4th Grade Science

Mr. Smith

February 6 - February 10, 2012:  

Great job on the Matter Test 4th Grade!!!

Students will begin a new unit on Earth and Space Science, State standard SCI.4.8 states "Students know there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among the Sun, Earth, and Moon systems"

Objectives include:

1.  Differentiating between weather and climate.

2.  Explain how the Sun and the ocean interact in the water cycle.

3.  Demonstrate that Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours, causing the day / night cycle and the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky.

4.  Identify and compare the physical characteristics of the Sun, Earth, and moon.

Monday: 

• Climate Vocabulary
  
• No Homework

Tuesday: 

• Climate Vocabulary / Regions in the U.S.A.
  
• No Homework

Wednesday:

• Climate - Regions of the World
  
• Homework:  American Climates
  

Thursday:

• Parent / Teacher Conference - no School
  

Friday: 

• Climate - Regions of the world
• Dry Ice Activity - Air Mass Movements