4^th Grade Matter Unit Blueprint

Pacing Suggestions:
Day 1- Assessment Tasks 1 & 2
Day 2- Assessment Tasks 3 & 4

Teacher Resources: 
Assessment Task 1 (MS Word)
Assessment Task 1 (PDF)

Assessment Task 2 (MS Word)
Assessment Task 2 (PDF)

Assessment Task 3 (MS Word)
Assessment Task 3 (PDF)

Assessment Task 4 (MS Word)
Assessment Task 4 (PDF)

How do heating and cooling affect materials?

What happens when warmer things are placed by cooler things?

12D(3-5)#3: Use numerical data in describing objects and events.

4E(3-5)#2: When warmer things are put with cooler ones, the warm ones lose heat and the cool ones gain it until they are all at the same temperature. A warmer object can warm a cooler one by contact or at a distance.

4D(3-5)#1: Heating and cooling cause changes in the properties of materials. Many kinds of changes occur faster under hotter conditions.

12D(6-8)#1: Organize information in simple [student-generated] tables and graphs and identify relationships they reveal. (See essay on page 76 in Benchmarks)

Summative Assessment: Tasks 1-4 on pages 125 & 126 in Teacher's Edition

See pages 127 & 128 in Teacher's Edition for detailed information about student answers.