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Grade 4
Table of Contents:
Grade 4
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Unit List:
Earth and Space Science
Water is essential to the dynamics of most earth systems, and it plays a significant role in shaping Earth’s landscape.
Topics Include:
Introduction to Patterns of Weathering and Earth's Features
Weathering and Erosion
Exploring Plate Tectonics
Life Science
An organism’s ability to sense and respond to its environment is unique and enhances its chance of surviving and reproducing.
Topics Include:
Introduction to Adaptations and Life Strategies
Structure to Function
Information Processing
Physical Science
Waves are a repeating pattern of motion that transfers energy from place to place without overall displacement of matter.
Topics Include:
Introduction to Waves
Surfing the Waves
Patterns to Transfer Information
Unit Title List:
Earth and Space Science
Life Science
Physical Science
Table of Contents
Grade 3
Earth and Space Science
Introduction to Weather and Related Hazards
Weather Patterns
Activity: Modeling the Wind and Clouds
Activity: Build a Rain Gauge
Voice of the Sea: Forest Recharge
Voice of the Sea: Climate From the Mountains to the Past
Voice of the Sea: Adapting Culture to Climate Change
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Rain
Natural Hazards
Activity: Designs That Survive Storms
Voice of the Sea: Designing Future Coastal Communities
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Hurricanes
Voice of the Sea: Translating Hawaiian Newspapers
Voice of the Sea: Hazard and Hurricane Preparedness
Voice of the Sea: Engineering Tsunami Resilience
Life Science
Introduction to Adaptations for Survival
Survival in Coral Reef Habitats
Activity: Exploring Coral Reef Habitats!
Voice of the Sea: Intertidal algae and invertebrates
NERRS: Shoreline Habitats
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Shoreline Habitats
Further Investigations: Shoreline Habitats
Survival in the Open Ocean
Activity: Open Ocean Survival
Voice of the Sea: Deep Sea Lab
Physical Science
Introduction to Forces and Interactions
The Forces of the Wind
Activity: Sailing by the Force of the Wind
Traditional Ways of Knowing: The Hōkūle'a
Voice of the Sea: The Hōkūleʻa
Voice of the Sea: Traditional Voyaging Experts
Voice of the Sea: Navigation and Traditional Sailing
The Forces of Waves
Activity: Eroding Beaches
Voice of the Sea: Wave Tank
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Aloha ʻĀina Activity Wetlands
Voice of the Sea: Wave Modeling
Voice of the Sea: Coastal Erosion
Grade 4
Earth and Space Science
Introduction to Patterns of Weathering and Earth's Features
Weathering and Erosion
Activity: Source of Hawaiian Sand
NERRS: Weathering and Erosion
Voice of the Sea: Saving Hawaii’s Beaches
Further Investigations: Weathering and Erosion
Exploring Plate Tectonics
Activity: Modeling Plate Movement
Sciences and the Sacred: Geology and Hydrology of Maunakea
Voice of the Sea: Tracking Lava Flows with the USGS
Life Science
Introduction to Adaptations and Life Strategies
Structure to Function
Activity: Structure to Function: Hungry Reef Fish
Voice of the Sea: Strange Fish of the Deep
Further Investigations: Fish Life
Information Processing
Activity: Echolocating with Dolphins
Further Investigation: Harmonizing with Humpbacks
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Humpback Whales
Voice of the Sea: Whale Communication
Physical Science
Introduction to Waves
Surfing the Waves
Activity: Surfing the Waves
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Surfing the Waves
Voice of the Sea: Surf Forecasting
Further Investigations: Surfing the Waves
Patterns to Transfer information
Activity: Learn Morse Code
Further Investigations: Dance your Science
Further Investigations: Patterns to Communicate
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Communicating through Hula
NERRS: Morse Code
Voice of the Sea: Patterns in Sound
Further Investigations: Morse Code
Grade 5
Earth and Space Science
Introduction to Human Interactions with the Ocean
Understanding Sea Level Rise
Activity: Simulating Sea Level Rise
Voice of the Sea: Sea Level Rise and the Ala Wai Canal
Further Investigations: Climate Change
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Climate Change
NERRS: Climate Change
Voice of the Sea: King Tides
Food Resources and Fisheries Science
Activity: Goldfish Party! Mark-Recapture Methods
Voice of the Sea: Fish No Take
Voice of the Sea: ʻOpihi and Traditional Hawaiian Culture
Voice of the Sea: Origins of Hawaiian Reef Fishes
Voice of the Sea: Restoring a Hawaiian Fishpond
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Aloha ʻĀina Activity Fishponds
NERRS: Fisheries
Voice of the Sea: Shark and Tuna Tagging
Marine Debris
Activity: DIY Beeswax Wraps
Further Investigations: Recycled Art
Voice of the Sea: Marine Debris
Life Science
Introduction to Movement of Matter
Materials for Plant Growth
Activity: Sprout Your Own Sprouts!
Activity: Can plants grow without soil?
Activity: Build a hydroponics System!
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Hydroponics in Hawai'i
Voice of the Sea: Materials for Plant Growth
Ecosystem Cycling
Activity: Aquaponics in a Bottle
Activity Extension: Hydroponics to Aquaponics
NERRS: Ecosystem Cycling Research
Voice of the Sea: Commercial Aquaponics
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Aquaponics in Hawai'i
Voice of the Sea: Aquaponics at Home
Physical Science
Introduction to Energy and Matter
Energy from the Sun
Activity: Understanding Food Webs
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Energy from the Sun
NERRS: Energy from the Sun
Voice of the Sea: Food Webs of the Open Ocean
Matter in the Sea
Activity: Reappearing Salt!
Weird Science: Types of Salts in Seawater
Traditional Ways of Knowing: Salt Harvesting
Standards Alignment
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Introduction to NGSS
Science and Engineering Practices
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Developing and Using Models
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
Cause and Effect
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
System and System Models
Energy and Matter
Structure and Function
Stability and Change
Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)
DCI in Physical Science
DCI in Life Science
DCI in Earth and Space
DCI in Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science
Physical Science Performance Expectations
PS1: Matter and its Interactions
PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
PS3: Energy
PS4: Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Life Science Performance Expectations
LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Earth and Space Sciences Performance Expectations
ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe
ESS2: Earth’s Systems
ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science Performance Expectations
ETS1: Engineering design
ETS2: Links among engineering, technology, science, and society
Ocean Literacy Principles (OLP)
Introduction to Ocean Literacy Principles (OLP)
Voice of the Sea: Are You Ocean Literate?
OLP 1: The Earth has one big ocean with many features
OLP 2: The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the Earth
OLP 3: The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate
OLP 4: The ocean makes Earth habitable
OLP 5: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems
OLP 6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected
OLP 7: The ocean is largely unexplored
Original SEA Activities
Grades 6 - 12
Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. University of Hawaii, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.