Tennessee State Standards for Science: Grade 4

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TN.1.0. Life Science: Cell Structure and Function: The student will investigate the structure and function of plant and animal cells.

4.1.1. Know that all organisms are made of one or more cells. 54
Suggested Titles for Tennessee Science State Standard 4.1.1.

TN.2.0. Life Science: Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment: The student will investigate how living things interact with one another and with non-living elements of their environment.

4.2.1. Investigate the relationships among organisms in a specific ecosystem. 88
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4.2.2. Recognize that organisms are able to change their environment. 125
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TN.3.0. Life Science: Food Production and Energy for Life: The student will study the basic parts of plants, investigate how plants produce food, and discover that plants and animals use food to sustain life.

4.3.1. Realize that plants and animals use food for energy. 21
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4.3.2. Recognize the function of specific structures in organisms that allow them to obtain and use energy. 40
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TN.4.0. Life Science: Heredity and Reproduction: The student will understand the basic principles of inheritance.

4.4.1. Realize that certain characteristics are passed from parents to offspring. 107
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4.4.2. Realize that reproduction is necessary for the survival of species. 97
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4.4.3. Investigate the life cycles of different organisms. 97
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TN.5.0. Life Science: Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things: The student will understand that living things have characteristics that enable them to survive in their environment.

4.5.1. Realize that plants and animals can be grouped according to similarities and differences in their characteristics. 112
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4.5.2. Determine that adaptations help organisms to survive in their environments. 24
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TN.6.0. Life Science: Biological Change: The student will understand that living things have changed over time.

4.6.1. Realize that fossils show connections between organisms that lived in the past and those that live in the present. 34
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4.6.2. Recognize that extinction has occurred in the past and continues today. 18
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TN.7.0. Earth and Space Science: Earth and Its Place in the Universe: The student will investigate the structure of the universe.

4.7.1. Know that objects in space have identifiable characteristics (e.g., appearance, location, and apparent motion). 32
Suggested Titles for Tennessee Science State Standard 4.7.1.

4.7.2. Investigate the patterns and movement of objects in space. 43
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TN.8.0. Earth and Space Science: Atmospheric Cycles: The student will investigate the relationships among atmospheric conditions, weather, and climate.

4.8.1. Recognize that atmospheric conditions vary and can be measured. 378
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4.8.2. Recognize that landforms and bodies of water affect weather and climate. 150
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4.8.3. Recognize the basic features of the water cycle. 80
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TN.9.0. Earth and Space Science: Earth Features: The student will understand that the earth has many geologic features that are constantly changing.

4.9.1. Recognize that the earth's geological features change. 91
Suggested Titles for Tennessee Science State Standard 4.9.1.

4.9.2. Know that the earth is composed of different layers. 87
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TN.10.0. Earth and Space Science: Earth Resources: The student will investigate the properties, uses, and conservation of earth's resources.

4.10.1. Recognize that earth materials have a variety of practical uses. 78
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4.10.2. Know the basic characteristics of soils. 3
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4.10.3. Realize the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources. 312
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TN.11.0. Physical Science: Forces and Motion: The student will investigate the effects of force on the movement of objects.

4.11.1. Recognize that gravity is the force that pulls objects toward the earth. 5
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4.11.2. Recognize the relationship between force and motion. 5
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4.11.3. Recognize that the motion of objects is affected by friction. 5
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TN.12.0. Physical Science: Structure and Properties of Matter: The student will investigate the characteristic properties of matter.

4.12.1. Recognize that matter has predictable properties and is composed of basic units, some too small to be seen with the naked eye. 118
Suggested Titles for Tennessee Science State Standard 4.12.1.

4.12.2. Recognize conditions that are associated with different states of matter. 106
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TN.13.0. Physical Science: Interactions of Matter: The student will investigate the interactions of matter.

5.13.1. Describe the types of changes that result from interactions of matter. 106
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TN.14.0. Physical Science: Energy: The student will investigate energy and its uses.

4.14.1. Know that energy exists in many forms. 18
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4.14.2. Recognize the characteristics of light energy and sound energy. 98
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4.14.3. Recognize the basic concept of electricity. 6
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