Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.1.3.2
Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.1.3.2
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
Grade Levels
4th Grade
Course, Subject
Science
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Define evaporation.
- Define condensation.
- Define freezing.
- Define melting.
- Name three types of precipitation.
- Write a paragraph to summarize the water cycle and explain how water changes as it moves through the cycle.
- How is condensation related to precipitation?
- How might a polluted lake affect precipitation? Why do you think this might happen?
Answer Key/Rubric
- Evaporation is when a liquid changes to a gas
- Condensation is when a gas changes to a liquid
- Freezing is when a liquid changes to a solid
- Melting is when a solid changes to a liquid
- Answers include, but are not limited to: rain, snow, sleet
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Ground water evaporates.
- Ground water is absorbed by plant roots.
- Plants release water vapor through transpiration.
- Water vapor condenses to form clouds.
- Clouds release precipitation in the form of rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc.
- Water falls into ocean, lakes, ponds, streams, etc. and becomes ground water.
- Ground water evaporates.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Water evaporates to form water vapor.
- Water vapor condenses and is stored in clouds.
- When clouds become too heavy with water droplets, they release the water through precipitation.
- Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc.
- Water evaporates to form water vapor.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Pollutants in a lake will contaminate water.
- When the water evaporates, the contaminants evaporate with it.
- When the contaminated water vapor condenses back into water droplets, it will fall as precipitation, possibly acid rain.
- Pollutants in a lake will contaminate water.
