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JEFFERSON PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
Grade 4 Science
2015
Scope, Sequence, Timeline
Correlation to Grade Level Expectations, Benchmarks, the
Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum and Textbook
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Instructions for use:
The book used in the 4
th grade curriculum is:
Name of Textbook: Macmillan McGraw-Hill Louisiana Science-A Closer Look
Copyright date: 2012
Cost: $56.67
The 2008 Comprehensive Curriculum (Page Numbers are given for the activities) LCC can be accessed on the Louisiana Department of
Education website at www.louisianabelieves.com
Important: Using the Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum activities will assure you that you will be applying and using the
Science as Inquiry GLEs and the Content GLEs.
LCC Features:
BLM: Black Line Masters [Note: Not all activities have a BLM]
Literacy Strategies [Note: Not all activities have Literacy Strategies] Directions: Any activity that has a literacy strategy
has a built in link to the literacy strategy in the 2008 Comprehensive Curriculum.
Activities Specific Assessments (These activities are located at the end of each unit.) [Note: Not all activities have Activity
Specific Assessments]
There are also activities in the textbook that may cover the Science as Inquiry and Content GLEs. These textbook activities are listed in
this document.
Online Resources: ConnectED Master Access Codes – Codes can be redeemed at
http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/
o Louisiana Science A Closer Look Grade 4 Teacher Edition T4RH-CGZX-7CPE-2JMW
o Louisiana Science A Closer Look Grade 4 Student Edition 9OE4-GCZ9-E6R3-HVVR (Note – This student code is
NOT to share with students. It is for the teacher to have online access to a student edition of the text. Once registering
online, student codes will be generated to share with students.)
McGraw Hill Technical Support : 1-800-437-3715 or [email protected]
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Grade Level Expectations for Fourth Grade Science
Science as Inquiry The Abilities to Do Scientific Inquiry
1. Ask questions about objects and events in the environment (e.g., plants, rocks, storms) (SI-E-A1)
2. Pose questions that can be answered by using students’ own observations, scientific knowledge, and testable scientific investigations (SI-
E-A1)
3. Use observations to design and conduct simple investigations or experiments to answer testable questions (SI-E-A2)
4. Predict and anticipate possible outcomes (SI-E-A2)
5. Identify variables to ensure that only one experimental variable is tested at a time (SI-E-A2)
6. Use a variety of methods and materials and multiple trials to investigate ideas (observe, measure, accurately record data) (SI-E-A2)
7. Use the five senses to describe observations (SI-E-A3)
8. Measure and record length, temperature, mass, volume, and area in both metric system and U.S. system units (SI-E-A4)
9. Select and use developmentally appropriate equipment and tools (e.g., magnifying lenses, microscopes, graduated cylinders) and units of
measurement to observe and collect data (SI-E-A4)
10. Express data in a variety of ways by constructing illustrations, graphs, charts, tables, concept maps, and oral and written explanations as
appropriate (SI-E-A5) (SI-E-B4)
11. Combine information, data, and knowledge from one or more of the science content areas to reach a conclusion or make a prediction (SI-
E-A5)
12. Use a variety of appropriate formats to describe procedures and to express ideas about demonstrations or experiments (e.g., drawings,
journals, reports, presentations, exhibitions, portfolios) (SI-E-A6)
13. Identify and use appropriate safety procedures and equipment when conducting investigations (e.g., gloves, goggles, hair ties) (SI-E-A7)
Understanding Scientific Inquiry
14. Identify questions that need to be explained through further inquiry (SI-E-B1)
15. Distinguish between what is known and what is unknown in scientific investigations (SI-E-B1)
16. Select the best experimental design to answer a given testable question (SI-E-B2)
17. Recognize that a variety of tools can be used to examine objects at different degrees of magnification (e.g., hand lens, microscope) (SI-E-
B3)
18. Base explanations and logical inferences on scientific knowledge, observations, and scientific evidence (SI-E-B4)
19. Describe procedures and communicate data in a manner that allows others to understand and repeat an investigation or experiment (SI-E-
B5)
20. Determine whether further investigations are needed to draw valid conclusions (SI-EB6)
21. Use evidence from previous investigations to ask additional questions and to initiate further explorations (SI-E-B6)
22. Explain and give examples of how scientific discoveries have affected society (SI-EB6)
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Physical Science Properties of Objects and Materials
23. Determine linear, volume, and weight/mass measurements by using both metric system and U.S. system units to compare the results (PS-
E-A2)
24. Illustrate how heating/cooling affects the motion of small particles in different phases of matter (PS-E-A4)
25. Describe various methods to separate mixtures (e.g., evaporation, condensation, filtration, magnetism) (PS-E-A5)
Position and Motion of Objects
26. Measure, record, and graph changes in position over time (e.g., speed of cars, ball rolling down inclined plane) (PS-E-B3)
27. Describe how the amount of force needed to cause an object to change its motion depends on the mass of the object (PS-E-B4)
Forms of Energy
28. Explain the relationship between volume (amplitude) of sound and energy required to produce the sound (PS-E-C1)
29. Compare the rates at which sound travels through solids, liquids, and gases (PS-EC1)
30. Explain the relationship between frequency (rate of vibration) and pitch (PS-E-C1)
31. Diagram what happens to white light as it passes through a prism (PS-E-C2)
32. Describe how light bends or refracts when traveling through various materials (e.g., pencil in a glass of water) (PS-E-C2)
33. Describe how heat energy moves through a material by conduction (PS-E-C3)
34. Give examples of ways heat can be generated through friction (e.g., rubbing hands) (PS-E-C3)
35. Give examples of ways heat can be produced by conversion from other sources of energy (PS-E-C3)
36. Test and classify materials as conductors and insulators of electricity (PS-E-C4)
37. Demonstrate how a complete circuit is needed for conducting electricity (PS-E-C4)
38. Explain the effects of Earth’s gravity on all objects at or near the surface of Earth (PS-E-C5)
39. Describe energy transformations (e.g., electricity to light, friction to heat) (PS-E-C6)
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Life Science Characteristics of Organisms
40. Explain the functions of plant structures in relation to their ability to make food through photosynthesis (e.g., roots, leaves, stems,
flowers, seeds) (LS-E-A3)
41. Describe how parts of animals’ bodies are related to their functions and survival (e.g., wings/flying, webbed feet/swimming) (LS-E-A3)
42. Describe how the organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems function (LS-EA5)
43. Explain the primary role of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in the body (LS-E-A6)
44. Analyze food labels to compare nutritional content of foods (e.g., amounts of carbohydrates, fats, proteins) (LS-E-A6)
Life Cycles of Organisms
45. Identify reproductive structures in plants and describe the functions of each (LS-EB1)
46. Describe how some plants can be grown from a plant part instead of a seed (LS-EB1)
47. Sequence stages in the life cycles of various organisms, including seed plants (LSE- B1)
48. Classify examples of plants and animals based on a variety of criteria (LS-E-B2)
