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: Electricity, Heat and Matter
This topic focuses on the conservation of matter and the processes of energy transfer and
transformation, especially as they relate to heat and electrical energy.
CONDENSED CONTENT STATEMENTS
4.PS.1: When objects break into smaller pieces, dissolve, or change state, the total amount of matter is conserved.
4.PS.2: Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.