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§112.15.Science, Grade 4, Adopted 2017 – The provisions of §§112.11-112.16 of this subchapter shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.

Science, Grade 4, Adopted 2017 – The provisions of §§112.11-112.16 of this subchapter shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.
(b). Knowledge and skills.
(1). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations, following home and school safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices. The student is expected to:
(A). demonstrate safe practices and the use of safety equipment as described in Texas Education Agency-approved safety standards during classroom and outdoor investigations using safety equipment, including safety goggles or chemical splash goggles, as appropr
Vocabulary Terms The nature of science
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide The nature of science
 
(B). make informed choices in the use and conservation of natural resources and reusing and recycling of materials such as paper, aluminum, glass, cans, and plastic
Vocabulary Terms Natural resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Natural resources
 
(10). Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures and behaviors that help them survive within their environment. The student is expected to:
(A). explore how structures and functions enable organisms to survive in their environment
Flip Charts Flowers & Seeds
Flip Charts Flowers & Seeds
Flip Charts Grouping of Plants
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
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Vocabulary Terms How do plants grow?
Vocabulary Terms Introduction to animals
Vocabulary Terms Main Parts of Plants
Vocabulary Terms Roots, Stems and Leaves
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Animal Diversity and Adaptations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide How animals grow and change and live
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide How do plants grow?
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Introduction to animals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Parts of Plants
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Plant Responses and Adaptations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Plant Structure and function
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Roots, Stems and Leaves
 
(B). explore and describe examples of traits that are inherited from parents to offspring such as eye color and shapes of leaves and behaviors that are learned such as reading a book and a wolf pack teaching their pups to hunt effectively
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Vocabulary Terms Introduction to animals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Animal Diversity and Adaptations
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Introduction to animals
 
(C). explore, illustrate, and compare life cycles in living organisms such as beetles, crickets, radishes, or lima beans
Flip Charts Flowers & Seeds
Flip Charts Flowers & Seeds
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Vocabulary Terms How do plants grow?
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Animal Growth and Reproduction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide How animals grow and change and live
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide How do plants grow?
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Plant growth and reproduction
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Plants with and without seeds
 
(2). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student uses scientific practices during laboratory and outdoor investigations. The student is expected to:
(B). collect and record data by observing and measuring, using the metric system, and using descriptive words and numerals such as labeled drawings, writing, and concept maps
Vocabulary Terms The nature of science
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 4th grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Math in Science - 4th grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide The nature of science
 
(C). construct simple tables, charts, bar graphs, and maps using tools and current technology to organize, examine, and evaluate data
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 4th grade
 
(D). analyze data and interpret patterns to construct reasonable explanations from data that can be observed and measured
Vocabulary Terms The nature of science
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 4th grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Math in Science - 4th grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide The nature of science
 
(F). communicate valid oral and written results supported by data
Vocabulary Terms The nature of science
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 4th grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide The nature of science
 
(3). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions. The student is expected to:
(A). analyze, evaluate, and critique scientific explanations by using evidence, logical reasoning, and experimental and observational testing
Vocabulary Terms The nature of science
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 4th grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide The nature of science
 
(B). represent the natural world using models such as the water cycle and stream tables and identify their limitations, including accuracy and size
Vocabulary Terms The nature of science
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide The nature of science
 
(4). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student knows how to use a variety of tools, materials, equipment, and models to conduct science inquiry. The student is expected to:
(A). collect, record, and analyze information using tools, including calculators, microscopes, cameras, computers, hand lenses, metric rulers, Celsius thermometers, mirrors, spring scales, balances, graduated cylinders, beakers, hot plates, meter sticks, magne
Flip Charts Science Grade 4
Flip Charts Weather & Climate
Vocabulary Terms The nature of science
Vocabulary Terms Weather
Vocabulary Terms Weather and climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 4th grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide The nature of science
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather and climate
 