49. Compare similarities and differences between parents and offspring in plants and animals (LS-E-B3)
Organisms and Their Environments
50. Explain how some organisms in a given habitat compete for the same resources (LS-E-C1)
51. Describe how organisms can modify their environment to meet their needs (e.g., beavers making dams) (LS-E-C1)
52. Describe how some plants and animals have adapted to their habitats (LS-E-C2)
53. Identify the habitat in which selected organisms would most likely live and explain how specific structures help organisms to survive
(LS-E-C2)
54. Describe the effect of sudden increases or decreases of one group of organisms upon other organisms in the environment (LS-E-C3)
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Earth and Space Science Properties of Earth Materials
55. Recognize that sedimentary rocks are composed of particles that result from weathering and erosion (e.g., sandstones, conglomerates)
(ESS-E-A1)
56. Investigate the properties of soil (e.g., color, texture, capacity to retain water, ability to support plant growth) (ESS-E-A1)
57. Explain how unequal heating of Earth’s land and water affects climate and weather by using a model (ESS-E-A2)
58. Draw, label, and explain the components of a water cycle (ESS-E-A3)
59. Measure, chart, and predict the weather using various instruments (e.g., thermometer, barometer, anemometer) (ESS-E-A4)
60. Identify various types of weather-related natural hazards and effects (e.g., lightning, storms) (ESS-E-A4)
61. Identify safety measures applicable to natural hazards (ESS-E-A4)
62. Classify rocks and minerals according to texture, color, luster, hardness, and effervescence (ESS-E-A5)
63. Demonstrate and explain how Earth’s surface is changed as a result of slow and rapid processes (e.g., sand dunes, canyons, volcanoes,
earthquakes) (ESS-E-A5) (ESS-E-A1)
Objects in the Sky
64. Describe and sequence the phases of the Moon and eclipses (ESS-E-B2)
65. Compare a solar and a lunar eclipse (ESS-E-B2)
66. Diagram the movement of the Moon around Earth and the movement of Earth around the Sun (ESS-E-B2)
67. Explain the changing appearance of the Moon and its location in the sky over the course of a month (ESS-E-B3)
68. Identify the relationship between Earth’s tilt and revolution and the seasons (ESS-EB4)
69. Explain how technology has improved our knowledge of the universe (e.g., Hubble telescope, space stations, lunar exploration) (ESS-E-
B6)
Science and the Environment 70. Design an ecosystem that includes living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components and illustrates interdependence (SE-E-A1)
71. Describe and explain food chains/webs and the directional flow of energy in various ecosystems (e.g., construct a model, drawing,
diagram, graphic organizer) (SE-EA2)
72. Predict and describe consequences of the removal of one component in a balanced ecosystem (e.g., consumer, herbivores, nonliving
component) (SE-E-A2)
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Fourth Grade Suggested Time Line
First Nine Weeks: Unit 1: Measuring and Comparing…………………...............................................................2 weeks
Unit 2: Sound, Light, and Heat…….......................................................................................5 weeks
Unit 3: Electricity………..……………………........................................................................2 weeks
Second Nine Weeks: Unit 4: Living Organisms ………………………...................................................................5 weeks
Unit 5: Ecosystems……………..……………………………………………………………4 weeks
Third Nine Weeks: Unit 5: Ecosystems……...…………………………………………………………………....1 week
Unit 6: Planet Earth and its Moon...…………………….……………………………….…...8 weeks
Fourth Nine weeks: Unit 6: Planet Earth and its Moon..……………………….…………..………….…….…….2 weeks
Unit 7: Structure and Form of Living Things..…………………………...……….……….....3 weeks
Unit 8: Structure and Form of Living Things..……………………….…………..…….…….2 weeks
NOTE:
LABORATORIES AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ALL SCIENCE COURSES.
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Unit 1:
Measuring and Comparing
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 1: Measuring and
Comparing
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Readings From
Textbook
Science A Closer
Look
McGraw-Hill
SI-E-A4: employing
equipment and tools to
gather data and extend the
sensory observations
SI-E-A5: using data,
including numbers and
graphics, to explain
observations and
experiments
SI-E-B4: developing
explanations by using
observations and
experiments
PS-E-B3: measure, record,
and graph changes in
position over time (e.g.
speed of cars, balls rolling
down inclined plane)
PS 23. Determine linear, volume,
and weight/mass measurements by
using both metric system and U.S.
system units to compare the results
SI 8. Measure and record length,
temperature, mass, volume, and area
in both metric system and U.S.
system units
SI 9. Select and use developmentally
appropriate equipment and tools
(e.g., magnifying lenses,
microscopes, graduated cylinders)
and units of measurement to observe
and collect data
SI 10. Express data in a variety of
ways by constructing illustrations,
graphs, charts, tables, concept maps,
and oral and written explanations as
appropriate
SI: 6, 12
Activity2:
Measuring Length,
Mass and Volume
of a Regular Solid
pg. 3 - 4
BLM: Toy
Measure Chart
Literacy Strategy: Brainstorm
Activities Specific
Assessment: pg. 10
Explore: pp. 21, 41, 225, 241,
361; Quick Lab: p. 25; Be a
Scientist: pp. 60-61, 306-307;
Focus on Skills: pp. 28-29,
50-51, 112-113, 332-333;
Math Link: p.27
Explore: pp.41,173, 185, 265,
323, 345,379, 395; Be
Scientist, pp. 306-307; Focus
on Skills: pp. 28-29, 50-51,
72-73, 112-113, 274-275, 368-
369: Art Link: pp. 71, 101,
111, 121, 195, 273, 385;
Science Task, p. 125
The Scientific Method: p. 8;
Explore, pp. 93, 241, 295;
Quick Lab: pp. 179, 365
Explore: pp. 93, 173, 185,
214, 309; Be a Scientist: pp.
232-233, 286-287, 306-307;
Focus on Skills: pp. 112-113,
248-249, 332-333, 368-369,
386-387
Unit 1 Lesson 1, pp.
20-27
SI-E-A7: utilizing safety
procedures during
experiments
SI 13. Identify and use appropriate
safety procedures and equipment
when conducting investigations
(e.g. gloves, goggles, hair ties)
Activity 1 –Safety
In the Lab pg. 2
BLM: Science
Safety
Contract
Explore, pp. 105, 371; Quick
Lab, pp. 137, 146; Be a
Scientist, pp. 232-233; Focus
on Skills, pp. 50-51, 386-387;
Writing Link, p. 139
pp. 16-17
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 1: Measuring and
Comparing
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Readings From Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
SI-E-A4: employing
equipment and tools to
gather data and extend the
sensory observations
SI-E-A5: using data,
including numbers and
graphics, to explain
observations and
experiments
SI-E-B4: developing
explanations by using
observations and
experiments
PS-E-B3: measure, record,
and graph changes in
position over time (e.g.
speed of cars, balls rolling
down inclined plane)
PS 26. Measure, record, and graph
changes in position over time (e.g.
speed of cars, ball rolling down
inclined plane)
SI 8. Measure and record length,
temperature, mass, volume, and area
in both metric system and U.S.
system units
SI 9. Select and use developmentally
appropriate equipment and tools
(e.g., magnifying lenses,
microscopes, graduated cylinders)
and units of measurement to observe
and collect data
SI 10. Express data in a variety of
ways by constructing illustrations,
graphs, charts, tables, concept maps,
and oral and written explanations as
appropriate
SI: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 23
Activity 3: Measuring Time
and Distance, p. 4 –
5
BLM: Film
Canister Racing
Data Table
Literacy Strategy: Science Learning
Log
Activity Specific
Assessment: Pg.
