Key Learnings – 4th Grade

BIBLE Fourth Grade 2006-2008

Following in His Way: God the Creator, Sustainer, Friend

 

• Understand that the Bible contains a message for humanity

 

• Know the structure and divisions of the Bible

 

• Understand that the “Fruit of the Spirit” are an expression of God’s character

 

• Understand and accept the free gift of salvation

 

• Realize importance of developing, exercising faith in Jesus

 

• Know importance of preparing for mission/service for God

 

• Identify specific spiritual gifts given to N T characters

 

• Understand that God has a plan for everyone’s life

 

• Know that expressions of adoration as important to worship

 

• Understand the importance of examining and accepting God’s unconditional love and forgiveness

 

• Know that worship and obedience are a natural response to God’s gift of salvation

 

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

 

Listening

 

• Listen to and show respect for ideas of others

 

• Identify false or misleading information

 

• Connect learning to all subjects from what is heard

 

• Identify persuasive messages

 

Reading

 

• Decode unfamiliar words

 

• Use punctuation clues to help read aloud

 

• Understand author’s purpose

 

• Read aloud, adjust speed of reading

 

• Identify figurative language

 

• Use word origins, derivations to understand word meanings

 

• Use the thesaurus to learn word meanings

 

Speaking

 

• Use notes, memory aids to assist in speaking effectively

 

• Convey clearly focused main idea and details, making connection and transition among ideas and elements

 

Visually Representing

 

• Create visual media to convey topic, context and purpose

 

• Construct visual media to demonstrate specific information

 

Writing

 

• Write legibly in cursive with proper size and form

 

• Practice the writing process

 

• Use characteristics of good writing

 

• Select an organizational structure to fit purpose

 

• Identify and use declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences

 

• Write business letters, invitations, and thank-you notes

 

MATH

Number and Operations

 

• Understand place value through millions

 

• Understand concept and representation of numbers between zero - one, i.e. fractions - decimals

 

• Recognize representations for equivalent numbers

 

• Read, write and compare decimals to the hundredths

 

• Know equivalents in counting money

 

• Know how to count up to make change

 

• Understand how x and χ relate to solve problems

 

• Interpret the meaning of a remainder in a division problem

 

• Memorize multiplication and division facts through 12

 

• Multiply a 3- and 4-digit number by a 1-digit number

 

• Divide using 1-digit divisor and 1- 2- or 3-digit dividend

 

• Multiply two 2-digit numbers

 

• Understand simple equivalent fractions

 

• Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers

 

• + and – fractions and mixed numbers with CD

 

• Estimate solutions

 

• Understand basic concepts of LCM and GCF

 

• Reduce simple fractions to lowest terms

 

• Explore numbers less than zero by extending the number line and through familiar applications

 

Algebra

 

• Make table of values to solve problems in math relationship

 

• Understand the effects of changes in variables

 

• Use distributive properties

 

• Make and justify predictions

 

Geometry

 

• Describe points, lines and planes

 

• Use columns and rows to determine position on a grid

 

• Use coordinate systems to specify locations

 

• Identify line symmetry in 3-dimensional shapes

 

• Create models of 3-dimensional objects

 

• Multiply to find area of rectangles

 

• Make and test conjectures about geometric properties and relationships, develop arguments to justify conclusions

 

• Compare similarities and differences of quadrilaterals

 

Measurement

 

• Measure length to the nearest Ό inch

• Use measures less than one unit

• Solve multi-step problems involving measurement

• Estimate and measure the perimeter of irregular shapes

• Compare the number of units to the size of units

• Draw a simple time line

• Determine elapsed time by the hour and half-hour

• Understand time zones and read timetables

• Read Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers

• Know equivalent measures for metric and customary units

• Convert simple metric and customary units

• Collect, organize data to tables/graphs with different scales

• Read and interpret data presented in circle graphs

• Conduct simple probability experiments

• Interpret and construct Venn diagrams

• Evaluate the process of data collection

Data and Probability

 

• Collect and organize data into tables and graphs using different scales

 

• Read and interpret data presented in circle graphs

 

• Conduct simple probability experiments

 

