GRADE BAND THEME: INTERCONNECTIONS WITHIN SYSTEMS
This theme focuses on helping students explore the components of various systems and then investigate dynamic and sustainable relationships within systems using scientific inquiry.
STRANDS
Strand Connections: Heat and electrical energy are forms of energy that can be transferred from one location to another. Matter has properties that allow the transfer of heat and electrical energy. Heating and cooling affect the weathering of Earth’s surface and Earth’s past environments. The processes that shape Earth’s surface and the fossil evidence found can help decode Earth’s history.
Topic: Earth’s Surface
This topic focuses on the variety of processes that
shape and reshape Earth’s surface.
CONDENSED CONTENT STATEMENTS
4.ESS.1: Earth’s surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.
4.ESS.2: The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.
4.ESS.3: The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.