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K–12 Standards

Grade 4

Other Nebraska Science sets

Waves: Waves and InformationSC.4.2

  • 1

    Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of waves and the information they transfer.SC.4.2.1

    1. a

      Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. SC.4.2.1.a

    2. b

      Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.SC.4.2.1.b

Energy: Conservation and TransferSC.4.4

  • 2

    Gather, analyze and communicate evidence of energy conservation and transfer.SC.4.4.2

    1. a

      Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.SC.4.4.2.a

    2. b

      Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents.SC.4.4.2.b

    3. c

      Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.SC.4.4.2.c

    4. d

      Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.SC.4.4.2.d

    5. e

      Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.SC.4.4.2.e

    6. f

      Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment.SC.4.4.2.f

Structure, Function, and Information ProcessingSC.4.6

  • 3

    Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of structure, function and information processing of living things. SC.4.6.3

    1. a

      Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eyes allows objects to be seen. SC.4.6.3.a

    2. b

      Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.SC.4.6.3.b

    3. c

      Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information.SC.4.6.3.c

Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the EarthSC.4.13

  • 4

    Gather and analyze data to communicate an understanding of Earth’s systems and processes that shape the Earth.SC.4.13.4

    1. a

      Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.SC.4.13.4.a

    2. b

      Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. SC.4.13.4.b

    3. c

      Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.SC.4.13.4.c

    4. d

      Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. SC.4.13.4.d

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