10
Explore, pp. 21, 41,
115, 225, 241, 361; Be
a Scientist, pp. 306-307;
Focus on Skills, pp. 28,
29, 50-51, 112-113, 332-
333; Math Link, p. 27
Explore, pp. 21,41, 225,
241, 361; Quick Lab,
p. 179; Be a Scientist,
pp. 60-61, 306-307;
Focus on Skills, pp. 28-
29
Explore, pp. 41, 173,
185
PS-E-A4: describing the
properties of the different
states of matter identifying
the conditions that cause
matter to change states
PS 24. Illustrate how heating/cooling
affects the motion of small particles
in different phases of matter
SI: 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13
Activity 4: Temperature
Effects, p. 5, 6-7
BLM:
Temperature
Effects Data Table
Literacy Strategy:
SQPL prompt
Literacy Strategy:
Student Learning
Log
Explore, pp. 41; Quick
Lab, p. 45; Foldables,
49; Writing Link, p. 49;
Health Link, p. 49
Unit 1 Lesson 3, pp. 40-49
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 1: Measuring and
Comparing
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Readings From Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
PS-E-A4: describing the
properties of the different
states of matter identifying
the conditions that cause
matter to change states
PS-E-A5: describe various
methods to separate
mixtures(e.g. evaporation,
condensation, filtration,
magnetism)
ESS-E-A3: draw, label,
and explain the
components of a water
cycle
PS 25. Describe various methods to
separate mixtures (e.g. evaporation,
condensation, filtration, magnetism)
PS 24. Illustrate how heating/cooling
affects the motion of small particles
in different phases of matter
PS 58. Draw, label, and explain the
components of a water cycle
SI: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 21
Activity 5:
Observing the
Water Cycle, p. 8-9
Literacy Strategy:
Student Learning
Log
Literacy Strategy:
SPAWN Writing
Prompt
Activities Specific
Assessment: Pg.
10
Be a Scientist, pp. 60-
61
Explore, p. 53; Quick
Lab, p. 57; Foldables,
p. 59; Math Link, p.
59; Art Link p. 59
Unit 1 Lesson 4, pp. 52-59
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Unit 2:
Light, Heat, and Sound
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 2: Light, Heat, and Sound
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Readings From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
PS-E-C1: Experimenting
and communicating how
vibrations of objects
produce sound and how
changing the rate of
vibration varies the pitch
PS 28. Explain the relationship
between volume (amplitude) of sound
and energy required to produce the
sound
SI: 6, 7, 10, 12, 13
Activity 1: Sound
and Vibrations,
p. 14, 15, 16
Literacy
Strategy:
Thinking Activity
DR–TA
Literacy
Strategy: Science
Learning Log
Explore, p. 81; Quick
Lab, p. 86; Foldables,
89; Math Link, p. 89;
Music Link, p. 89
Unit 2 Lesson 1, pp. 81-
89
PS-E-C1: Experimenting
and communicating how
vibrations of objects
produce sound and how
changing the rate of
vibration varies the pitch
PS 29. Compare the rates at which
sound travels through solids, liquids,
and gases
SI: 2, 6, 12, 13, 18
Activity 2: Sound
in Air, Water, and
Solids, p. 16 – 17
BLM: Sound
Mock Lab Data
Table
Literacy
Strategy: Science
Learning Log
Be a Scientist, pp. 90-91
Explore, p. 81; Quick
Lab, p. 86; Foldables, p.
89; Math Link, p. 89;
Music Link, p. 89
Unit 2 Lesson 1 pp. 81-89
PS-E-C1: Experimenting
and communicating how
vibrations of objects
produce sound and how
changing the rate of
vibration varies the pitch
PS 30. Explain the relationship
between frequency (rate of vibration)
and pitch
SI: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 20
Activity 3: Sound
Pitch, p. 18 – 19
BLM: Four
Question Strategy
Planning Guide
and Answer Sheet
Literacy
Strategy: Science
Learning Log
Activities Specific
Assessment: P 26
Be a Scientist, pp. 90-91
Explore, p. 81; Quick
Lab, p. 86; Foldables, p.
89; Math Link, p. 89;
Music Link, p. 89
Unit 2 Lesson 1 pp. 81-89
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 2: Light, Heat, and Sound
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Readings From Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
PS-E-C2: investigating
and describing how light
travels and what happens
when light strikes an
object (reflection,
refraction, and absorption)
PS 32. Describe how light bends or
refracts when traveling through
various materials (e.g., pencil in a
glass of water)
SI: 10, 12, 13
Activity 4:
Refraction of
Light, p. 19 – 20
Literacy
Strategy: Science
Learning Log
Activities Specific
Assessment: P 26
Explore, p. 93; Quick
Lab, p. 99; Foldables,
p. 101; Math Link, p.
101; Art Link, p. 101
Unit 2 Lesson 2, pp. 92-
101
PS-E-C2: investigating
and describing how light
travels and what happens
when light strikes an
object (reflection,
refraction, and absorption)
PS 31. Diagram what happens to
white light as it passes through a
prism
SI: 6, 10, 12
Activity 5:
Separating Light,
p. 20, 21- 22
Literacy
Strategy: Science
Learning Log
Activities Specific
Assessment: P 26
Explore, p. 93; Quick
Lab, p. 99; Foldables,
p. 101; Math Link, p.
101; Art Link, p. 101
Unit 2 Lesson 2, pp. 92-
101
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Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum Unit 2: Light, Heat, and
Sound
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Readings From Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
PS-E-C3: investigating
and describing ways heat
can be produced and
moved from one object to
another by conduction
PS-E-C6: exploring and
describing simple energy
transformations
PS 34. Give examples of ways heat
can be generated through friction
(e.g., rubbing hands)
PS 35. Give examples of ways heat
can be produced by conversion from
other sources of energy
PS 39. Describe energy
transformations (e.g., electricity to
light, friction to heat)
SI: 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15
Activity 6: Heat,
p. 22 – 23
Literacy
Strategy:
KWL graphic
organizer
Literacy
Strategy: Science
Learning Log
Explore, p. 143; Quick
Lab, p. 109;
Foldables, p. 111;
Writing Link, p. 111;
Art Link, p. 111
Explore, p. 143; Quick
Lab, p. 146; Foldables,
p. 151; Math Link, p.
151; Health Link, p.
151
Explore, p. 115; Quick
Lab, p. 119; Foldables,
p. 121; Writing Link, p.
121; Art Link, p. 121
Unit 2 Lesson 3, pp. 104-
111; Unit 3 Lesson 2, pp.
