| Galena City School District | ||
| Standards and Skills | ||
| S.04 | Science - Grade 4 | |
| S.04.01 | identify the causes of different types of weather. | |
| S.04.01.01 | tell what causes fog. | |
| S.04.01.02 | tell what causes snow. | |
| S.04.01.03 | tell what causes hail. | |
| S.04.01.04 | tell what causes thunderstorms. | |
| S.04.01.05 | define lightning. | |
| S.04.02 | describe the relationship of the earth and the moon. | |
| S.04.02.01 | diagram the orbit of the moon. | |
| S.04.02.02 | explain the effect of the earth's gravity on the moon. | |
| S.04.02.03 | explain the effect of the moon's gravity on the earth. | |
| S.04.03 | draw and label a diagram of the solar system. | |
| S.04.04 | identify and define properties of earth features. | |
| S.04.04.01 | identify and define rivers. | |
| S.04.04.02 | identify and define oceans. | |
| S.04.04.03 | identify and define mountains. | |
| S.04.04.04 | identify and define deserts. | |
| S.04.04.05 | identify and define continents. | |
| S.04.04.06 | identify and define polar ice packs. | |
| S.04.05 | compare the environments and climates of earth zones. | |
| S.04.05.01 | define, describe, and locate polar regions. | |
| S.04.05.02 | define, describe, and locate equatorial regions. | |
| S.04.05.03 | define, describe, and locate temperate regions. | |
| S.04.06 | identify and compare primary environments of earth. | |
| S.04.06.01 | identify the type of and characteristics of plants in each. | |
| S.04.06.02 | identify the type of and characteristics of animals in each. | |
| S.04.06.03 | identify the type of and characteristics of land features in each. | |
| S.04.06.04 | match the climate to the environments. | |
| S.04.07 | define the classes of animals. | |
| S.04.07.01 | identify the life cycles of each class. | |
| S.04.07.02 | identify the physical attributes of each class (fur, scales, cold-blooded). | |
| S.04.07.03 | compare the animal classes. | |
| S.04.07.04 | tell to which class an animal belongs. | |
| S.04.08 | apply basic facts about fossils. | |
| S.04.08.01 | define fossils. | |
| S.04.08.02 | identify examples of fossils. | |
| S.04.08.03 | tell how fossils are found. | |
| S.04.08.04 | tell what a geologist does. | |
| S.04.08.05 | tell what a paleontologist does. | |
| S.04.08.06 | explain how fossils provide information about ancient climates. | |
| S.04.08.07 | explain how fossils provide information about ancient environments. | |
| S.04.08.08 | define earth strata. | |
| S.04.09 | apply concepts of diversity and adaptation. | |
| S.04.09.01 | match parts of common animals and function (i.e. gills for breathing). | |
| S.04.09.02 | analyze functions of animal adaptations (i.e. snowshoe hare's foot). | |
| S.04.10 | apply concepts of survival of species. | |
| S.04.10.01 | define extinction. | |
| S.04.10.02 | identify examples of extinct animals. | |
| S.04.10.03 | identify examples of international policies about extinction. | |
| S.04.11 | analyze changes to ecosystems. | |
| S.04.11.01 | define ecosystem. | |
| S.04.11.02 | identify ecosystems. | |
| S.04.11.03 | identify components of ecosystems. | |
| S.04.11.04 | predict the effect on ecosystems of flood. | |
| S.04.11.05 | predict the effect on ecosystems of forest fire. | |
| S.04.11.06 | predict the effect on ecosystems of drought. | |
| S.04.11.07 | predict the effect on ecosystems of clear cutting. | |
| S.04.11.08 | predict the effect on ecosystems of human development. | |
| S.04.12 | analyze the interaction of the earth's biosphere. | |
| S.04.12.01 | define biosphere. | |
| S.04.12.02 | identify large scale disasters which can affect the entire biosphere. | |
| S.04.12.03 | tell how a volcano can affect the Earth's biosphere. | |
| S.04.12.04 | tell how a large meteor can affect the Earth's biosphere. | |
| S.04.12.05 | tell how a drought could affect the Earth's biosphere. | |
| S.04.12.06 | tell how a nuclear accident could affect the biosphere. | |
| S.04.12.07 | tell how the cutting of rain forests could affect the biosphere. | |
| S.04.12.08 | define El Niño. | |
| S.04.13 | apply basic facts about plant life. | |
| S.04.13.01 | diagram and label the parts of a plant. | |
| S.04.13.02 | tell the functions of the parts. | |
| S.04.13.03 | identify examples of plant products (fruit, seeds, flowers). | |
| S.04.13.04 | diagram the life cycle of a plant. | |
| S.04.13.05 | define photosynthesis. | |
| S.04.14. | apply concepts of resource conservation. | |
| S.04.14.01 | identify community examples of conservation activities. | |
| S.04.14.02 | tell the purpose of recycling. | |
| S.04.14.03 | differentiate renewable and non-renewable resources. | |
| S.04.14.04 | identify examples of renewable resources. | |
| S.04.14.05 | identify examples of non-renewable resources. | |
| S.04.14.06 | classify resources as renewable or non-renewable. | |
| S.04.15 | define heat. | |
| S.04.15.01 | measure temperature in metric units. | |
| S.04.15.02 | measure temperature in standard (F) units. | |
| S.04.16 | apply concept of states of matter. | |
| S.04.16.01 | identify common examples of 3 states of matter. | |
| S.04.16.02 | explain how matter changes from one state to another. | |
| S.04.17 | apply properties of matter. | |
| S.04.17.01 | define and identify conductivity. | |
| S.04.17.02 | define and identify density. | |
| S.04.17.03 | compare density of objects. | |
| S.04.17.04 | compare conductivity of material. | |
| S.04.18 | apply measurement skills in scientific inquiry. | |
| S.04.18.01 | match measurement tools with their purpose. | |
| S.04.18.02 | identify examples of data records produced by various instruments. | |
| S.04.18.03 | measure dimensions of objects using metric scale. | |
| S.04.18.04 | measure temperature using metric scale. | |
| S.04.18.05 | measure volume using metric scale. | |
| S.04.18.06 | measure mass using metric scale. | |
| S.04.18.07 | select the appropriate metric unit for the task (i.e. cm or km). | |
| S.04.19 | design experiments. | |
| S.04.19.01 | diagram an experimental design. | |
| S.04.19.02 | given a design, infer the hypothesis to be tested. | |
| S.04.19.03 | evaluate designs to see which best tests given hypothesis. | |
| S.04.20 | analyze the effects of scientific discovery. | |
| S.04.20.01 | define scientific discovery. | |
| S.04.20.02 | identify examples of scientific discovery. | |
| S.04.20.03 | explain how one discovery may be dependent on another. | |
| S.04.20.04 | give examples of inventions which were preconditions to others. | |
| S.04.20.05 | give historic examples of how belief affects discovery. | |
| S.04.20.06 | identify examples of the cost of technology in resources. | |
| S.04.21 | demonstrate an understanding of the empirical nature of science. | |
| S.04.21.01 | identify historic examples of the empirical nature of science. | |
| S.04.21.02 | identify everyday examples of the empirical nature of science. | |
| S.04.22 | analyze the function of technology in scientific inquiry. | |
| S.04.22.01 | list the scientific uses of telescopes. | |
| S.04.22.02 | list the scientific uses of microscopes. | |
| S.04.22.03 | list the scientific uses of airplanes and the space shuttle. | |
| S.04.22.04 | list the scientific uses of computers. | |
| S.04.22.05 | list the scientific uses of radar. | |
| S.04.22.06 | list different fields of science which may use various technologies. | |