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Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.A.1.3.3

Grade 04 Science - EC: S4.A.1.3.3

Continuum of Activities

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

  • Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
  • Questions/activities that grow in complexity
  • Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Activities

  1. What tool is used to measure temperature?

  2. At what temperature does water freeze?  At what temperature does water boil?

  3. If I put a glass of lemonade in the sun on a hot day, what will happen to the lemonade’s temperature?

  4. If I put a pot of water on a hot stove, what will most likely happen?

  5. If I put a cup of water in the freezer, what will most likely happen?
  1. Predict what will happen to ice if it is placed under a lamp.

  2. The graph below shows how the temperature of water changed over time.  What happened at minute 7?

  1. On a summer day, one ice cube is placed in the sun.  Another ice cube is placed in the shade.  Predict which ice cube will melt faster.  Why do you think this?
  1. Design an experiment to find out if hot water or cold water freezes faster when put in a freezer.

  2. Compare the growth of a plant during each season.  What does the plant look like in the winter?  In the spring?  In the summer?  In the fall?  What factors do you think affect its growth?

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. Thermometer
  2. Water freezes at 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit) and boils at 100° Celsius (212° Fahrenheit)
  3. Its temperature will increase.
  4. The temperature will increase, and the water will eventually boil.
  5. The temperature will decrease, and the water will eventually freeze.
  6. Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
  • The ice will melt
  • Lamp gives off heat
  • Temperature of the ice cube will slowly increase
  1. Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
  • Temperature of the water reached 0°C
  • Freezing point of water is 0°C
  • Water froze
  1. Acceptable responses might include, but are not limited to:
  • Both ice cubes will melt
  • Ice cube in the sun will melt faster
  • Ice cube in the shade will melt, but slower
  • Ice cube in the shade is not getting direct sun rays
  1. Student designs an appropriate experiment with a clearly written procedure.

       Answers should include:

  • A hypothesis
  • Variables
  • Collected data for the variables
  • Conclusion based off their data
  1. Student uses their knowledge of what plants need to grow, and can deduce what will happen to the plant in the different seasons.

Needs Improvement or Reinforcement

Basic Understanding

Mastery

Student is unable to make appropriate comparisons between the growth of a plant during each season.

Student is able to compare the growth of a plant during each season and can conclude that the differences are due to temperature or amount of daylight. Growth will occur at a more rapid pace in the summer and slower in the winter due to temperature or daylight.

Student is able to compare the growth of a plant during each season and can conclude that the differences are due to temperature and amount of daylight. Growth will occur at a more rapid pace in the summer and slower in the winter due to temperature and daylight.
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