4Th Grade Social Studies/Sciencemarch 2-6

4th Grade Social Studies/ScienceMarch 2-6

Monday

Spiral Review (10 min) / Students will answer three SCI/SS questions from present and previous units; test on Friday.
Text Study (20 minutes) / SS:4-4.2: Explain the structure and function of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.
Read Lesson Two (Branches of Government) text together, whole class. Take notes in the margins of the text and highlight important parts.
Independent/Collaborative Activity (30 minutes) / SCI:4-5 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the properties of light and electricity.
Students will be working with and discussing Electricity activities (working in groups of 2-4)

Tuesday

Spiral Review (10 min) / Students will answerthree SCI/SS questions from present and previous units; test on Friday.
Text Study (20 minutes) / SCI:4-5.6 Summarize the function of the components of complete circuits (including wire, switch, battery, and light bulb).
Read Lesson Six (Components of Complete Circuits) text together, whole class. Take notes in the margins of the text and highlight important parts.
Independent/Collaborative Activity (30 minutes) / SS:4-4.2: Explain the structure and function of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government.
TCW discuss the three government branches, as well as, federal, state, and local governments.
(powerpoint: Branches of Government)

Wednesday

Spiral Review (10 min) / Students will answerthree SCI/SS questions from present and previous units; test on Friday.
Text Study (20 minutes) / SS:4-4.3 Explain how the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights placed importance on the active involvement of citizens in government and protected the rights of white male property owners but not those of the slaves, women, and Native Americans.
Read Lesson 3 (The Bill of Rights) text together, whole class. Take notes in margins of the text, and highlight important parts.
Independent/Collaborative Activity (30 minutes) / SCI:4-5.7 Illustrate the path of electric current in series and parallel circuits.
Read Lesson Seven(Series and Parallel Circuits) text together, whole class. Take notes in the margins of the text and highlight important parts.

Thursday

Spiral Review (10 min) / Students will answerthree SCI/SS questions from present and previous units; test on Friday.
Text Study (20 minutes) / SCI:4-5.8 Classify materials as either conductors or insulators of electricity.
Read Lesson Eight (Conductors and Insulators) text together, whole class. Take notes in the margins of the text and highlight important parts.
Independent/Collaborative Activity (30 minutes / SS:4-4.3 Explain how the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights placed importance on the active involvement of citizens in government and protected the rights of white male property owners but not those of the slaves, women, and Native Americans.
TCWContrast the strengths and weaknesses of the original United States Constitution, such as how it provided citizens with a voice in government yet did not provide women with the right to vote.

Friday

Spiral Review (10 min) / SPIRAL REVIEW QUIZ
Text Study (20 minutes) / SS:4-4.4: Compare the roles and accomplishments of early leaders in the development of the new nation, including, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Marshall, and James Madison.
Read Lesson Four (Early Leaders) text together, whole class. Take notes in the margins of the text and highlight important parts.
Independent/Collaborative Activity (30 minutes) / SCI:4-5.9 Summarize the properties of magnets and electromagnets (including polarity, attraction/repulsion, and strength).
4-5.10 Summarize the factors that affect the strength of an electromagnet.
Read Lesson Nine (Magnets and Electromagnets) and Ten (Strength of Electromagnets) text together, whole class. Take notes in the margins of the text and highlight important parts.