Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.3.1.1
Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.3.1.1
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
- How many moons orbit Earth?
- Draw a picture to show how the Earth’s orbit is related to the Sun.
- Draw a picture to show how the Moon’s orbit is related to the Earth.
- Draw a picture to show how the Earth’s orbit, the Moon’s orbit, and the Sun are all related.
- What is the difference between a revolution and a rotation?
- In your own words, explain why we do not always see a full moon?
- 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
- One
- The Earth orbits the Sun.
Example:
- The Moon orbits the Earth.
Example: - Example:
- 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.
- A revolution is the movement of an object in a circular orbit around another object.
- 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.
- The moon revolves around the Earth.
- 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.
- Patrick drew a picture of the first quarter of the moon.