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Fourth

4th Guaranteed and Viable CUrriculum

4th grade Math GVC

* Draw and identify lines and angles and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.

Identify and draw 2-D shapes.
Identify and draw angles and lines.
Recognize and draw the line/s of symmetry in a variety of shapes.
Compare, sort, and classify 2-D shapes.
Apply the vocabulary and use tools correctly.

* Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurement units and interpret data.

Explain differences and convert within systems of measurement.
Graph and interpret data using models, tables, graphs, etc.
Find perimeter and area using formulas, models, and operations.
Use tools appropriately to solve measurement problems.
Use fractions and decimals to solve measurement problems.
Apply measurement strategies to word problems.

* Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

Read and write multi-digit numbers using place value.
Know what operations to use when solving word problems.
Construct an equation from a word problem and solve it correctly.

* Compare, decompose, convert and use operations with fractions.

Compare and order fractions.
Decompose fractions.
Use operations with improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Convert fractions to tenths and hundredths.
Solve word problems using fractions.

* Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

Identify patterns and pattern rules.
Decode and create an equation to solve a multi-step word problem.
Know the difference between factors and multiples and can identify prime and composite numbers.
Understand and use properties of whole numbers.
Use and apply vocabulary.

4th Language Arts GVC

* Apply Strategies to comprehend literature.

1. Make logical inferences.
2. Describe characters, setting, and events.
3. Summarize stories, dramas, and poems in the correct sequence.
4. Find meaning of words and phrases in text.
5. Compare and contrast and make connections in similar text.

*Apply Strategies to comprehend informational text

1. Infer the author’s purpose.
2. Determine the main idea of a text.
3. Summarize the text.
4. Use text structure to comprehend text.
5. Use text features to comprehend text.
6. Pull details from two different texts on the same topic.

* Produce clear and coherent writing

1. Write a topic sentence.
2. Include details that support the task or purpose.
3. Write a strong conclusion.
4. Use conventions correctly.
5. Use the writing process to produce and publish writing.
6. Conduct research to build knowledge about a topic.
7. Read and write cursive.

*Apply reading foundational skills to support comprehension

1. Read grade level text with sufficient accuracy and fluency.
2. Apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

4th science GVC

*Understand changes in water

Relate Water Cycle to our Area

Describe the Water Cycle

Process of Condensation

Process of Evaporation

Natural sources of Energy (Sun)

Different kinds of Water on Earth

*Understand weather patterns

Interpret Recorded Weather data

Graph recorded data

Use weather tools to collect data

Observe weather using tools

Compare weather phenomena

Identify basic cloud types

Evidence of air as a substance

*Understand changes in rocks

Describe the Rock Cycle

Identify the process of erosion

Identify the process of weathering

Describe relationship between soil & plants

Identify soil profile components

Sort rocks into three basic types

Describe differences between rocks and minerals

*Understand Utah's ecosystem and the living things in them

Cycle of matter on earth

Use a dichotomous key

interactions between living things.

Adaptions of animals in biomes

Survival adaptions of animals

Describe animals & plants of Utah

Characteristics of Utah Biomes

*Understand evidence of living things

Explain evidence of past life

Explain changes in Utah biomes

Explain where fossils are formed

Describe how fossils formed

Describe a fossil

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