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Jefferson County Schools Science The Terra Nova, Second Edition (CAT/6) is a comprehensive, modular assessment series, offering multiple measures of student achievement in science. Grade 4 The Tennessee Science Curriculum Standards provide standards, performance indicators, and accomplishments for students in fourth grade. |
| Earth and Space Science |
| The Earth and Space Science unit addresses the composition, structure, exploration, and history of the earth and space. Topics include plate tectonics, the atmosphere, geological cycles and processes, weather, climate, the solar system, and the universe. |
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Astronomical Objects: Characteristics
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand that objects in space have recognizable characteristics.
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Astronomical Objects: Explore
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explore the patterns and motion of objects in space.
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Atmosphere: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the atmosphere.
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Atmosphere: Conditions/Identify/Change
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify that atmospheric conditions change and are measurable and recognize and use appropriate tools for measuring.
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Clouds: Types/Effects/Weather
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify cloud types associated with specific weather conditions.
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Earth: Geology/Identify/Alter
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify that earth's geological features alter and recognize how wind/water alters these features.
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Earth: History
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the earth's history.
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Earth: Layers/Understand/Recognize
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand that the earth has layers and recognize the composition of these layers.
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Earth: Materials/Comprehend/Composed
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend that the earth is composed of various materials.
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Earth: Materials/Identify/Group/Uses
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify that the earth's materials have various practical uses and group these materials according to use.
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Earth: Materials/Properties
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the properties of Earth's materials.
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Earth: Rotation/Show/Revolves
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) show how the earth rotates and revolves.
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Earth and Sky: Explore/Alterations
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) explore alterations in the earth and sky.
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Earth, Moon & Sun: System/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the earth-moon system.
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Geological Features: Recognize
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize specific geological features.
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Moon: Shape/Model/Changing
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) model the changing shape of the moon.
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Natural Resources
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand natural resources.
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Natural Resources: Recognize/Differences
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources.
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Planets: Position/Sun
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the position of the planets in relation to the sun and sequence the planets in relation to their distance from the sun.
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Rocks: Types
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand igneous, sedimentary, and/or metamorphic rocks.
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Rocks: Understand/Dynamics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand rock dynamics.
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Shadow: Position/Sun: Recognize
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize that the length/position of a shadow is relative to the location of the sun.
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Sky: Objects
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of the objects in the sky.
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Solar System: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the solar system.
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Solar System: Earth
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand Earth as it exists in our solar system.
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Soil: Properties/Components
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the properties of soil and recognize its various components and layers.
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Systems: Comprehend/Processes
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the processes of the systems of the earth.
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Universe: Characteristics/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the characteristics of the universe.
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Water: Properties
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the properties and functions of water.
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Water: Understand/Dynamics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand water dynamics.
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Weather: Climate/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the nature of climate.
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Weather: Climate/Identify/Influence
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify that landforms and bodies of water (including oceans) influence weather and climate.
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Weather: Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand weather.
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| Life Science |
| The Life Science unit addresses the characteristics and cycles of and relationships between living things and their environments. Topics include cellular organization, classification, ecosystems, genetics, and human health issues. |
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Animals: Parts/Identify/Energy
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify the function of particular structures in organisms that allow them to obtain and use energy.
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Animals& Plants: Grouped/Recognize
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize that animals and plants can be grouped by the similarities and differences in their traits.
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Animals: Life Cycle/Explain
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the life cycle of an animal.
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Animals: Food/Describe/Energy
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) describe that animals acquire energy by obtaining and using food and compare how various animals obtain and use food.
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Animals: Oxygen/Compare/Match/Obtain
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) compare/match the way in which specific animals obtain oxygen (e.g.,gills, lungs).
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Cells: Identify/Recognize
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify/recognize the basic structures of plant and animal cells.
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Cells: Food/Nutrients/Utilized
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that cells utilize the nutrients that they must take in to provide energy for the work that cells perform and to produce the materials that a cell or living thing requires.
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Cells: Living Things/Composed
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend that all living things are composed of one or more cells and analyze a variety of plant and animal cells.
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Changes: Comprehend/Time
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend alteration over a period of time.
