Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.C.1.1.2
Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.C.1.1.2
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 materials that are good conductors of heat.
- List three materials that are poor conductors of heat.
- Categorize the animals in the list below based on size.
- Ladybug
- Elephant
- Tiger
- Lion
- Hummingbird
- Goldfish
- Golden retriever
- Whale
- Dolphin
- Caterpillar
- Categorize the objects below based on magnetism.
- Penny
- Paperclip
- Drinking glass
- Mirror
- Screw
- Pencil
- Nail
- Wood
- Categorize the objects below based on their state of matter.
- Oxygen
- Lemonade
- Ice
- Coffee
- Steam
- Gasoline
- Carbon dioxide
- Shoe
- Crayon
- Rain
- Your friend, Megan, tells you that ice cream is a solid. Do you agree or disagree with her? Explain your reasoning.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Answers include, but are not limited to: iron, gold, silver, copper, nickel, water
- Answers include, but are not limited to: rubber, glass, wood, plastic
- An acceptable response may be, but is not limited to:
Small: ladybug, hummingbird, goldfish, caterpillar
Medium: tiger, lion, golden retriever, dolphin
Big: elephant, whale
- Attracted to magnet: paperclip, screw, nail
Not attracted to magnet: penny, drinking glass, mirror, pencil, wood
- Solid: ice, shoe, crayon
Liquid: lemonade, coffee, gasoline, rain
Gas: oxygen, steam, carbon dioxide
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Frozen ice cream is a solid. It has a definite volume, and it does not take the shape of its container.
- Melted ice cream is a liquid. The melted ice cream still has a definite volume, but it takes the shape of its container.
