Grade 4 Science West Virginia standards Standards

Impacts of Computing

Programming and Algorithms

Data and Information

Networks and Cyber Infrastructure

Computer Systems and Computational Thinking

Verbalize the steps to solve a problem.

Understand how to decompose a larger problem into smaller sub-problems using sequences, events, loops, and conditionals.

With support and guidance, design, create, test, and debug procedures/algorithms.

Research and discuss how technology has changed over time.

Identify ways that technology can assist with their daily life.

With guidance and support, brainstorm ways to improve the accessibility and usability of technology products for the diverse needs and wants of others.

Work together in a team to solve a problem.

Identify various components and functions of technology.

Identify various components and functions of computers and technology.

Utilize appropriate digital tools for connecting people through network/Internet.

Identify the importance of staying safe while using family- and educator-approved Internet sites.

Collect and organize data using appropriate digital tool.

Analyze, interpret, and communicate data to support or refute a claim.

With support and guidance, analyze and write the steps to solve problems.

Engineering Design

Earth's Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth

Structure, Function, and Information Processing

Waves: Waves and Information

Energy

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Earth and Space Science

Life Science

Physical Science

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.

Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth's geological features.

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.

Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.

Global Collaborator

Creative Communicator

Computational Thinker

Innovative Designer

Knowledge Constructor

Digital Citizen

Empowered Learner

Explore a variety of age-appropriate technologies that can assist with the learning process.

Demonstrate responsible use of technology by respecting intellectual property with both print and digital media when using and sharing the work of others.

Create original work through the use of age-appropriate technology and digital resources and tools.

Demonstrate creativity and learning through technology (e.g., digital storytelling, portfolio creation, digital media displays, etc.).

With support and guidance, select appropriate technology tools to solve problems and communicate information.

With support and guidance, create a product usinga step-by-step process through the use of age-appropriate digital and non-digital resources.

Use appropriate technology to transfer learning to a variety of tools or learning environments.

Research information on topics of interest through the use of age-appropriate technology and digital resources provided by the classroom teacher.

With support and guidance, deepen learning across content areas through the use of age-appropriate technology and digital resources.

Graph data using a spreadsheet. Analyze and produce a report that explains the analysis of data.

Communicate with others through the use of electronic mail (email) or other digital resources.

Explore multiple ways to share ideas and organize information about themselves and the things around them using appropriate digital resources (pictures, portfolio, etc.)

Utilize embedded digital tools for feedback.

Connect with others and explore and different points of view on various topics through the use of age-appropriate technology resources.

Explore multiple ways to share ideas and information about themselves and the world around them, considering the expected audience.

Evaluate digital sources for accuracy, perspective, credibility, and relevance.

Learn proper keyboarding techniques.

Demonstrate responsible use of technology (e.g., seek guidance and appropriate support when selecting digital content, understand how to be safe online, follow safety rules when using media, etc.).

Practice using safe, legal, and ethical behavior when using technology and interacting online.

Collaborate with peers, teams, and individuals within their communities and home through the use of age-appropriate technology.

Demonstrate an understanding of the role an online identity plays in the digital world and learn the permanence of decisions made when interacting online.

Demonstrate appropriate methods of sharing personal data online and how to keер personal data private.