BETHEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

4th Grade Science

BETHEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | School Year 2014-2015

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FIRST SEMESTER

FIRST QUARTER- LIFE SCIENCE

A. Science Process Skills and Safety
a. Experiments and Scientific Methods
b. Safety and Precautions
c. Fire Drill
d. Earthquake Drill
B. Design of Life
a. Acquire and Develop, Respond and Adapt
b. Made of Cells
c. Organization of Living Things
d. Is Yeast alive
e. Principles of Life Science
C. Order of Life
a. Simple Classification
b. Body Plans
c. Acquire and Develop Respond
d. Habitats
e. Mystery Creature
f. Classification Systems
D. Diversity of Life
a. Unique features
b. Body plan comparison
c. Ways to Acquire and Develop
d. Stimulus and Response
e. Survival in Unique Habitats
f. Function and Use
g. Fossil Identification
E. System of Life
a. Identify Systems
b. Competition and Symbiosis
c. Habitats and Food Webs
d. Balance
e. Imbalance
f. Impact on Ecosystem
g. Conservation



BETHEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
4th Grade Science

BETHEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | School Year 2014-2015

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SECOND QUARTER- PHYSICAL SCIENCE


A. Energy and Heat
a. Movement and Change
b. Potential and Kinetic Energy
c. Conservation
d. Thermal Energy
e. Heat
f. Physical Science Principles

B. Light and Sound
a. Waves
b. Light and Sound
c. Properties of Waves
d. Types of Waves
e. Electromagnetic Spectrum
f. Waves Interact with Matter
g. Waves and Technology

C. Motion and Force
a. Observing Motion
b. Types of Motion
c. Types of Force
d. Newtons Laws of Motion
e. Relative and Apparent Motions

D. Matter and Its Uses
a. Compare Matter
b. The Atom
c. Atoms Combine
d. Properties of Matter
e. Changes in Matter
f. Investigating Matter
g. Using Matter

BETHEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
4th Grade Science

BETHEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | School Year 2014-2015

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SECOND SEMESTER

THIRD QUARTER- EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE


A. The Lithosphere
a. Earths Soil
b. Earths Layers
c. Plate Tectonics
d. Weathering
e. Soil Profile
f. Convection Currents
g. Conservation
h. Principles of Earth Science.

B. The Hydrosphere
a. Water
b. Properties of Water
c. The Water Cycle
d. Freshwater
e. Saltwater
f. Water Availability
g. Water Stewardship

C. The Atmosphere
a. Significance of Predicting
b. Layers of the Atmosphere
c. Tropospheric Convection
d. Clouds and Precipitation
e. Air Pressure and Storms
f. Weather and Climate

D. The Universe
a. Planetary Position
b. Probing the Universe
c. The Solar System
d. Galaxies
e. Structure of the Universe
f. Distance in Our Solar System
g. Designed for Life


BETHEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
4th Grade Science

BETHEL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | School Year 2014-2015

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FOURTH QUARTER- LIFE SCIENCE


A. Body Systems 1
a. Cells to Systems
b. The Incredible Pump
c. Life-giving Blood
d. Blood Vessels
e. Body Defenders
f. Principle of Human Body

B. Body Systems 2
a. Teamwork
b. Digestive Systems 1 and 2
c. The Respiratory System
d. Urinary System
e. Osteopathic Medicine

C. Project-Based Learning


References:

1
Purposeful Design 4- Systems
Purposeful Design Publications ACSI
2
Harcourt Science 4
Harcourt School Publishers