Year 4 Science standard elaborations A B C D E The folio of student work has the following characteristics: application of the application of the application of the application of the statements about the use observable properties of observable properties of observable properties of observable properties of of materials materials to provide a materials to provide an materials to explain how materials to describe how reasoned explanation of informed explanation of objects and materials can objects and materials can how objects and materials how objects and materials be used be used Chemical sciences can be used can be used thorough description of informed description of description of how contact identification of contact statements about forces how contact and how contact and and non-contact forces and non-contact forces forces affect forces affect affect interactions between between objects interactions between interactions between objects Physical objects objects sciences reasoned discussion of informed discussion of discussion of how natural identification of natural statements about changes how natural processes and how natural processes and processes and human processes and human to the surface Earth’s space human activity cause human activity cause activity cause changes to activity that cause understanding changes to surface changes to surface surface changes to surface Earth’s Earth’s Earth’s Earth’s and sciences Earth Science thorough description of informed description of description of identification of statements about the how relationships relationships that relationships that relationships between survival of living things assist the survival of assist the survival of assist the survival of living things fragmented living things living things living things partial of the life cycle sequencing of life cycle sciences and thorough and description of key of key stages in the of a plant or animal description of key stages in the life cycle life cycle of a plant or stages in the life cycle of a plant or animal animal of a plant or animal Biological
Year 4 Science standard elaborations A B C D E The folio of student work has the following characteristics: Science understanding Chemical sciences application of the observable properties of materials to provide a reasoned explanation of how objects and materials can be used application of the observable properties of materials to provide an informed explanation of how objects and materials can be used application of the observable properties of materials to explain how objects and materials can be used application of the observable properties of materials to describe how objects and materials can be used statements about the use of materials Physical sciences thorough description of how contact and forces affect interactions between objects informed description of how contact and forces affect interactions between objects description of how contact and non-contact forces affect interactions between objects identification of contact and non-contact forces between objects statements about forces Earth and space sciences reasoned discussion of how natural processes and human activity cause changes to Earth’s surface informed discussion of how natural processes and human activity cause changes to Earth’s surface discussion of how natural processes and human activity cause changes to Earth’s surface identification of natural processes and human activity that cause changes to Earth’s surface statements about changes to the Earth’s surface Biological sciences thorough description of how relationships assist the survival of living things and thorough description of key stages in the life cycle of a plant or animal informed description of relationships that assist the survival of living things and description of key stages in the life cycle of a plant or animal description of relationships that assist the survival of living things of key stages in the life cycle of a plant or animal identification of relationships between living things partial of the life cycle of a plant or animal statements about the survival of living things fragmented sequencing of life cycle
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