Mississippi State Standards for Science: Grade 4
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MS.1. Investigate the ability of living things to adapt to their environment. (L)
1.a.
Compare food chains and food webs.
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Standard 1.a.
1.b.
Compare and contrast adaptations necessary for animals and plants to survive in different habitats.
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Standard 1.b.
MS.2. Explore the interactions of components in living systems. (L)
2.a.
Identify parts and basic functions of various body systems (circulatory, respiratory, digestive, skeletal and nervous systems).
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Standard 2.a.
2.b.
Analyze the circulatory system.
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Standard 2.b.
2.c.
Group animals as invertebrates or vertebrates.
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Standard 2.c.
2.d.
Explore the four requirements necessary for photosynthesis.
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Standard 2.d.
2.e.
Compare and contrast flowering and non-flowering plants.
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Standard 2.e.
MS.3. Communicate an understanding of the interaction of bodies in the solar system. (E, P)
3.a.
Explain why the apparent size of an object depends on its distance from the observer.
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Standard 3.a.
3.b.
Describe the interaction between the Earth, Sun, Earth moon, and planets of the solar system.
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Standard 3.b.
3.c.
Describe the apparent motion of constellations in the night sky (east to west throughout the night, east to west throughout the year).
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Standard 3.c.
MS.4. Identify and describe the visual and telescopic appearance of planets and moons. (E, P)
4.a.
Locate and identify planets as bright, shining bodies that move in front of the background of constellations.
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Standard 4.a.
4.b.
Explain the nature of telescopes as devices that collect light and enlarge the apparent size of distant objects to reveal otherwise unseen features.
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Standard 4.b.
4.c.
Describe the physical features of the moon (craters, plains, mountains) and the planets.
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Standard 4.c.
MS.5. Discover the effects of external forces on the Earth surface. (E)
5.a.
Describe how external forces including heat, wind and water affect the Earth's surface.
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Standard 5.a.
5.b.
Using maps, students identify watershed and run-off patterns of local areas.
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Standard 5.b.
5.c.
Group landform examples by the forces that may have created them.
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Standard 5.c.
MS.6. Explore changes that occur in the Earth atmosphere. (E)
6.a.
Analyze and predict the weather using the thermometer, anemometer, rain gauge, barometer and hygrometer.
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Standard 6.a.
6.b.
Recognize and collect data of extreme weather conditions.
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Standard 6.b.
MS.7. Discover how environmental concerns relate to the hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere. (E, L)
7.a.
Describe ways to protect the air we breathe.
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Standard 7.a.
7.b.
Recognize the need for conservation of water resources.
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Standard 7.b.
7.c.
Discuss the ways man can protect and manage organisms in the environment.
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Standard 7.c.
MS.8. Investigate the changes in the states of matter. (P)
8.a.
Observe that matter occupies space and has mass and volume.
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Standard 8.a.
8.b.
Demonstrate transformations of the states of matter.
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Standard 8.b.
8.c.
Explore and classify physical and chemical changes.
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Standard 8.c.
MS.9. Examine the different forms of energy. (E, L, P)
9.a.
Differentiate energy as potential or kinetic energy.
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Standard 9.a.
9.b.
Identify and explore forms of energy such as heat, sound, light, or electricity.
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Standard 9.b.
9.c.
Demonstrate the use of the sun as an energy source.
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Standard 9.c.
MS.10. Develop the process of measurement and the concepts related to units of measurement. (L, E, P)
10.a.
Measure a given object using specified scientific measurement (English and/or metric).
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Standard 10.a.
10.b.
Select, use, compare and convert within the appropriate standard (English and metric) system of measurement.
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Standard 10.b.
10.c.
Identify the attributes of length, weight, capacity/volume, mass, time and temperature using English and metric units of measurement.
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Standard 10.c.
10.d.
Calculate and solve problems with elapsed time.
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Standard 10.d.