• Interpret and construct Venn diagrams

 

• Evaluate the process of data collection

 

SCIENCE

Life: Plants

 

• Group, classify plants based on a variety of characteristics

 

• Identify conditions necessary for plant survival and growth

 

• Describe the steps of photosynthesis and sequence them

 

• Describe life cycle of a plant including pollination process

 

• Describe basic plant structures, systems, identify functions

 

• Understand ecosystems and communities

Health: Consumer Health, Community Health, Disease

 

• Explain how personal habits affect health

 

• Develop awareness of physical-mental challenged persons

 

• Tell sources of diseases and how they may be prevented

 

Physical: Chemistry Matter, Atomic Structure, Energy/Work

 

• Understand matter classification by properties

 

• Identify and compare physical and chemical change

 

• Identify chemistry mixtures and compounds

 

• Define potential and kinetic energy

 

• Define and understand simple and compound machines

 

Earth: Creation/Evolution, Geology, Ecology

 

• Explain why the story of the flood is important to creation

 

• Define fossil

 

• Identify fossil fuels formed at the time of the flood

 

• Identify examples of common dinosaurs

 

• Know importance of fossils in interpreting Earth’s history

 

• Define habitat, biomes, and environment

 

• Describe a food chain

 

• Identify and describe characteristics of animal communities

 

• Distinguish renewable and nonrenewable resources

 

• Identify resources found in various environments

 

• Identify Earth’s basic natural resources found

 

Scientific Inquiry: May be included in each unit of study

 

• Make observations

 

• Ask questions, form hypotheses based on observations

 

• Plan a simple investigation

 

• Collect data from the investigation

 

• Use data collected to explain the results

 

• Safely use and store tools and equipment

 

Service/Career Options

 

• Explore ways to use Physical, Life, Health, and/or Earth Science to serve the community

 

• Identify careers in areas of Science

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

History: Chronological Thinking, Historical Knowledge

 

• Understand time measurements

 

• Identify examples of cause and effect relationships

 

• Study Native Peoples of each region

 

• Identify early explorers

 

• Know the impact of early settlers

 

• Explore the impact of immigration

 

• Identify notable Adventists in the history of each region

 

Civics and Government

 

• Explain how the first settlers governed their communities

 

• Show how 10 Commandments relate to governmental laws

 

• Describe major rights and freedoms of citizens

 

• Explain the rights and responsibilities of voting

 

• Provide examples of civic virtues in a democracy

 

• Explain the meaning of national and patriotic symbols

 

Geography

 

• Demonstrate how to use a map scale and map symbols

• Use maps, graphs, charts to identify geographic information

• Show how latitude is related to climate

• Learn how land forms affect regions

• Locate time zones and describe their purpose

• Tell how latitude, land forms, ocean currents affect climate

• Tell how climate, natural features affect growing seasons

• Explain why different natural resources, plants, and animals are found in various regions

• Discuss ecological concerns

• Tell how geographic, environment affect migration patterns

Economics

 

• Tell how natural resources from your region are used and how they contribute to the economy of your region

 

• Explain that prices change as a result of supply – demand

 

• Discuss the value of tithing and giving offerings

 

• Identify different ways people save their income and explain advantages and disadvantages of each

 

Individuals, Society, and Culture

 

• Understand the importance of developing a personal relationship with Christ

 

• Recognize that personal actions and choices affect others

 

• Identify ways social groups influence individual behavior

 

• Recognize individual responsibilities caring for one another

 

• Respect the right of others to make choices

 

• Identify challenges of the different cultural groups throughout the history of the state/parish/province

 

• Explore the cultures of the Native Peoples

 

• Understand the influence of religious heritage on culture

 

• Develop an understanding of current world missions and participate in community service or mission projects

 

TECHNOLOGY

 

• Show use and care of computers/audio-visual equipment

 

• Practice using the keyboard

 

• Become familiar with proper computer terms

 

• Use computers to express ideas with drawing, multi-media and word processing software

 

• Learn file management

 

• Use appropriate input/output devices

 

• Begin troubleshooting for basic malfunctions

 

• Become aware of copyright issues

 

• Practice courtesy and respecting of computer time