4th Grade Science Long Range Plans

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4th Grade Science Long Range Plans

• Presented by Matthew Kennedy

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Scientific Method

• Ask a question
• Form a hypothesis
• Test the hypothesis
• Collect data
• Analyze data
• Conclusion
• Further inquiry

• Flip Chart
• Use the lab report sheet (provided as a handout)

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Ask a Question

• What do you want to find out?
• Why do you want to find it out?
• This is often the title for the experiment.

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Form a Hypothesis

• What do you think is going to happen?
• I often script this for students to start
• My hypothesis is
• My prediction is
• I think

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Test the Hypothesis

• Do the experiment.
• What materials do you need to complete the
  experiment?
• How am I going to conduct the experiment?

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Variables and Constants

• Independent variable what am I going to change
  during the experiment
• Dependent variable what am I going to measure
• Constants what stays the same throughout

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Collect Data

• Label the table.
• Record your data.
• I generally do 3 trials for any experiment.
• Find the average/mean.

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Analyze the Data

• Use your table to create a graph.
• Label the x-axis (independent variable).
• Label the y-axis (dependent variable).
• Come up with appropriate increments to graph in.

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Conclusion

• What did I learn?
• How can I use this in real life?
• I usually script this
• My conclusion is
• My hypothesis was correct/incorrect because
• My hypothesis was this but this is what actually
  happened

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Inquire Further

• Do you have any more questions?
• If you could do another experiment that was
  similar what independent variable could you
  change?
• This is great for a planned free day in science.

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Long Range Plans 1st Quarter

• The big ideas for this quarter are
• Scientific Method
• Getting students familiar with this process
• Use of this will be ongoing throughout the year
• Be consistent
• Variables
• Independent the one thing that is changed in a
  science experiment
• Dependent what is being measured

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1st Quarter Focus Lab - Swingers

• Part 1 Swingers is out of you Variables FOSS
  kit.
• Materials needed for each group
• String (50cm)
• Tape
• Pencil
• Paperclip
• 1 penny
• Lab report sheet

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Long Range Plans 2nd Quarter

• The big ideas of this quarter are
• Making observations
• This is done in all aspects of science and can be
  discussed as you move through the other big ideas
  in this quarter.
• Magnets
• Review and explore.
• Electricity
• Allow students time to explore setting up
  different types of circuits.
• Sound
• Review and explore.

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2nd Quarter Focus Lab Electric Circuits

• Harcourt Science textbook p. F10-11 Making Light
  Bulbs Light Up
• Materials needed for each group
• D-cell battery
• Insulated electrical wire (at least 2)
• Miniature light bulb
• Tape
• Paper to diagram their drawing (science notebook)

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Long Range Plans 3rd Quarter

• The big ideas for this quarter are
• Ecology and Organisms
• Discuss and compare life cycles.
• Look at ecosystems.
• Forces of motion
• Explore forces of motion and what types of things
  can affect how something moves.

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3rd Quarter Focus Lab -

• How Far Will the Ball Roll?
• Materials needed per group
• Bouncy ball
• 3 textbooks
• Meter stick or tape measure
• Lab report sheet

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Long Range Plans 4th Quarter

• The big ideas for this quarter are
• Weather
• Observe weather changes.
• Measure daily changes in weather using simple
  instruments.
• Discuss weather and how it affects erosion.
• Health and Nutrition
• This may be ongoing.

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4th Quarter Focus Lab Mini-Water Cycle

• Harcourt Science p. D34-35
• Materials needed per group
• Dixie cup
• Ziploc bag
• Water
• Graduated cylinder
• Tape
• Access to a window

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4th Grade Long Range Plans

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