Tools 4th Grade Students should learn to use:
- A tuning fork to produces vibrations when struck appropriately. Use the rubber mallet or rubber surface to strike the tuning fork.
- A compass to determine the cardinal directions of North, South, East, and West when using a wind vane to identify wind direction.
- An anemometer is a weather instrument used to determine wind speed. An anemometer should be vertical and needs to be able to spin without obstruction. o An anemometer measures wind speed in miles per hour (mph).
- A mirror (plane/flat) to reflect light toward a given direction.
- A prism to separate light into the colors of the spectrum. To use a prism appropriately, the light has to enter the prism at the correct angle to the surface in order to separate the white light.
- A rain gauge (measuring in inches), and beakers or graduated cylinders (measuring to milliliters or liters). Other units of measurement that students should be familiar with are kilograms (mass) or kilometers (distance).
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Q1 Characteristics & Growth of Organisms Kit: Animal Studies All indicators are should be taught, but please place particular emphasis on 4.L.5A.1, 4.L.5A.3, 4.L.5A.4, 4.L.5B.2, and 4.L.5B.3. |
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Q2 Weather & Climate
Kit: Weather Instruments (DSM) All indicators are should be taught, but please place particular emphasis on 4.E.2A.1, 4.E.2A.2, 4.E.2B.1, and 4.E.2B.2. |
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Q3 Stars & Solar System
Kit: Sun, Earth, Moon (Insights) All indicators are should be taught, but please place particular emphasis on 4.E.3A.1, 4.E.3A.2, 4.E.3B.1, 4.E.3B.2, and 4.E.3B. 4. |
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Q4 Forms of Energy: Light & Sound
Kit: Light & Sound Waves (Carolina) Physics of Sound (Foss) (old) All indicators are should be taught, but please place particular emphasis on 4.E.4A.1, 4.P.4A.2, 4.P.4B.1, and 4.P.4B.2. |
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