4th Grade Matter Unit Blueprint |
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Home | Matter Home | Overview | Lesson 1 |Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 | Lesson 6 (Skip) | Lesson 7 |
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Home | Matter Home | Overview | Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 | Lesson 6 | Lesson 7 (Skip) | Lesson 8 (Skip) | Lesson 9 |
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Pacing Suggestions: Day 1- Teaching Strategies Steps 1, 2, & 5 on pages 41-43 in Teacher's Guide Day 2- Teaching Strategies, Steps 3 & 4 on pages 41 & 42 in Teacher's Guide Day 3- Teaching Strategies Steps 6 & 7 on pages 43-45 in Teacher's Guide Day 4- Teaching Strategies Step 8 on pages 45 & 46 in Teacher's Guide
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Essential & Unit Questions 1 | Benchmarks 2 | Formative and Summative Assessments 3 | Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning | |||||
BSCS Science T.R.A.C.S. Investigating Properties | ||||||||
Reinforce 4D(K-2)#1: Objects can be described in terms of the materials they are made of (clay, cloth, paper, etc.) and their physical properties (color, size, shape, weight, texture, flexibility, etc.) |
Missing Object activity (See page 41 in Teacher's Edition.) Class description of the bags of salt and powdered drink mix (See Step 3 on pages 41 & 42 in Teacher's Edition.) Journal entry describing the properties of cornstarch and salt (Solving the Case of the Confused Chefpages 43-45 in Teacher's Edition) & class discussion Summative Assessment:
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Missing Object Do students use many physical properties to describe the object? Class description of the bags of salt and powdered drink mix
Solving the Case of the Confused Chef See Sharing Results on pages 44-45 for detailed information about student responses. Checking Understanding Do students understand that both powders have properties and the properties unique to each powder help in identifying them? |
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12C(3-5)#2: Measure and mix dry and liquid materials in prescribed amounts, exercising reasonable safety [and demonstrating correct lab techniques]. |
Teacher observation of students measuring 5 mL of salt for the Solving the Case of the Confused Chef lab activity (See "Teacher Tips" for information on proper lab technique.) |
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Home | Matter Home | Overview | Lesson 1 |Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 | Lesson 6 (Skip) | Lesson 7 |
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Home | Matter Home | Overview | Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 | Lesson 6 | Lesson 7 (Skip) | Lesson 8 (Skip) | Lesson 9 |
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1. For conceptual benchmarks. 2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed 3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning. |
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