The East Marshall Middle School has prioritized the 4th grade level Iowa Core standards for Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies. These priority standards are listed below.

READING

4th Grade Reading – Priority Standards
Standard Number Description

RL.4.1

 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when

drawing inferences from the text.

RL.4.2

 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

RL.4.3

 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details

in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).

RL.4.4

 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that

allude to significant characters found in mythology.

RL.4.5

 Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural

elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings,

descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.

RF.4.3

 Know and apply grade–level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

RF.4.4 

 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

RI.4.1 

 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when

drawing inferences from the text.

RI.4.3 

 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including

what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

RI.4.7 

 Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams,

time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information

contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.

Resources:

Lucy Calkins Reading Units of Study

 

WRITING

4th Grade Writing – Priority Standards
Standard Number Description

W.4.1

 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

W.4.2

 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information

clearly.

W.4.3

 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,

descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

W.4.4

 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate

to task, purpose, and audience. 

W.4.5

 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed

by planning, revising, and editing. 

W.4.6

 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to

produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate

sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.

W.4.7

 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different

aspects of a topic.

W.4.8

 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and

digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

W.4.9

 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

W.4.10

 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and

shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline–specific tasks,

purposes, and audiences.

Resources:

Lucy Calkins Writing Units of Study

MATH

4th Grade Math – Priority Standards

Standard Number

Description

4.OA. A.1

 Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement

that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of

multiplicative. comparisons as multiplication equations.

4.OA.A.3

 Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole–number answers using the

four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent

these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the

reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including

rounding.

4.OA.B.4

 Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1–100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple

of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1–100 is a

multiple of a given one–digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the

range 1–100 is prime or composite.

4.NBT.A.2

 Read and write multi–digit whole numbers using base–ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.

Compare two multi–digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =,

and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.

4.NBT.A.3

 Use place value understanding to round multi–digit whole numbers to any place.

4.NBT.B.4

 Fluently add and subtract multi–digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.

4.NBT.B.5 

 Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one–digit whole number, and multiply two two–digit

numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate

and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

4.NBT.B.6

 Find whole–number quotients and remainders with up to four–digit dividends and one–digit

divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the

relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by

using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

Resources:

Saxon

 

SCIENCE

4th Grade Science – Priority Standards
Standard Number Description

4-PS3-1

 Use evidence to construct and explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of

that object.

4-PS3-2

 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place

by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

4-PS3-3

 Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects

collide

4-PS3-4

 Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and reine a device that converts energy from one form

to another.

4-PS4-2

 Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows

objects to be seen.

4-PS4-3

 Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.

4-LS1-1

 Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that

function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

4-LS1-2

 Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through

their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in

different ways.

4-ESS1-1

 Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support

and explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

4-ESS2-1

 Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering

or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

4-ESS2-2

 Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

4-ESS3-1

 Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from

natural resources and their uses affect the environment.

4-ESS3-2

 Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes

on humans.

3-5 ETS1-1

 Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria

for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

3-5 ETS1-2

 Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is

likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

3-5 ETS1-3

 Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are

considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

Resources:

Mystery Science

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

4th Grade Social Studies – Priority Standards
Standard Number Description

SS.4.7

 Explain causes of conflict or collaboration among different social groups.

SS.4.8

 Evaluate how civic virtues and democratic principles have guided or do guide governments,

societies, and/or communities. (21st century skills)

SS.4.9

 Explain how the enforcement of a specific ruling or law changed society. (21st century skills)

SS.4.10

 Describe how societies have changed in the past and continue to change.  (21st century skills)

SS.4.11

 Describe how scarcity requires a person to make a choice and identify costs associated with

that choice.

SS.4.12

 Using historical and/or local examples, explain how competition has influenced the production

of goods and services.

SS.4.13

 Compare and contrast different ways that the government interacts with the economy.

SS.4.14

 Explain the reasons why the costs of goods and services rise and fall.

SS.4.15

 Identify factors that can influence people’s different spending and saving choices.

(21st century skills)

SS.4.16

 Determine the consequences of sharing personal information with others. (21 century skills)

SS.4.17

 Create a geographic representation to illustrate how the natural resources in an area affect

the decisions people make.

SS.4.18

 Describe how environmental and cultural characteristics influence population distribution

in specific places or regions.

SS.4.19

 Explain influences on the development and decline of different modes of transportation in

U.S. regions.

SS.4.20

 Compare and contrast events that happened at the same time.

SS.4.21

 Analyze conflicting perspectives on historical and current events/issues.

SS.4.22

 Infer the purpose of a primary source and from that the intended audience.

SS.4.23

 Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.

SS.4.24

 Develop a claim about the past and cite evidence to support it.

SS.4.25

 Analyze the impact of the technological changes in Iowa, across time and place.

SS.4.26

 Explain how Iowa’s agriculture has changed over time.

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