Hawaii State Standards for Science: Grade 4

HI.1. The Scientific Process: Scientific Investigation: Discover, invent, and investigate using the skills necessary to engage in the scientific process

SC.4.1.1. Scientific Inquiry: Describe a testable hypothesis and an experimental procedure 6
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.1.1.

SC.4.1.2. Scientific Knowledge: Differentiate between an observation and an inference 6
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.1.2.

HI.2. The Scientific Process: Nature Of Science: Understand that science, technology, and society are interrelated

SC.4.2.1. Science, Technology, and Society: Describe how the use of technology has influenced the economy, demography, and environment of Hawaii 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.2.1.

HI.3. Life and Environmental Sciences: Organisms and The Environment: Understand the unity, diversity, and interrelationships of organisms, including their relationship to cycles of matter and energy in the environment

SC.4.3.1. Cycles of Matter and Energy: Explain how simple food chains and food webs can be traced back to plants 15
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.3.1.

SC.4.3.2. Interdependence: Describe how an organism's behavior is determined by its environment 7
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.3.2.

HI.4. Life and Environmental Sciences: Structure and Function In Organisms: Understand the structures and functions of living organisms and how organisms can be compared scientifically

SC.4.4.1. Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems: Identify the basic differences between plant cells and animal cells 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.4.1.

HI.5. Life and Environmental Sciences: Diversity, Genetics, and Evolution: Understand genetics and biological evolution and their impact on the unity and diversity of organisms

SC.4.5.1. Biological Evolution: Compare fossils and living things 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.5.1.

SC.4.5.2. Unity and Diversity: Describe the roles of various organisms in the same environment 7
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.5.2.

SC.4.5.3. Unity and Diversity: Describe how different organisms need specific environmental conditions to survive 7
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.5.3.

HI.6. Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences: Nature Of Matter and Energy: Understand the nature of matter and energy, forms of energy (including waves) and energy transformations, and their significance in understanding the structure of the universe

SC.4.6.1. Nature of Matter: Describe how some materials may be combined to form new substances 1
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.6.1.

SC.4.6.2. Energy and its Transformation: Explain what is needed for electricity to flow in a circuit to create light and sound 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.6.2.

HI.7. Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences: Force and Motion: Understand the relationship between force, mass, and motion of objects; and know the major natural forces: gravitational, electric, and magnetic

SC.4.7.1. Forces of the Universe: Describe that the mass of the Earth exerts a gravitational force on all objects 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.7.1.

HI.8. Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences: Earth and Space Science: Understand the Earth and its processes, the solar system, and the universe and its contents

SC.4.8.1. Forces that Shape the Earth: Describe how slow processes sometimes shape and reshape the surface of the Earth 6
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.8.1.

SC.4.8.2. Forces that Shape the Earth: Describe how fast processes (e.g., volcanoes, earthquakes) sometimes shape and reshape the surface of the Earth 7
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.8.2.

SC.4.8.3. Earth in the Solar System: Describe the relationship between the sun and the Earth's daily rotation and annual revolution 4
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.4.8.3.