(5). Matter and energy. The student knows that matter has measurable physical properties and those properties determine how matter is classified, changed, and used. The student is expected to:
(A). measure, compare, and contrast physical properties of matter, including mass, volume, states (solid, liquid, gas)., temperature, magnetism, and the ability to sink or float
Flip Charts Acids & Bases
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Flip Charts Sound & Light
Vocabulary Terms Matter
Vocabulary Terms Matter and its properties
Vocabulary Terms Solids, liquids and gases
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Chemical and physical changes of matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 4th grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Matter and its properties
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Solids, liquids and gases
 
(B). compare and contrast a variety of mixtures, including solutions
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Vocabulary Terms Changes in matter
Vocabulary Terms Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Changes in matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Elements, mixtures and compounds
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Matter
 
(6). Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy exists in many forms and can be observed in cycles, patterns, and systems. The student is expected to:
(A). differentiate among forms of energy, including mechanical, sound, electrical, light, and thermal
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Vocabulary Terms Energy
Vocabulary Terms Force, motion and energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Force, motion and energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Properties of matter and Energy
 
(B). differentiate between conductors and insulators of thermal and electrical energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Properties of matter and Energy
 
(C). demonstrate that electricity travels in a closed path, creating an electrical circuit
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Vocabulary Terms Electricity and magnetism
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Electricity and magnetism
 
(D). design a descriptive investigation to explore the effect of force on an object such as a push or a pull, gravity, friction, or magnetism
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Vocabulary Terms Force, motion and energy
Vocabulary Terms Newton's Laws of motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Force, motion and energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Forces and motion-how things move
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Newton's Laws of motion
 
(7). Earth and space. The student knows that Earth consists of useful resources and its surface is constantly changing. The student is expected to:
(A). examine properties of soils, including color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants
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Vocabulary Terms Earth - Inside and Out
Vocabulary Terms Landforms, Rocks and soil
Vocabulary Terms Rocks, Minerals, and soil
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth - Inside and Out
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landforms, Rocks and soil
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks, Minerals, and soil
 
(B). observe and identify slow changes to Earth's surface caused by weathering, erosion, and deposition from water, wind, and ice
Flip Charts Changes on Earth
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Vocabulary Terms Changes on earth
Vocabulary Terms Earth - Inside and Out
Vocabulary Terms Landforms, Rocks and soil
Vocabulary Terms Minerals of Earth's crust
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Changes on earth
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth - Inside and Out
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landforms, Rocks and soil
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Minerals of Earth's crust
 
(C). identify and classify Earth's renewable resources, including air, plants, water, and animals, and nonrenewable resources, including coal, oil, and natural gas, and the importance of conservation
Vocabulary Terms Energy resources
Vocabulary Terms Natural resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Energy resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Natural resources
 
(8). Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among the Sun, Earth, and Moon system. The student is expected to:
(A). measure, record, and predict changes in weather
Flip Charts Science Grade 4
Flip Charts Weather & Climate
Vocabulary Terms Weather
Vocabulary Terms Weather and climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather and climate
 
(B). describe and illustrate the continuous movement of water above and on the surface of Earth through the water cycle and explain the role of the Sun as a major source of energy in this process
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Vocabulary Terms Earth's Waters
Vocabulary Terms Water
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's Waters
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Water
 
(C). collect and analyze data to identify sequences and predict patterns of change in shadows, seasons, and the observable appearance of the Moon over time
Vocabulary Terms Earth in space
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth in space
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Our Solar system and beyond
 
(9). Organisms and environments. The student knows and understands that living organisms within an ecosystem interact with one another and with their environment. The student is expected to:
(A). investigate that most producers need sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make their own food, while consumers are dependent on other organisms for food
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Vocabulary Terms Food webs/food chains
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Food webs/food chains
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Interactions among living things
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Relationships among living things
 
(B). describe the flow of energy through food webs, beginning with the Sun, and predict how changes in the ecosystem affect the food web
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
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Vocabulary Terms Food webs/food chains
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Food webs/food chains
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Interactions among living things