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Ecosystems: Interactions/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that an ecosystem is comprised of all populations living together and the physical factors with which they interact.
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Ecosystems: Relationships/Explore
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explore the relationships between living things in a particular ecosystem.
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Environment: Adaptation/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend adaptation.
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Environment: Changes/Organisms
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) give evidence and/or provide examples of environmental alterations caused by organisms.
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Environment: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend environments.
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Environment: Ecology
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend ecology.
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Environment: Quality
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding about environmental quality.
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Fossils: Past/Recognize/Today
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize that fossils show links between organisms of today and those that lived in the past and describe how fossils show links to the past.
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Function & Structure: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend structure and function and match the form of structure to the function in living things.
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Heredity: Living Things
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the heredity of living things.
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Heredity: Traits/Recognize/Passed
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize that certain traits are passed from parents to offspring and compare the traits of an offspring with the parent.
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Human Health: Issues
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand human health issues.
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Human Health: Personal/Community
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of personal and community health.
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Life Cycle: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the life cycles of living things and select the illustration which depicts the life cycle of an organism.
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Living Things: Population/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend populations.
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Living Things: Behavior and Regulation
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the behavior and regulation of living things.
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Living Things: Habitats/Niches/Various
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that various living things live in various habitats and/or niches.
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Living Things: Population/Recognize
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize specific plant and animal populations as thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct.
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Observations: Objects/Explain/Compare
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) compare and explain observations of objects made with the eye, magnifying glass, and microscope.
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Organisms: Adaptations/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand behavioral and/or structural adaptations.
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Organisms: Classify/Utilize/Systems
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) utilize various classification systems to compare/contrast living things.
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Organisms: Environment/Analyze/Interact
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze how plants and animals interact with one another and their environment.
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Organisms: Environment/Identify/Alter
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL ) identify that organisms can alter their environment and explain ways in which this occurs.
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Organisms: Environment/Understanding
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of organisms and the environments in which they live and match plants/animals to a particular environmental condition.
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Plants: Edible/Parts/Match
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) match edible parts of plants with plant structures.
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Plants: Food/Recognize/Energy
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize that plants use food for energy.
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Reproduction: Heredity/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend reproduction and heredity and recognize the relationship between heredity and the survival of a species.
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Species: Extinction/Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify that extinction has happened in the past and continues today and infer possible causes.
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Systems: Organ System/Structure/Function
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the basic structure and function of organ systems.
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Taxonomy: Applications
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the applications of taxonomy.
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| Physical Science |
| The Physical Science unit includes concepts related to matter, forces, motion, and energy, as well as their interactions. Topics include chemical and physical changes, electricity, magnetism, heat, light, sound, machines, work and power. |
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Atoms: Structure
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the structure of atoms.
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Chemical Reactions: Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand chemical reactions.
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Electricity: Circuits/Describe/Simple
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) describe and build a simple electrical circuit.
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Electricity: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend electricity.
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Electricity: Insulators/Conductors
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) categorize materials as insulators or conductors.
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Energy: Properties/Identify/Light/Sound
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify the properties of light and sound energy.
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Energy: Properties/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the properties of energy.
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Energy: Types/Comprehend/Exists
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend that energy exists in many forms and identify the different forms.
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Forces: Motion
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand forces and motion and select factors that have the greatest effect on the motion of an object.
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Forces: Motion/Identify/Relationship
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify the relationship between force and motion.
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Friction: Factors/Recognize/Amount
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify than an objects motion is affected by friction and recognize factors that influence the amount of friction.
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Gravity: Recognize/Effects
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the effects of gravity.
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Gravity: Force/Identify/Earth
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify that gravity is a force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth and explain how it works in nature.
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Heat: Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of heat and recognize that various materials conduct heat.
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Light: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend light.
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Light: Surfaces/Explain/Behaves
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain how light behaves when it strikes various surfaces.
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Machines: Simple/Recognize
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize simple machines (i.e., inclined plane, lever, pulley).
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Magnetism: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend magnetism.
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Matter: Describe/Compare
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe and compare observations made of objects using the naked eye, magnifying glass, and microscope.
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Matter: Describe/Observe
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe matter by its observable physical properties (i.e. color, shape, texture, weight, volume, length).
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