4th Grade Science
Unit 1: Scientific Method
Information about the UnitStandards:S4CS1. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.
S4CS4. Students will use ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters. S4CS6. Students will question scientific claims and arguments effectively. b. Identify when comparisons might not be fair because some conditions are different. S4CS7. Students will be familiar with the character of scientific knowledge and how it is achieved. Students will recognize that: a. Similar scientific investigations seldom produce exactly the same results, which may differ due to unexpected differences in whatever is being investigated, unrecognized differences in the methods or circumstances of the investigation, or observational uncertainties. S4CS8. Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry. Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices: a. Scientific investigations may take many different forms, including observing what things are like or what is happening somewhere, collecting specimens for analysis, and doing experiments. b. Clear and active communication is an essential part of doing science. It enables scientists to inform others about their work, expose their ideas to criticism by other scientists, and stay informed about scientific discoveries around the world. |
ResourcesLessons in the TextbookChapter 1: Getting Ready for Science pgs, 2- 51
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