AISL Grade 4 Benchmarks in Science

(Revised June, 2010)

• AISL.SCI.01. PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the structure and properties of matter.
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• AISL.SCI.01.G4.01 Investigate how matter changes state.
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• AISL.SCI.01.G4.02 Describe solutions, mixtures and suspensions.
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• AISL.SCI.01.G4.03 Describe properties of matter.
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• AISL.SCI.01.G4.04 Distinguish physical from chemical changes.
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• AISL.SCI.02. PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the sources and properties of energy.
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• AISL.SCI.02.G4.01 Explain how sound is produced and travels.
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• AISL.SCI.02.G4.02 Illustrate how light behaves.
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• AISL.SCI.02.G4.03 Investigate the relationship between magnets and electricity.
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• AISL.SCI.02.G4.04 Describe how heat is used and measured.
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• AISL.SCI.03. PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Students will demonstrate an understanding of forces and motion.
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• AISL.SCI.03.G4.01 Define and explain how to measure motion (e.g., speed, velocity, acceleration).
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• AISL.SCI.03.G4.02 Demonstrate and explain the effects of force and mass on motion leading to a beginning understanding of gravity and friction.
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• AISL.SCI.04. LIFE SCIENCE: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of living systems.
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• AISL.SCI.04.G4.01 Classify living things in the five kingdoms by their characteristics and attributes.
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• AISL.SCI.04.G4.02 Investigate the similarities and differences between vertebrates and invertebrates.
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• AISL.SCI.05. LIFE SCIENCE: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the principles of reproduction and heredity
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• AISL.SCI.05.G4.01 Describe how traits are inherited and develop.
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• AISL.SCI.05.G4.02 Describe the stages in the life cycle of flowering plants.
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• AISL.SCI.06. LIFE SCIENCE: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between ecosystems and the organisms that inhabit them.
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• AISL.SCI.06.G4.01 Compare and contrast food webs and chains.
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• AISL.SCI.06.G4.02 Describe how climate affects ecosystems.
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• AISL.SCI.06.G4.03 Describe the positive and negative ways humans affect ecosystems.
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• AISL.SCI.07. LIFE SCIENCE: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the diversity and adaptations of organisms
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• AISL.SCI.07.G4.01 Explain the basic needs of organisms.
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• AISL.SCI.07.G4.02 Explain how instinctive behavior help animals survive and meet their needs.
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• AISL.SCI.07.G4.03 Describe how plants and animals have changed over time.
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• AISL.SCI.08. LIFE SCIENCE: Students will demonstrate an understanding of human body systems and healthy physical growth.
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• AISL.SCI.08.G4.01 Differentiate between healthful and harmful behavior.
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• AISL.SCI.08.G4.02 Differentiate between healthful and harmful stress.
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• AISL.SCI.08.G4.03 Identify and explain the benefits of five nutrients found in food.
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• AISL.SCI.08.G4.04 Identify the benefits of exercise and sleep for healthy physical growth.
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• AISL.SCI.08.G4.05 Identify and explain health practices to prevent infectious diseases.
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• AISL.SCI.08.G4.06 Explain the importance of body organs, bones and muscles.
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• AISL.SCI.09. EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the earth's composition and structure.
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• AISL.SCI.09.G4.01 Describe the Earth's structure.
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• AISL.SCI.09.G4.02 Explain what fossils indicate about changes in the life forms.
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• AISL.SCI.10. EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE: Students will understand the processes that shape the earth.
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• AISL.SCI.10.G4.01 Identify the causes and effects of hurricanes and tornadoes and how they change the Earth's surface.
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• AISL.SCI.11. EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the composition and structure of the universe and the earth's place in it.
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• AISL.SCI.11.G4.01 Describe our solar system. (Students can describe what they can observe in the sky, for example, objects such as the Sun, Moon, and the Stars).
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• AISL.SCI.12. SCIENCE AS INQUIRY: Students will demonstrate the use of the scientific method.
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• AISL.SCI.12.G4.01 Ask questions and state predictions (hypothesize) that can be tested through scientific investigations.
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• AISL.SCI.12.G4.02 Communicate hypothesis, investigations, data and conclusions.
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• AISL.SCI.12.G4.03 Plan and conduct a simple investigation.
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• AISL.SCI.13. SCIENCE AS INQUIRY: Students will be able to demonstrate scientific thinking
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• AISL.SCI.13.G4.01 Compare a model with what it represents. (Such as; a globe to the world.)
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• AISL.SCI.13.G4.02 Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society.