Arizona State Science Standards

Grade 4

SC04-S2C1-02: (History and Nature of Science, History of Science as a Human Endeavor): Describe science-related career opportunities.

SC04-S3C1-01: (Science in Personal and Social Perspectives, Changes in Environments): Describe how natural events and human activities have positive and negative impacts on environments (e.g. fire, floods, pollution, dams).

SC04-S3C1-02: (Science in Personal and Social Perspectives, Changes in Environments): Evaluate the consequences of environmental occurrences that happen either rapidly (e.g. fire, flood, tornado) or over a long period of time (e.g. drought, melting ice caps, the greenhouse effect, erosion)

SC04-S6C2-05: (Earth and Space Science, Earth’s Processes and Systems): Identify the Earth events that cause changes in atmospheric conditions (e.g. volcanic eruptions, forest fires).

SC04-S6C3-03: (Earth and Space Science, Changes in the Earth and Sky): Differentiate between weather and climate as they relate to the southwestern United States.

SC04-S6C3-04: (Earth and Space Science, Changes in the Earth and Sky): Measure changes in weather (e.g. precipitation, wind speed, barometric pressure).

SC04-S6C3-05: (Earth and Space Science, Changes in the Earth and Sky): Interpret the symbols on a weather map or chart to identify the following: temperatures, fronts, precipitation

SC04-S6C3-06: (Earth and Space Science, Changes in the Earth and Sky): Compare weather conditions in various locations (e.g. regions of Arizona, various U.S. cities, coastal vs. interior geographical regions).

Resources:

§ Arizona State Board of Education. Arizona Academic Content Standards: Science Articulated by Grade Level. May 24, 2004. (Updated March 10, 2005) http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/science