Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.1.2.2
Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.1.2.2
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 renewable resource. Give one example.
- Define nonrenewable resource. Give one example.
- Define reusable resource. Give one example.
- Gasoline is made with oil, a nonrenewable resource. Many people use gasoline to power their cars, buses, planes, and other vehicles. Predict how you think people will move from one place to another if we run out of oil to make gasoline. Explain why you think this might happen.
- Write a letter to your principal explaining one good thing your school is doing to help conserve resources. Suggest one additional thing your school can do to help conserve even more.
- Many people do not recycle because it is inconvenient for them or they believe it does not make a big difference. Write a newspaper article explaining at least three of the positive impacts recycling has on the environment and convince people to start recycling. Use facts to defend your reasoning.
Answer Key/Rubric
- A renewable resource is a natural resource that can be replaced over time.
Examples include, but are not limited to: solar energy, water, wind - A nonrenewable resource is a natural resource that exists in limited supply and cannot be naturally replaced at the same rate that it is used.
Examples include, but are not limited to: coal, oil, natural gas - A reusable resource is a resource that is not considered useless after being used.
Examples include, but are not limited to: glass, plastic, concrete, air, paper - Student’s prediction should be reasonable and provide an explanation. Acceptable suggestions may include, but are not limited to:
- Walking
- Bicycles
- Electric cars
- Electric scooters
- Horses
- Walking
- Student’s response must include something their school is currently doing and a suggestion to improve. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Recycling paper
- Recycling plastic
- Composting
- Going “paperless”
- Alternative forms of energy (wind, solar, etc.)
- Recycling paper
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Save trees – conserve animal habitat, more trees to produce oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from environment
- Will not contribute to landfills
- Uses less energy to make goods for recycled materials than new materials
- Preserve natural resources for the future
- Save trees – conserve animal habitat, more trees to produce oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from environment
