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View the 2008-09 4th grade Letter Endangered Animals Standards related to this unit: SCI.4.S4L2: Life Science: Students will identify factors that affect the survival or extinction of organisms such as adaptation, variation of behaviors (hibernation) and external features (camouflage and protection). SCI.4.S4L2.a: Identify external features of organisms that allow them to survive or reproduce better than organisms that do not have these features (for example: camouflage, use of hibernation, protection, etc.). SCI.4.S4L2.b: Identify factors that may have led to the extinction of some organisms. American Revolution Standards related to this unit: -Explains the factors that shaped British colonial America. -Explains the causes, events, and results of the American Revolution. -Analyzes the challenges faced by the new nation. -Describes how physical systems affect human systems. -Describes the meaning of: Natural rights as found in the Declaration of Independence, “We the people” from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution as a reflection of consent of the governed or popular sovereignty, and the federal system of government in the U.S. -Names positive character traits of key historic figures and government leaders (honesty, patriotism, courage, trustworthiness). Standards related to this unit: SCI.4.S4E1: Earth Science: Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets. SCI.4.S4E1.a: Recognize the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as number, size, color and patterns. SCI.4.S4E1.b: Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance, position, and number in the night sky. SCI.4.S4E1.c: Explain why the pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same, but a planet can be seen in different locations at different times. SCI.4.S4E1.d: Identify how technology is used to observe distant objects in the sky. SCI.4.S4E2: Earth Science: Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the solar system and will explain the role of relative position and motion in determining sequence of the phases of the moon. SCI.4.S4E2.a: Explain the day/night cycle of the earth using a model. SCI.4.S4E2.b: Explain the sequence of the phases of the moon. SCI.4.S4E2.c: Demonstrate the revolution of the earth around the sun and the earth’s tilt to explain the seasonal changes. SCI.4.S4E2.d: Demonstrate the relative size and order from the sun of the planets in the solar system.