Pennsylvania Science Standards |
Environment and Ecology Grade 4Wetlands and WatershedsA. Identify various types of water environments. NatureWorks Episodes6. Marine Communities7. Fresh Water Communities B. Explain the differences between moving C. Identify living things found in water environments. NatureWorks Episodes6. Marine Communities7. Fresh Water Communities D. Identify a wetland and the plants and NatureWorks Episodes6. Marine Communities7. Fresh Water Communities E. Recognize the impact of watersheds and NatureWorks Episodes6. Marine Communities7. Fresh Water Communities Environmental HealthA. Know that plants, animals and humans NatureWorks Episodes5. HabitatB. Identify how human actions affect NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 12. Population Dynamics 13. Species Diversity 14. Niche 15. Invasive Species 16. Life at Risk C. Understand that the elements of natural NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 9. The Wildlife Web I 10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers/Scavengers 12. Population Dynamics 13. Species Diversity 14. Niche 15. Invasive Species 16. Life at Risk Ecosystems and Their InteractionsA. Understand that living things are dependent on nonliving things in the environment for survival. NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities B. Understand the concept of cycles. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities C. Identify how ecosystems change over time. NatureWorks Episodes6. Marine Communities7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 16. Life at Risk Threatened, Endangered and Extinct SpeciesA. Identify differences in living things.NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration 6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 9. The Wildlife Web I 10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers/Scavengers 13. Species Diversity 15. Invasive Species B. Know that adaptations are important for NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration 13. Species Diversity 15. Invasive Species 16. Life at Risk C. Define and understand extinction. NatureWorks Episodes13. Species Diversity15. Invasive Species 16. Life at Risk |
Biological Sciences Grade 4A. Know the similarities and differences of · Identify life processes of living things (e.g., growth, digestion, react to environment). NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration 9. The Wildlife Web I 10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers/Scavengers 12. Population Dynamics 14. Niche · Know that some organisms have similar external characteristics (e.g., anatomical characteristics; appendages, type of covering, body segments) and that similarities and differences are related to NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation5. Habitat 6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities · Describe basic needs of plants and animals. NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 9. The Wildlife Web I 10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers/Scavengers B. Know that living things are made up of · Identify examples of unicellular and · Determine how different parts of a living thing work together to make the organism function. C. Know that characteristics are inherited · Identify characteristics for animal and plant survival in different climates. NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation4. Migration 5. Habitat 6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 14. Niche · Distinguish between learned and inherited characteristics. D. Identify changes in living things over · Compare extinct life forms with living organisms. NatureWorks Episodes16. Life at Risk· Know that differences in individuals of the same species may give some advantage in surviving and reproducing. NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration 13. Species Diversity 15. Invasive Species 16. Life at Risk |