142-151
Unit 2 Lesson 4, pp. 114-
121
PS-E-C2: investigating
and describing how light
travels and what happens
when light strikes an
object (reflection,
refraction, and absorption)
PS 33. Describe how heat energy
moves through a material by
conduction
SI: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11
Activity 7:
Conduction and
Conductors, p. 23
- 24
Focus on Skills, pp.
152-153; Explore, p.
105; Quick Lab, p.
109; Foldables, p. 111;
Writing Link, p. 111;
Art Link, p. 111
Unit 2 Lesson 3, pp. 104-
111;
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 2: Light, Heat, and Sound
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Readings From Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
PS-E-C1: experimenting
and communicating how
vibrations of objects
produce sound and how
changing the rate of
vibration varies the pitch
PS-E-C2: investigating
and describing how light
travels and what happens
when light strikes an
object (reflection,
refraction, and absorption)
PS-E-C2: investigating
and describing how light
travels and what happens
when light strikes an
object (reflection,
refraction, and absorption)
PS 28. Explain the relationship
between volume (amplitude) of sound
and energy required to produce the
sound
PS 29. Compare the rates at which
sound travels through solids, liquids,
and gases
PS 30. Explain the relationship
between frequency (rate of vibration)
and pitch
PS 31. Diagram what happens to
white light as it passes through a
prism
PS 32. Describe how light bends or
refracts when traveling through
various materials (e.g., pencil in a
glass of water)
PS 33. Describe how heat energy
moves through a material by
conduction
PS 34. Give examples of ways heat
can be generated through friction
(e.g., rubbing hands)
PS 35. Give examples of ways heat
can be produced by conversion from
other sources of energy
PS 39. Describe energy
transformations (e.g., electricity to
light, friction to heat)
Activity 8:
Concept Review,
p. 25
BLM: Energy
Word Grid
Literacy
Strategy:
Word Grid
Explore, p. 81; Quick
Lab, 86; Foldables, p.
88; Math Link, p. 89;
Music Link, p. 89
Be a Scientist, 90-91;
Explore, p. 92; Quick
Lab, p. 99; Foldables,
p. 101; Math Link, p.
101; Art Link, p. 101
Explore, p. 105;
Quick Lab, p. 109;
Foldables, p. 111;
Writing Link, p. 111;
Art Link, p. 111
Explore,p. 115; Quick
Lab, p. 119; Foldables,
p. 121; Writing Link,
p. 121; Art Link, p.
121
Unit 2 Lesson 1, pp. 81-89
Unit 2 Lesson 2, pp. 92-
101
Unit 2 Lesson 3, pp. 104-
111
Unit 2 Lesson 4, pp. 114-
121
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Unit 3:
Electricity
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 3: Electricity
Activities
For
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Readings From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
PS-E-C4: investigating
and describing how
electricity travels in a
circuit
PS-E-C6: exploring and
describing simple energy
transformations
PS 36. Test and classify materials as
conductors and insulators of
electricity
PS 37. Demonstrate how a complete
circuit is needed for conducting
electricity
PS 39. Describe energy
transformations (e.g., electricity to
light, friction to heat)
SI: 2, 12, 13
Activity 1: Electricity
Basics, p. 29, 30, 31
Literacy Strategy: KWL graphic
organizer
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning Log
Literacy Strategy: Vocabulary Cards
Activity Specific
Assessments: p. 35
Be a Scientist, pp. 140-
141
Explore, p. 131; Quick
Lab, p. 137; Foldables,
p. 139; Writing Link, p.
139; Art link, p. 139;
Explore, p. 115;
Foldables, p.121;
Writing Link, p. 121;
Art Link, p. 121
Explore, p. 143;
Foldables, p.151; Math
Link, p. 151; Health
Link, p. 151
Unit 3 Lesson 1, pp. 130-
139;
Unit 2 Lesson 4, pp.114-
121
Unit 3 Lesson 2, pp. 142-
151
PS-E-C3: investigating
and describing ways heat
can be produced and
moved from one object to
another by conduction
PS-E-C6: exploring and
describing simple energy
transformations
PS 33. Describe how heat energy
moves through a material by
conduction
PS 34. Give examples of ways heat
can be generated through friction
(e.g., rubbing hands)
PS 35. Give examples of ways heat
can be produced by conversion from
other sources of energy
PS 39. Describe energy
transformations (e.g., electricity to
light, friction to heat)
SI: 2, 3, 12, 21
Activity 2: Heat
from Electricity
(Conduction/Friction),
p. 32 -33
Literacy Strategy: KWL graphic
organizer
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning Log
Activity Specific
Assessments: p. 35
Focus on Skills, pp. 152-
153; Explore, p. 105;
Quick Lab, 109;
Fodables, 111; Writing
Link, p. 111; Art Link p.
111
Explore, p. 115; Quick
Lab, p. 119; Foldables,
p. 121; Writing Link, p.
121 Art Link, p. 121
Unit 2 Lesson 3, pp. 104-
111;
Unit 2 Lesson 4, pp. 114-
121;
Unit 3 Lesson 2, pp. 142-
151
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 3: Electricity
Activities
For
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Readings From Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
PS-E-B4: describe how
the amount of force needed
to cause and object to
change its motion depends
on the mass of the object
PS 27. Describe how the amount of
force needed to cause an object to
change its motion depends on the
mass of the object
SI: 6, 8, 9, 12
Activity 3: Electromagnet, p.
33
Explore, p. 157; Quick
Lab, p. 162; Foldables,
p. 163; Writing Link, p.
163; Math Link, p. 163
Unit 3 Lesson 3, pp. 156-
163
SI-E-22: explain and give
examples of how scientific
discoveries have affected
society
PS 22. Explain and give examples
of how scientific discoveries have
affected society
Activity 4:
Electricity’s Role
in the Modern
World
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 35
The Design Process. pp.
14-15; Health Link, p.
151; Social Studies
Link, p. 261
Reading in Science, pp.
122-123, 154-155, 262-263
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Unit 4:
Living Organisms
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 4: Living Organisms
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer
Look
McGraw -Hill
Readings From
Textbook
Science A Closer
McGraw-Hill
SI-E-A3: communicating
that observations are made
with one’s senses
SI-E-A4: employing
equipment and tools to
gather data and extend the
sensory observations
SI-E-A5: using data,
including numbers and
graphics, to explain
observations and
experiments
LS-E-B1: observing and
describing the life cycles
of some plants and animals
SI 7. Use the five senses to describe
observations
SI 8: Measure and record length,
temperature, mass, volume, and area in
both metric system and U.S. system
units
SI 9. Select and use developmentally
appropriate equipment and tools (e.g.,
magnifying lenses, microscopes,
graduated cylinders) and units of
measurement to observe and collect
data
SI 10. Express data in a variety of
ways by constructing illustrations,
graphs, charts, tables, concept maps,
and oral and written explanations as
appropriate
LS 47. Sequence stages in the life
cycles of various organisms, including
seed plants
SI: 12, 13
Activity 1: Here We Grow!
