To complete Activity 4, choose a sub-standard under each of the Standards A thru H and describe something that you have done either in this class or outside of this class, perhaps in previous classes, that indicates that you have met the sub-standard.
Science Performance Standard A Grade 4
Science, Standard A: Science Connections
Performance Standards - Grade 4
A.4.3 When investigating a science-related problem, decide what data can be collected to determine the most useful explanations
The first experiment that I did for this online visualizing chemistry class involved gather information that would be put together to come to a conclusion. Substandard 4.3 clearly wants students to be able to record data that they have gained to come to the most useful explanation for their finding. I answered three questions for the first assignment of this class that involved collecting the data to whether hot or water boils faster? Whether salt water or regular water freezes faster? And whether hot water or cold water freezes faster? Through gathering my information in a table form I was able to come to a conclusion for each of these questions and provide a useful explanation to my findings.
Science Performance Standard B Grade 4
Science, Standard B: Nature of Science
Performance Standards - Grade 4
B.4.1 Use encyclopedias, source books, texts, computers, teachers, parents, other adults, journals, popular press, and various other sources, to help answer science-related questions and plan investigations
In grade school I had to pick a person in history that has developed a major idea in history. I had to do all the research and present my findings to the class.
Science Performance Standard C Grade 4
Science, Standard C: Science Inquiry
Performance Standards - Grade 4
C.4.3 Select multiple sources of information to help answer questions selected for classroom investigations
During grade school I remember having to find the answers to a list of questions that were given to us by our teacher. He would have us look through encyclopedias, science related books, magazines or whatever else was available in our library. When I was in 4th grade we did not have the internet privileges that children do now. We were still using the Oregon Trail game.
Science Performance Standard D Grade 4
Science, Standard D: Physical Science
Performance Standards - Grade 4
D.4.3. Understand that substances can exist in different states-solid, liquid, gas
While out doing fieldwork in an elementary classroom we did a science unit on the different states of solids, liquids and gases. The first experiment that we gathered information from was whether ice or snow melted first. We would record and discuss the changes in small groups and present the findings to the class.
Science Performance Standard E Grade 4
Science, Standard E: Earth and Space Science
Performance Standards - Grade 4
E.4.4 Identify celestial objects (stars, sun, moon, planets) in the sky, noting changes in patterns of those objects over time
I remember in elementary school on of my teachers presenting a lesson about how the earth rotates around the sun creating daytime and nighttime. He presented this lesson using a flashlight. We each had a chance to work with partners to experiment with the globe and flashlight and write down our responses in our science journal.
Science, Life and Environmental, Performance Standards F Grade 4
F.4.2 Investigate* how organisms, especially plants, respond to both internal cues (the need for water) and external cues (changes in the environment)
Something that I have done in many classes, including my own is creating lists of what living things need to survive. In my 4 year old classroom they grasped onto the topic very fast. We planted seeds and did daily checks to see if we were giving those seeds what they needed to survive.
Science, Standard G: Science Applications
Performance Standards - Grade 4
G.4.2 Discover* what changes in technology have occurred in a career chosen by a parent, grandparent, or an adult friend over a long period of time
Interviewing a grandparent or older adult friend was a topic that we reported on a lot during 4th/5th grade. I remember talking to my grandma about why we were doing this project and how I was researching items and she made it very evident that things were not as advanced when she was growing up. The use of computers on the job was not known of and the technological advances were not there.
Science, Standard H: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Performance Standards - Grade 4
H.4.3 Show* how science has contributed to meeting personal needs, including hygiene, nutrition, exercise, safety, and health care
In my classroom we discuss how the weather, seasons and climate help us make decisions regarding personal needs. We make a connection to what clothes should be worn; the shelter that you need and the safety concerns that must be addressed.
