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Fourth Grade Science-Core Curriculum Class for First Semester

Completed by 101 learners
Ages 8-11
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First semester introduction and practice of fourth grade core science content. Next Generation Science Standards will be used to guide class content.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(547 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week, 12 weeks
8-12 learners per class
45 min

What's included

12 live meetings
9 in-class hours
Assessment
On-going formative assessment based on learner participation will be conducted. Feedback will be provided to learners and their adults regularly. End of course evaluations and home school assessments will be completed upon request. The teacher is available to answer questions and provide feedback or evaluations as needed throughout the course.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 5
Beginner Level
Fourth grade science topics taught in this first semester class include:
1. Energy 
2. Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
3. From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

The Next Generation Science Standards (nextgenscience.org) will be used to guide course instruction and ensure learners have the needed skills for second semester and 5th grade.

In keeping with the Next Generation Science standards, science and engineering practices along with crosscutting concepts will be incorporated as learners participate in class. For example, when learners study energy they will create a model to demonstrate how energy is transferred from one object to another (engineering). They will research how improve existing technologies or develop new ones (crosscutting concept).

Specific weekly objectives for this course:

1. Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. 
2. Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.
3. Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 
4. Complete student presentations of project assigned in week 3. 
5. Identify the properties of waves. 
6. Continue the study of the properties of waves. 
7.  Compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information. (Drums sending coded information through sound waves, using a grid of 1’s and 0’s representing black and white to send information about a picture, and using Morse code to send text.)
8. Apply scientific ideas to design, test and refine a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. 
9. Complete student presentations assigned in week 10.
10. Describe the structure and function of plants.
11. Create a model of a plant to show it's structure and their functions. 
12. Review the semester and celebrate a great class. 

The class will be structured as teacher facilitated and interactive. Learners will be engaged in games, discussions, videos and hands-on projects. My teaching style is relaxed and inclusive. I encourage learner participation and questions. The classroom is 'ours' not 'mine'. Learners will have many opportunities to interact with me and their classmates each week.

Learning Goals

The weekly learning goals and topics are listed in the class description.

Syllabus

Standards
Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
12 Lessons
over 12 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Energy
 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Energy
 Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Energy
 Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Energy
 Complete student presentations of project assigned in week 3. 
45 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Learners and parents will be provided with weekly updates for the following week. In weeks that include projects, students may need to use scissors. To ensure learner safety, it is suggested that adult guidance is provided when using scissors.
Supply List
Each week you will be provided with a material list for the following week. Materials may not always be needed.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined May, 2020
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547reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Georgia Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I hold a science endorsement on my current and valid teaching certificate. I have 31 years public school teaching experience including 4 years as the science specialist teaching students science in grades K-8. I am certified by the Buck Institute in Problem Based Learning (PBL) and STEM. I developed science curriculum for a school system in Georgia and am a Science Ambassador for the state of Georgia. I have received extensive training in the Next Generation Science Standards. 

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