Plant Life Cycle, p. 38, 39,
40, 41
BLM: Plant Vocabulary Self
– Awareness Chart
BLM: Lima Bean Growth
Data Table
Literacy Strategy: Vocabulary self-awareness
chart
Literacy Strategy: Student
Learning Logs
Literacy Strategy: Story
Chain
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 53
Explore, pp. 81, 173,
213, 309, 371; Quick
Lab, p. 86; Be a
Scientist, pp. 90-91,
102-103
Explore, pp. 21, 41,
115, 225, 241, 361;
Be A Scientist, pp.
306-307; Focus on
Skills, pp. 28, 29, 50-
51, 112-113, 332-333;
Math Link, p. 27
Explore, pp. 21, 41,
225, 241, 361; Quick
Lab, p. 179; Be a
Scientist, pp. 60-61,
306-307; Focus on
Skills, pp. 28-29
LS-E-A3: locating and
comparing major plant and
animal structures and their
functions
LS 40. Explain the functions of plant
structures in relation to their ability to
make food through photosynthesis
(e.g., roots, leaves, stems, flowers,
seeds)
SI: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 16, 18
Activity 2: Food Factory!
Photosynthesis, p. 41, 42, 43
Literacy Strategy: Brainstorm
Literacy Strategy: Student
Learning Logs
Explore, p. 185;
Quick Lab, p. 193;
Foldables, p. 195;
Writing Link, p. 195;
Art Link, p. 195
Unit 4 Lesson 2,
pp. 184-195;
Unit 7 Lesson 1,
pp. 360-367
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 4: Living Organisms
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
LS-E-B1: observing and
describing the life cycles
of some plants and animals
LS-E-B2: observing,
comparing, and grouping
plants and animals
according to likenesses and
/or differences
LS 45. Identify reproductive structures
in plants and describe the functions of
each
LS 48. Classify examples of plants and
animals based on a variety of criteria
SI: 1, 2, 7, 13
LS: 47
Activity 3:
Identifying Seeds and
Seed Makers, p. 43 –
44
Literary Strategy:
SQPL prompt
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Reading in Science, pp. 222-223; Writing
Link, p. 209
Unit 4 Lesson 3, pp.
198-209
Unit 4 Lesson 1, pp.
173-181; Unit 4 Lesson
2, pp. 184-195; Unit 4
Lesson 4, p. 212-221
LS-E-B1: observing and
describing the life cycles
of some plants and animals
LS-E-B3: observing and
recording how the
offspring of plants and
animals are similar to their
parents
LS47. Sequence stages in the life
cycles of various organisms, including
seed plants
LS49. Compare similarities and
differences between parents and
offspring in plants and animals
SI: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 19, 21
LS: 40
Activity 4: Growing
Seeds, p. 44, 45, 46
BLM: Red Bean
Observation Data
Table
Literary Strategy:
SQPL prompt
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Science Task, p. 235;
Explore, p. 199;
Foldables, p. 209;
Writing Link, p. 209;
Math Link, p. 209
Unit 4 Lesson 3, pp.
198-209; Unit 4 Lesson
4, pp. 212-221; Unit 5
Lesson 4, pp. 276-285
SI-E-A5: using data,
including numbers and
graphics, to explain
observations and
experiments
SI-E-B4:developing
explanations by using
observations and
experiments
LS-E-B1: observing and
describing the life cycles
of some plants and animals
SI 10. Express data in a variety of
ways by constructing illustrations,
graphs, charts, tables, concept maps,
and oral and written explanations as
appropriate
LS 45. Identify reproductive structures
in plants and describe the functions of
each
SI: 7, 9, 11, 13, 17
LS: 43
Activity 5: Reproductive Parts of
a Flower, p. 46 -47
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Literacy Strategy:
SPAWN Writing
Prompt
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 53
Explore, pp. 41, 173,
185, 265, 323, 345,
379, 395; Be a
Scientist, pp. 306-307;
Focus on Skills, pp.
28-29, 50-51, 72-73,
112-113, 274-275,
368-369; Art Link,
pp. 71, 101, 111, 121,
195, 273, 385; Science
Task, p. 125
Unit 4 Lesson 3, pp.
198-209
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 4:
Living Organisms
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A
Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
LS-E-A6: recognizing the
food groups necessary to
maintain a healthy body
LS 43. Explain the primary role of
carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in the
body
Activity 6: Beneficial
Plants, p. 47- 48
Literacy Strategy: RAFT
Writing
Literary Strategy: SQPL
prompt
Literacy Strategy: Student
Learning Logs
Explore, p. 185; Quick
Lab, p. 193;
Foldables, p. 195;
Writing Link, p. 195;
Art Link, p. 195
Unit 44 Lesson
2, pp. 184-195;
Unit 8 Lesson 1,
pp. 394-401
LS-E-B1: observing and
describing the life cycles
of some plants and animals
LS-E-B3: observing and
recording how the
offspring of plants and
animals are similar to their
parents
LS 46. Describe how some plants can
be grown from a plant part instead of a
seed
LS 49. Compare similarities and
differences between parents and
offspring in plants and animals
SI: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 13
LS: 45
Activity 7: Producing from
Plant Parts, p. 48 – 49
Literacy Strategy: Student
Learning Logs
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 53
Quick Lab, p. 220;
Explore p. 199; Quick
Lab, p. 204;
Foldables, p. 209;
Writing Link, p. 209;
Math Link, p. 209
Unit 4 Lesson 3,
pp. 198-209
Unit 4 lesson 3,
pp. 198-209;
Unit 4 Lesson 4,
pp. 212-221
LS-E-B1: observing and
describing the life cycles
of some plants and animals
LS 46. Describe how some plants can
be grown from a plant part instead of a
seed
SI: 4, 11, 13, 14
Activity 8: Producing from
Cuttings, p. 49 – 50
Literacy Strategy: Student
Learning Logs
Literary Strategy: SQPL
prompt
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 53
Quick Lab, p. 220;
Explore p. 199; Quick
Lab, p. 204;
Foldables, p. 209;
Writing Link, p. 209;
Math Link, p. 209
Unit 4 Lesson 3,
pp. 198-209
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 4:
Living Organisms
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A
Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
LS-E-B3: observing and
recording how the
offspring of plants and
animals are similar to their
parents
LS 49. Compare similarities and
differences between parents and
offspring in plants and animals
SI: 7, 10
LS: 47
Activity 9: Who’s Your
Parent, Who’s Your Baby?
Animal Life Cycle, p. 50
Explore, p. 213;
Foldables, p. 221;
Writing Link, p. 221;
Math Link, p. 221
Unit 4 Lesson 3,
pp. 198-209;
Unit 4 Lesson 4,
pp. 212-221
LS-E-A5: locating major
human body organs and
describing their functions
LS 42. Describe how the organs of the
circulatory and respiratory systems
function
Activity 10: Circulatory
and Respiratory Systems, p.
