Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.2.1.2
Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.D.2.1.2
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
Grade Levels
4th Grade
Course, Subject
Science
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- What type of cloud brings precipitation?
- Describe what the weather might be like on a summer day.
- Describe what the weather might be like on a winter day.
- Below is a picture of the daily weather forecast. The high temperatures are shown in the yellow boxes. What do you think the high temperature will be next Sunday? Justify your answer.
- Below is a graph showing the wind speed at different times during the day. What hour of the day generates the most wind power? What hour of the day generates the least amount of wind power? Explain your reasoning.
- Charlie wants to know the average temperature in September. He goes outside on his front porch every morning in September at 7:00am and records the temperature. Will this give Charlie a reliable average temperature? Why or why not? What could he do differently to get a more accurate measure?
Answer Key/Rubric
- Nimbus clouds
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to: sunny, high temperatures, warm breeze, humid, light rain showers, possibly thunderstorms
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to: cloudy, cold temperatures, cold winds, possibly snow
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Student is able to make a logical prediction.
- High temperatures create a pattern.
- High temperature started at 80°F and climbed to 86°F, then started to decrease again.
- Student is able to make a logical prediction.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Hour 2100 generates the most wind power because the wind speed is highest at this time.
- Hour 1800 generates the least wind power because the wind speed is the lowest at this time.
- Hour 2100 generates the most wind power because the wind speed is highest at this time.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Taking the temperature each morning will not give him a reliable average.
- Sun has been down for several hours.
- Cooler at night.
- Cooler in the early morning.
- Warmest in afternoon.
- He should take the temperature in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening then average all of the temperatures together.
- Taking the temperature each morning will not give him a reliable average.
