4th Grade Science and Social Studies

STANDARD

EXCEEDS

PROFICIENT

DEVELOPING

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

Science: Implements scientific inquiry involving prediction, observations, comparisons, and questions.

Demonstrates inquiry through questioning, predicting, comparing and observing the world around him/her. Reflects on observations, makes adjustments and independently continues scientific methodology. Independently recognizes the life cycle of a plant and knows the different stages of the life cycle. Independently identifies life cycles in the world around him/her.

Demonstrates inquiry through questioning, predicting, observing and comparing the world around him/her.

Demonstrates inquiry through questioning, predicting comparing or observing with guidance from teacher and teachercreated tools (such as graphic organizers, lab sheets, check lists, etc.)

Does not demonstrate inquiry through questioning, predicting comparing or observing, even with assistance from teacher and teachercreated tools.

Independently recognizes the life cycle of a plant and knows the different stages of the life cycle.

With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools recognizes the life cycle of a plant and knows the different stages of the life cycle.

Cannot recognize the life cycle of a plant and does not know the different stages of the life cycle.

Independently identifies the main parts of a seed. Understand the purpose and function of seeds in plant organisms. Independently pursues further knowledge about seed functions. Independently identifies the main parts of a plant and the functions of the specific parts. Independently pursues

Independently identifies the main parts of a seed. Understand the purpose and function of seeds in plant organisms.

With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools can identify the main parts of a seed and understands the purpose and function of seeds in plant organisms.

Cannot identify the main parts of a seed or understand the purpose and function of seeds in plant organisms.

Independently identifies the main parts of a plant and the functions of the specific parts.

With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools can identify the main parts of a plant and the functions of the

Cannot identify the main parts of a plant or the functions of the specific parts.

Science: Understands life cycles of organisms.

Science: Understands the structure and functions of seeds.

Science: Understands the structure and functions of plants.

4th Grade Science and Social Studies further knowledge about plant parts and part functions.

Science: Understands the rotation and revolution of the earth.

Science: Designs and successfully conducts a scientific investigation.

Science: Identifies states of matter

specific parts.

Independently understands and can explain the rotation and revolution of the earth. Understands the relationship between rotation and day/night, and the relationship between revolution and the seasons. Relates this knowledge to the rotation and revolution of other planets and the effects on their days/seasons. Independently designs and successfully conducts a scientific investigation that includes an observation, question, hypothesis, experiment with independent and dependent variables, data collection and reflection.

Independently understands and can explain the rotation and revolution of the earth. Understands the relationship between rotation and day/night, and the relationship between revolution and the seasons.

With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools can explain the rotation and revolution of the earth and can understand the relationship between rotation and day/night, and the relationship between revolution and the seasons.

Cannot explain the rotation and revolution of the earth and cannot understand the relationship between rotation and day/night, or the relationship between revolution and the seasons.

With teacher direction and guidance, designs and successfully conducts a scientific investigation that includes an observation, question, hypothesis, experiment with independent and dependent variables, data collection and reflection.

Independently classifies the states of matter correctly and can characterize the different stages of matter. Independently pursues further knowledge about

Independently classifies the states of matter correctly and can characterize the different stages of matter.

With teacher direction and guidance, designs and conducts a scientific investigation that is missing 1-2 of the following: an observation, question, hypothesis, experiment with independent and dependent variables, data collection and reflection. With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools classifies the states of matter correctly and can characterize the different stages of matter.

With teacher direction and guidance, designs and conducts a scientific investigation that is missing 3 or more of the following: an observation, question, hypothesis, experiment with independent and dependent variables, data collection and reflection. Cannot classify the states of matter correctly or characterize the different stages of matter.

4th Grade Science and Social Studies the states of matter.

Science: Understands composition and structure of the earth.

Independently labels the layers of the earth. Independently pursues further knowledge about the earth’s structure and composition.

Independently labels the layers of the earth.

With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools labels the layers of the earth.

Cannot label the layers of the earth.

Science: Identifies properties of rocks and minerals.

Independently uses an identification chart to identify properties of rocks and minerals. Uses knowledge of rocks and minerals to observe the world around him/her and independently pursues further knowledge about rock composition. Independently describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Northeast Region. Understands the relationship and interdependence between this region and the other regions of the U.S. Independently pursues further knowledge about

Independently uses an identification chart to identify properties of rocks and minerals.

With teacher support, uses an identification chart to identify properties of rocks and minerals.

Cannot use an identification chart to identify properties of rocks and minerals.

Independently describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Northeast Region.

With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Northeast Region.

Cannot describe or identify geographic features, history, and economics of the Northeast Region.

Social Studies: describes the geography, history, and economics of the Northeast Region

4th Grade Science and Social Studies this region.

Social Studies: describes the geography, history, and economics of the Southeast Region

Social Studies: describes the geography, history, and economics of the Midwest Region

Independently describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Southeast Region. Understands the relationship and interdependence between this region and the other regions of the U.S. Independently pursues further knowledge about this region. Independently describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Midwest Region. Understands the relationship and interdependence between this region and the other regions of the U.S. Independently pursues further knowledge about this region.

Independently describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Southeast Region.

With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Southeast Region.

Cannot describe or identify geographic features, history, and economics of the Southeast Region.

Independently describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Midwest Region.

With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Midwest Region.

Cannot describe or identify geographic features, history, and economics of the Midwest Region.

4th Grade Science and Social Studies Social Studies: describes the geography, history, and economics of the Southwest Region

Social Studies: describes the geography, history, and economics of the West Region

Independently describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Southwest Region. Understands the relationship and interdependence between this region and the other regions of the U.S. Independently pursues further knowledge about this region. Independently describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Western Region. Understands the relationship and interdependence between this region and the other regions of the U.S. Independently pursues further knowledge about this region.

Independently describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Southwest Region.

With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Southwest Region.

Cannot describe or identify geographic features, history, and economics of the Southwest Region.

Independently describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Western Region.

With guidance from teacher, word banks, and other tools describes and identifies geographic features, history, and economics of the Western Region.

Cannot describe or identify geographic features, history, and economics of the Western Region.