51- 52
BLM: Circulatory and
Respiratory Vocabulary
Self-Awareness Chart
BLM: Respiratory System
Diagram
BLM: Circulatory System
Diagram
Literacy Strategy: Vocabulary Self –
Awareness
Explore, p. 225;
Foldables, p. 231;
Writing Link, p. 231;
Music Link, p. 231
Explore, p. 379; Quick
Lab, p. 383; Foldables,
p. 385; Writing Link,
p. 385; Social Studies
Link, p. 385
Unit 4 Lesson 5,
pp. 224-231;
Unit 7 Lesson 3,
pp. 379-385
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Unit 5:
Ecosystems
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 5: Ecosystems
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer
Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
LS-E-C1: examining the
habitats of plants and
animals and determining
how basic needs are met
within each habitat
LS 50. Explain how some organisms in
a given habitat compete for the same
resources
SI: 1, 2, 4, 14, 18
Activity 1: Eco-
competition,
p. 57 -58
BLM: Ecosystem
Vocabulary Self-
Awareness Chart
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning Logs
Literacy Strategy: KWL graphic organizer
Literacy Strategy: Vocabulary Self –
Awareness
Focus on Skills, pp.
248-249
Explore, p. 241;
Quick Lab, p. 243;
Foldables, p. 247;
Writing Link, p.
247; Art Link, p.
247
Explore, p. 265;
Quick Lab, p. 267;
Foldables, p. 273;
Math Link, p. 273;
Art Link, p. 273
Unit 5 Lesson1, pp.
240-247;
Unit 5 Lesson 3, pp.
264-273
LS-E-C1: examining the
habitats of plants and
animals and determining
how basic needs are met
within each habitat
LS-E-C2: describing how
the features of some plants
and animals enable them to
live in specific habitats
LS 51. Describe how organisms can
modify their environment to meet their
needs (e.g., beavers making dams)
LS 52. Describe how some plants and
animals have adapted to their habitats
SI: 10, 11 18
LS: 41, 50
Activity 2: Adaptations, p. 58-59
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning Logs
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 67
Science Task, p.
289;
Explore, p. 251;
Quick Lab, p. 255;
Foldables, p. 261;
Writing Link, p.
261; Social
Studies Link, p. 261
Explore, p. 379;
Quick Lab, p. 383;
Unit 5 Lesson 2, pp.
250-261
Unit 5 Lesson 4, pp.
276-285; Unit 7 Lesson
2, pp. 370-375;
Unit 7 Lesson 3, pp.
379-385
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 5: Ecosystems
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer
Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
LS-E-C3: observing
animals and plants and
describing interaction or
interdependence
SE-E-A1: understanding
that an “ecosystem” is
made of living and non-
living components
LS 54. Describe the effect of sudden
increases or decreases of one group of
organisms upon other organisms in the
environment
SE 70. Design an ecosystem that
includes living (biotic) and nonliving
(abiotic) components and illustrates
interdependence
SI: 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21
LS: 50
Activity 3: Classroom
Ecosystem, p. 59, 60,
61, 62; BLM:
Classroom Terrarium
Observation Sheet;
BLM: Classroom
Aquarium Observation
Sheet; Literacy
Strategy: Graphic
Organizer
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning Logs
Explore, p. 251;
Quick Lab, p. 255;
Foldables, p. 261;
Writing Link, p.
261; Social
Studies, p. 261
Unit 5 Lesson 2, pp.
250-261
SE-E-A2: understanding
the components of a food
chain
SE 71. Describe and explain food
chains/webs and the directional flow of
energy in various ecosystems (e.g.,
construct a model, drawing, diagram,
graphic organizer)
SE 72. Predict and describe
consequences of the removal of one
component in a balanced ecosystem
(e.g., consumer, herbivores, nonliving
component)
SI: 1, 2, 10, 12
Activity4: Food Chain,
p. 62 – 63
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning Logs
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 67
Unit 5 Lesson 3, pp.
264-273
Unit 5 Lesson 2, pp.
250-261
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 5: Ecosystems
Activities
From
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer
Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
LS-E-A3: locating and
comparing major plant and
animal structures and their
functions
LS-E-C1: examining the
habitats of plants and
animals and determining
how basic needs are met
within each habitat
LS-E-C2: describing how
the features of some plants
and animals enable them to
live in specific habitats
LS 41. Describe how parts of animals’
bodies are related to their functions and
survival (e.g., wings/flying, webbed
feet/swimming)
LS 51. Describe how organisms can
modify their
environment to meet their needs (e.g.,
beavers making
dams)
LS 52. Describe how some plants and
animals have
adapted to their habitats
LS 53. Identify the habitat in which
selected organisms would most likely
live and explain how specific structures
help organisms to survive
SI: 10, 11, 12, 18
LS: 47, 50
Activity 5: Researching
Ecosystems, p. 63 – 64
BLM: Louisiana
Ecosystem Research
Sheet
BLM: Louisiana
Animal Research Sheet
Literacy Strategy: RAFT Writing
Quick Lab, p. 225;
Be a Scientist, pp.
286-287; Science
Task, p. 289
Unit 5 Lesson 4, pp.
276-285; Unit 7 Lesson
3, pp. 379-385
Unit 5 Lesson 2, pp.
250-261
Unit 5 Lesson, 4 pp.
276-285; Unit 7 Lesson
2, pp. 370-375; Unit 7
Lesson 3, pp. 379-385;
Unit 5 Lesson 4, pp.
276-285; Unit 7 Lesson
2, pp. 370-375; Unit 7
Lesson 3, pp. 379-385
SE-E-A2: understanding
the components of a food
chain
SE 72. Predict and describe
consequences of the removal of one
component in a balanced ecosystem
(e.g., consumer, herbivores, nonliving
component)
SI: 1, 12, 22
SE: 71
Activity 6: In Balance,
p. 64, 65, 66
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning Logs
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 67
Explore, p. 251;
Quick Lab, p. 251;
Foldables, p. 261;
Writing Link, p.
261; Social Studies
Link, p. 261
Unit 5 Lesson 2, pp.
