3.2.3
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
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- List three changes that may occur when the season changes from summer to fall.
- List three changes that may occur when the season changes from winter to spring.
- Name two adaptations that some animals have to avoid cold temperatures during the winter.
- Compare and contrast an ordinary day in the summer and an ordinary day in the winter. Think about your clothing, activities, weather, etc.
- Predict how your life might be different if we didn’t have seasons. Give at least three examples.
- Your friend from Florida does not believe that the changing seasons have an effect on an ecosystem. Select an ecosystem in your community and write a paragraph using at least 3 facts to prove to your friend that ecosystems are affected by changing seasons.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Examples include, but are not limited to: plants stop growing, temperature gets cooler, animals prepare for winter, deciduous trees lose their, leaves
- Examples include, but are not limited to: plants begin to grow, animals migrate back to northern regions, temperatures become warmer
- Migration, hibernation
- Similarities include, but are not limited to:
- May be sunny
- May be windy
- Clouds
- Need shoes outside
- Can play outside
Differences include, but are not limited to:
- Need hat, gloves, scarf, and coat in winter
- Can wear shorts and a short-sleeved shirt in summer
- Can go swimming in summer
- Can play in the snow in winter
- Less hours of sunlight in winter
- Warm/hot temperatures in summer
- Cold temperatures in winter
- Rain in summer
- Snow in winter
- Student answers will vary depending on how they think our climate will change. Examples may include, but are not limited to:
- Leaves would not change color in autumn.
- Plants would live all year.
- No snow
- Would not need air conditioning/heat in house
- Could wear the same clothes all year (no heavy sweaters/shorts)
- Student responses will vary. Use the following rubric to grade student response.