1. 4th Grade Pacing Guide 2017-2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Dates to Remember:
Preplanning- 8/1-4/17
District Professional Learning- 8/1/17
First Day of School-8/7/17
Pre-Unit: Nature of Science
In this unit students will focus on…….
Scientific Method
Graphing
Metric Measures
Unit 1: Stars and Our Solar System
Technology to Observe Distant Objects
Stars
Planets
Solar System
Rotation and Revolution
Phases of the Moon
Seasonal Changes 1 2 3 4 7
Lab Safety & Tools 8
Nature of Science
Class Science Fair Projects 11 14
Introduction to
Telescope Technology
S4E1a. 15
Compare and Contrast Technological Advances 16
Physical Attributes of Stars and Planets
S4E1b,c,d 17 18
21 GREATEST EVENT OF THE CENTURY
2017
GET ECLIPSED 22 23
Understanding Star Brightness
S4E1b. 24 25 28 29 30
Strengths and Limitations of Our Solar System
S4E1d 31
District Professional Learning
Pre-planning
Pre-Unit: Nature of Science
Unit 1: Telescopic Technology and Introduction of Solar System (S4E1a)
Revised June 2017
Unit 1: Stars and Planets (S4E1b-c)
Unit 1: Solar System (S4E1d)

2. 4th Grade Pacing Guide 2017-2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Dates to Remember:
Labor Day(School Closed)-9/4/17
Progress Reports-9/6/17
Preplanning- 8/1-4/17
District Professional Learning- 8/1/17
First Day of School-8/7/17
Unit 1: Stars and Our Solar System
In this unit students will focus on…….
Technology to Observe Distant Objects
Stars
Planets
Solar System
Rotation and Revolution
Phases of the Moon
Seasonal Changes 1
Strengths and Limitations of Our Solar System
S4E1d 4
Effects of the
Position and Motion
(Day and Night)
S4E2a.
Effects of the
Effects of the 8
(Patterns) 11 12 13
Affects of Seasonal Changes 14 15 18
Final Assessment 3D Student Assessment Product 19 20 21 22 25
Buffer Week 26 27 28 29
Unit 1: Day and Night Changes (S4E2a)
Unit 1: Day and Night Changes (S4E2a)
Unit 1: Day and Night Changes (S4E2a)
Revised June 2017
Unit 1: Phases of the Moon (S4E2b)
Buffer Week

3. 4th Grade Pacing Guide 2017-2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Dates to Remember:
District Professional Learning(Student Holiday)-10/6/17
Columbus Day(School Closed)-10/9/17
End of 1st Nine Weeks-10/11/17
Beginning 2nd Nine Weeks-10/12/17
ES Early Release /18-19,2017
Report Cards-10/19/17
1st Nine Weeks Lab Documentation Due-10/19/17
Unit 1: Stars and Our Solar System (Continued)
In this unit students will focus on…….
Seasonal Changes
Unit 2: Weather and Water
States of Matter
Flow of Thermal Energy
Water Cycle
Weather Instruments
Weather Maps and Data
Clouds and Precipitation
Weather and Climate 2
Intro to States of Matter: Solid to a Liquid 3
States of Matter: Liquid to a Gas 4 5 6 9 10
Intro to water cycle 11
Pathways of water 12 13 16
Instruments used to gather weather data 17 18
The use of instruments to make forecasts 19 20 23
How to read a weather map 24
Identifying fronts 25
Understanding temperatures, pressure, and precipitation 26
Interpreting data 27
Using data to make predictions 30
Identifying types of clouds 31
District Professional Learning
Unit 2: Flow of Energy and Water Cycle Pathways
Unit 2: Water Cycle and Pathways
Unit 2: Weather Instruments
Revised June 2017
Unit 2: Weather Maps and Data
Unit 2: Types of Clouds and Precipitation

4. 4th Grade Pacing Guide 2017-2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Dates to Remember:
Progress Report-11/1/17
Veteran’s Day(School Closed)-11/10/17
Thanksgiving(School Closed)-11/20-24,2017
Unit 2: Weather and Water (Continued)
In this unit students will focus…….
Water Cycle
Weather Instruments
Weather Maps and Data
Explain Climate change
Explain the Difference between weather and climate 1
Differentiate the types of precipitation 2 3 6
Explain weather 7
Explain climate 8
Connecting Prior Learning
Relationship between weather, Climate and the Water Cycle
9 Connecting Prior Learning 10 13
Final 3D Task
Student Assessment Product 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27
Buffer Week 28 29 30
Unit 2: Types of Clouds and Precipitation
Unit 2: Differentiating Weather and Climate
Unit 2:
Revised June 2017
Unit 2: Buffer Week

5. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
4th Grade
Pacing Guide
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Dates to Remember:
End of 2nd Nine Weeks-12/21/17
Christmas/Winter Break(School Closed)-12/22/17-1/8/18
1st Nine Weeks Lab Documentation Due-12/21/17
Unit 2: Weather and Water (Continued)
In this unit students will focus…….
Cloud and Precipitation
Weather and Climate 1
Buffer Week 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
Unit 2: Buffer Week
Unit 3: Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers (S4L1a)
Unit 3: Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers (S4L1a)
Unit 3: Food Chains and Food Webs (S4L1b)
Revised June 2017

6. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
4th Grade
Pacing Guide
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Dates to Remember:
School Based Professional Learing-1/8/18
Beginning of 3rd Nine Weeks-1/9/18
Report Cards-1/2/18
Unit 3: Ecology
In this unit students will focus on…..
Roles of Organisms
Flow of Food Energy
Environmental Changes
Scarcity, Extinction, and Abundance 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24
Final 3D Task
Student Assessment Product 25 26 29
Buffer Week 30 31
School Based Professional Learning
Unit 3: Food Chains and Food Webs (S4L1b)
Unit 3: Changes to an Ecosystem (S4L1c)
Unit 3: Scarcity, Extinction, and Abundance ( S4L1d)
Revised June 2017
Buffer Week Unit 3: Acceleration, Enrichment and Remediation

7. 4th Grade Pacing Guide 2017-2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Dates to Remember:
President’s Day Holiday(School Closed)-2/19/18
District Professional Learning Day(Student Holiday)-2/20/18
Unit 3: Ecology (continued)
In this unit students will focus on……
Flow of Food Energy
Environmental Changes
Scarcity, Extinction, and Abundance
Unit 4: Force, Motion, and Simple Machines
In this unit students will focus…….
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Gravity and Gravitation
Simple Machines 1
Buffer Week 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28
Final 3D Task
Student Assessment
Unit 4: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces (S4P3a)
Unit 4: Gravity VS Gravitation (S4P3b)
District Professional Learning
Unit 4: Simple Machines (S4P3c)
Revised June, 2017
Unit 4: Simple Machines (S4P3c)

8. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
4th Grade
Pacing Guide
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Dates to Remember:
End of 3rd Nine Weeks-3/15/18
Beginning of 4th Nine Weeks-3/16/18
ES Early Release-3/21-22/18
Report Cards-3/22/18
3rd Nine Weeks Lab Documentation Due-3/22/18
Easter Holiday(School Closed)-3/30/18
Unit 4: Force, Motion, and Simple Machines (continued)
In this unit students will focus…….
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Gravity and Gravitation
Simple Machines
Unit 5: Sound and Light
Interaction of Light and Materials
Reflection
Refraction 1
Final 3D Task
Student Assessment 2 5
Buffer Week 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30
Unit 4: Simple Machines (S4P3c)
Buffer Week Unit 4: Assessment, Enrichment, and Acceleration
Unit 5: Opaque, Transparent, and Translucent (S4P1a)
Revised June 2017
Unit 5: Reflection (S4P1b)
Unit 5: Refraction (S4P1b-c)

9. 4th Grade Pacing Guide 2017-2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Dates to Remember:
Spring Break(School Closed)-4/2-4/9/18
Progress Reports-4/24/18   
Unit 5: Sound and Light (continued)
In this unit students will focus…….
Reflection
Refraction
Causes of Sound
Transmission of Sound and Light 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25
Final 3D Task
Student Assessment 26 27 30
Buffer Week
Unit 5: Vibrations and Sound/Light Transmissions (S4P2a-b)
Unit 5: Vibrations and Sound/Light Transmissions (S4P2a-b)
Unit 5: Vibrations and Sound/Light Transmissions (S4P2a-b)
Revised June 2017
Buffer Week Unit 5: Assessment, Enrichment, and Acceleration

10. 4th Grade Pacing Guide 2017-2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Dates to Remember:
4th Nine Weeks Lab Documentation Due-5/18/18
Exams-5/21-24/18
Last Day for High School-5/25/18
Last Day for ES and MS-5/29/18
Post Planing-5/30-6/1/18
Unit 5: Sound and Light (continued)
In this unit students will focus…….
Causes of Sound
Transmission of Sound and Light
Acceleration Unit: Rocks and Minerals
Vertebrates and Invertebrates 1
Buffer Week 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31
Buffer Week Unit 5: Assessment, Enrichment, and Acceleration
Acceleration Unit: Animal Classifications (S5L1a)
Acceleration Unit: Animal Classifications (S5L1a)
LAST DAY HS
Acceleration Unit: Animal Classifications (S5L1a)
Revised June 2017
LAST DAY ES/MS
Post Planning