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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.
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