250 -261
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Unit 6:
Planet Earth and Its Moon
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 6: Planet Earth and Its Moon
Activities
Form
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer
Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
ESS-E-A1: understanding
that earth materials are
rocks, minerals, and soils
ESS-E-A5: observing and
communicating that rocks
are composed of various
substances
ESS 63. Demonstrate and explain how
Earth’s surface is changed as a result
of slow and rapid processes (e.g., sand
dunes, canyons, volcanoes,
earthquakes)
SI: 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
Activity 1: The
Ever Changing
Crust, p. 70, 71, 72,
73
Literacy Strategy: Brainstorm
Literacy Strategy: Vocabulary Cards
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Explore, p. 309;
Quick Lab, p. 317;
Foldables, p. 319;
Math Link, p. 319;
Social Studies, Link,
p. 319
Unit 6 Lesson 2, pp. 308-
319
ESS-E-A1: understanding
that earth materials are
rocks, minerals, and soils
ESS 55. Recognize that sedimentary
rocks are composed of particles that
result from weathering and erosion
(e.g., sandstones, conglomerates)
SI: 7, 8, 9, 10
Activity 2: Rocks
1, p. 73, 74, 75
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 91
Explore, p. 295;
Quick Lab, p.303;
Foldables, p. 305;
Social Studies Link,
p. 305; Math Link,
p. 305
Unit 6 Lesson 1, pp. 294-
305
ESS-E-A5: observing and
communicating that rocks
are composed of various
substances
ESS 62. Classify rocks and minerals
according to texture, color, luster,
hardness, and effervescence
SI: 3, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19
Activity 3:
Minerals, p. 75, 76,
77
Literacy Strategy: Graphic Organizer
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Science Task, p. 355
Explore, p. 309;
Quick Lab, p. 317;
Foldables, p. 319;
Math Link, p. 319;
Social Studies, Link,
p. 319
Unit 6 Lesson 2, pp. 308-
319
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 6: Planet Earth and Its Moon
Activities
Form
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer
Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
ESS-E-A1: understanding
that earth materials are
rocks, minerals, and soils
ESS-E-A5: observing and
communicating that rocks
are composed of various
substances
ESS 55. Recognize that sedimentary
rocks are composed of particles that
result from weathering and erosion
(e.g., sandstones, conglomerates)
ESS 62. Classify rocks and minerals
according to texture, color, luster,
hardness, and effervescence
SI: 1, 2, 3, 9, 10
Activity 4: Rocks II,
p. 77 – 78
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Literacy Strategy:
Story Chain
Science Task, p.
355
Explore, p. 295;
Foldables, p. 305;
Social Studies
Link, p. 305;
Math Link, p. 305
Explore, p. 309;
Quick Lab, p. 309;
Foldables, p. 319;
Unit 6 Lesson 1, pp. 294-305
Unit 6 Lesson 2, pp. 308-
319;
ESS-E-A1: understanding
that earth materials are
rocks, minerals, and soils
ESS 56. Investigate the properties of
soil (e.g., color, texture, capacity to
retain water, ability to support plant
growth)
SI: 1, 2, 4, 10, 13, 17
Activity 5: Properties
of Soil, p. 78, 79, 80
BLM: Soil
Permeability
Sampling
BLM: Soil Sampling
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Explore, p. 62;
Quick Lab, p. 68;
Foldables, p. 71;
Writing Link, p.
71; Art Link, p.
71
Unit 1 Lesson 5, pp. 62-71;
Unit 6 Lesson 1, pp. 294-305
ESS-E-A3: investigating,
observing, and describing
how water changes from
one form to another and
interacts with the
atmosphere
ESS 58. Draw, label, and explain the
components of a water cycle
SI: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11, 18
PS: 38
Activity 6: Water
Cycle, p. 80 – 81
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Explore, p. 323;
Quick Lab, p. 329;
Foldables, p. 331;
Math Link, p. 331;
Music Link, p. 331
Unit 6 Lesson 3, pp. 322-331
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 6: Planet Earth and Its Moon
Activities
Form
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
ESS-E-A2: understanding
that approximately three-
fourths of the earth’s
surface is covered with
water and how this
condition affects weather
patterns and climates
ESS-E-A4: investigating,
observing, and describing
how water changes from
one form to another and
interacts with the
atmosphere
ESS 57. Explain how unequal heating
of Earth’s land and water affects
climate and weather by using a model
ESS 59. Measure, chart, and predict
the weather using various instruments
(e.g., thermometer, barometer,
anemometer)
SI: 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20
Activity 7:
Weather Station,
p. 81, 82, 83, 84
BLM: Weather
Data Collecting
BLM: How Angle
Spread Sunlight
Data Table
Literacy
Strategy: Student
Learning Logs
Focus on Skills, pp. 332-
333
Unit 6 Lesson 3, pp.
322-331
ESS-E-A4: investigating,
observing, and describing
how water changes from
one form to another and
interacts with the
atmosphere
ESS 60. Identify various types of
weather-related natural hazards and
effects (e.g., lightning, storms)
ESS 61. Identify safety measures
applicable to natural hazards
SI: 10, 12
Activity 8: Weather
Phenomena and
Safety, p. 84
Literacy
Strategy: Brainstorm
Explore, p. 309; Quick
Lab, p. 317; Foldables, p.
319; Math Link, p. 319;
Social Studies, p. 319
Unit 6 Lesson 2, pp.
308-319
Reading in Science, pp.
320-321
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 6: Planet Earth and Its Moon
Activities
Form
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
ESS-E-B2: demonstrating
how the relationship of the
earth, moon, and sun
causes eclipse and moon
phases
ESS-E-B4: modeling
changes that occur because
of the rotation of the earth
(alternation of night and
day) and the revolution of
the earth around the sun
ESS 66. Diagram the movement of
the Moon around Earth and the
movement of Earth around the Sun
ESS 68. Identify the relationship
between Earth’s tilt and revolution
and the seasons
SI: 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 18
Activity 9: Earth’s
Motions:
Day/Night and the
Seasons, p. 85 – 86
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 91
Explore, p. 335; Quick
Lab, p. 339; Foldables,
p. 341; Math, p. 341;
Art Link, p. 341
Explore, p. 345; Quick
Lab, p. 349; Foldables,
p. 351; Math Link, p.
351; Art Link, p. 351
Unit 6 Lesson 4, pp. 334-
341;
Unit 6 Lesson 5, pp. 344-
351
ESS-E-B2: demonstrating
how the relationship of the
earth, moon, and sun
causes eclipse and moon
phases
ESS-E-B3: observing and
recording the changing
appearances and positions
of the moon in the sky at
night and determining the
monthly patterns of lunar
change
ESS 64. Describe and sequence the
phases of the Moon and eclipses
ESS 66. Diagram the movement of
the Moon around Earth and the
movement of Earth around the Sun
ESS 67. Explain the changing
appearance of the Moon and its
location in the sky over the course of
a month
SI: 1, 2, 4, 10
Activity 10: Phases
of the Moon, p. 86,
87, 88, 89
BLM: Blank Moon
Calendar
BLM: Moon
Phases
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 91
Explore, p. 335; Quick
Lab, p. 339; Foldables,
p. 341; Math, p. 341;
Art Link, p. 341
Explore, p. 345; Quick
Lab, p. 349; Foldables,
p. 351; Math Link, p.
351; Art Link, p. 351
Unit 6 Lesson 5, pp. 344-
351
Unit 6 Lesson 4, pp. 334-
341
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 6: Planet Earth and Its Moon
Activities
Form
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
ESS-E-B2: demonstrating
how the relationship of the
earth, moon, and sun
causes eclipse and moon
phases
ESS-E-B3: observing and
recording the changing
appearances and positions
of the moon in the sky at
night and determining the
monthly patterns of lunar
change
ESS 64. Describe and sequence the
phases of the Moon and eclipses
ESS 65. Compare a solar and a lunar
eclipse
ESS 66. Diagram the movement of
the Moon around Earth and the
movement of Earth around the Sun
ESS 67. Explain the changing
appearance of the Moon and its
location in the sky over the course of
a month
Activity 11:
Eclipses, p. 89 – 90
Literacy Strategy: Student
Learning Logs
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 91
Explore, p. 335; Quick
Lab, p. 339; Foldables,
p. 341; Math, p. 341;
Art Link, p. 341
Explore, p. 345; Quick
Lab, p. 349; Foldables,
p. 351; Math Link, p.
351; Art Link, p. 351
Unit 6 Lesson 5, pp. 344-
351
Unit 6 Lesson 4, pp. 334-
341
ESS-E-B6: understanding
that knowledge of the earth
as well as of the universe
is gained through space
explorations
ESS 69. Explain how technology has
improved our knowledge of the
universe (e.g., Hubble telescope,
space stations, lunar exploration)
SI: 11
Activity 12: From
Telescopes to
Space Probes, p. 90
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning
Logs
Reading in Science pp.
352-353
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Unit 7:
Structure and Form of Living
Things
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 7: Structure and Form of
Living Things
Activities
Form
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
LS-E-A3: locating and
comparing major plant
and animal structures and
their functions
LS 40. Explain the functions of
plant structures in relation to their
ability to make food through
photosynthesis (e.g., roots, leaves,
stems, flowers, seeds)
SI: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
18
Activity 1: The Parts
of a Plant, p. 94, 95,
96, 97
BLM: Amazing Plant
Parts Research Sheet
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning Logs
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 103
Explore, p. 185;
Quick Lab, p. 193;
Foldables, p. 195;
Writing Link, p. 195;
Art Link, p. 195
Explore, p. 361; Quick
Lab, p. 365; Foldables,
p. 367;
Unit 4 Lesson 2, pp. 184-
195; Unit 7 Lesson 1, pp.
360-367
LS-E-A3: locating and
comparing major plant
and animal structures and
their functions
LS-E-C2: describing how
the features of some
plants and animals enable
them to live in specific
habitats
LS 40. Explain the functions of
plant structures in relation to their
ability to make food through
photosynthesis (e.g., roots, leaves,
stems, flowers, seeds)
LS 52. Describe how some plants
and animals have
adapted to their habitats
LS 53. Identify the habitat in which
selected organisms would most
likely live and explain how specific
structures help organisms to survive
SI: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12,
13, 18
Activity 2: Plant
Structures/Adaptations,
p. 97, 98, 99
BLM: Plant
Adaptation Brochure
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning Logs
Literacy Strategy: RAFT Writing
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 103
Be a Scientist, pp. 286-
287; Science Task, p.
289
Explore, p. 185;
Quick Lab, p. 193;
Foldables, p. 195;
Writing Link, p. 195;
Art Link, p. 195
Explore, p. 371;
Quick Lab, p. 373;
Foldables, p. 375;
Math Link, p. 375;
Art Link, p. 375
Unit 4 Lesson 2, pp. 184-
195; Unit 7 Lesson 1, pp.
360-367
Unit 5 Lesson 4, pp. 276-
285; Unit 7 Lesson 2, pp.
370-375; Unit 7 Lesson
3, 379-385;
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 7: Structure and Form of
Living Things
Activities
Form
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
LS-E-C2: describing how
the features of some
plants and animals enable
them to live in specific
habitats
LS 52. Describe how some plants
and animals have
adapted to their habitats
LS 53. Identify the habitat in which
selected organisms would most
likely live and explain how specific
structures help organisms to survive
SI: 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 13, 18
LS: 41
Activity 3: Animal
Adaptations, p. 99,
100, 101
BLM: Bird Beaks and
Feet
Literacy Strategy: Student Learning Logs
Literacy Strategy:
Split Page Note taking
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 103
Explore, p. 371;
Quick Lab, p. 373;
Foldables, p. 375;
Math Link, p. 375;
Art Link, p. 375
Explore, p. 277; Quick
Lab, p. 281; Foldables,
p. 285; Math Link, p.
285; Social Studies
Link, p. 285
Unit 5 Lesson 4, pp. 276-
285; Unit 7 Lesson 2, pp.
370-375; Unit 7 Lesson
3, 379-385;
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Unit 8:
Foods and Nutrition
Revised 2015 Cathie Smith
Benchmarks
GLEs
Grade Level Expectation
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Unit 8: Food and Nutrition
Activities
Form
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Activities From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw -Hill
Reading From
Textbook
Science A Closer Look
McGraw-Hill
SI-E-A5: using data,
including numbers and
graphics, to explain
observations and
experiments
SI-E-B4: developing
explanations by using
SI 10. Express data in a variety of
ways by constructing illustrations,
graphs, charts, tables, concept
maps, and oral and written
explanations as appropriate
SI: 1, 2, 11
Activity 1: Diet Diary, p.
106, 107
Literacy Strategy: Student
Learning Logs
Explore, pp. 41, 173, 185, 265,
323, 345, 379, 395, Be a
Scientist, pp. 306-307; Focus
on Skills, pp. 28-29, 50-51, 72-
73, 112-113, 274-275, 368-369;
Art Link, pp. 71, 101, 111, 121,
195, 273, 385; Science Task, p.
125
SI-E-A5: using data,
including numbers and
graphics, to explain
observations and
experiments
SI 11. Combine information, data,
and knowledge from one or more
of the science content areas to
reach a conclusion or make a
prediction
SI: 10
Activity 2: My Pyramid
Guide, p. 107
BLM: My Pyramid Guide
BLM: My Pyramid for
Kids Worksheet
Literacy Strategy: Student
Learning Logs
Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 111
Explore, pp. 81, 105, 157, 251,
265, 323, 379, 395: Quick Lab,
p. 119; Focus on Skills, pp.
332-333; Art Link, p. 59;
Science Task, p. 167
LS-E-A6: recognizing the
food groups necessary to
maintain a healthy body
LS 44. Analyze food labels to
compare nutritional content of
foods (e.g., amounts of
carbohydrates, fats, proteins)
SI: 1, 10, 11
Activity 3: Why is the
Nutritional Food Label
Important, p. 107, 108
BLM: Nutritional Food
Label Activity Specific
Assessment: p. 111
Quick Lab, p. 193; Science
Task, p. 405; Explore, p. 395;
Quick Lab, p. 399; Foldables,
p. 401; Math Link, p. 401; Art
Link, p. 401
Unit 8 Lesson 1, pp. 394-
401;
LS-E-A6: recognizing the
food groups necessary to
maintain a healthy body
LS 43. Explain the primary role of
carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in
the body
LS 44. Analyze food labels to
compare nutritional content of
foods (e.g., amounts of
carbohydrates, fats, proteins)
SI: 1- 4, 6, 7, 9-15, 21
Activity 4: What’s In The
Food, p. 108, 109, 110, 111
BLM: My Pyramid Guide
Literacy Strategy: Student
Learning Logs
Quick Lab, p. 193; Science
Task, p. 405; Explore, p. 395;
Quick Lab, p. 399; Foldables,
p. 401; Math Link, p. 401; Art
Link, p. 401
Quick Lab p. 193; Science
Task p. 405
Unit 8, Lesson 1, pp.
394-401