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Lead Mine Elementary School 4th Grade

NC Fourth Grade Curriculum

English / Language Arts

COMPETENCY GOAL 1: LISTENING -The learner will comprehend spoken English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

COMPETENCY GOAL 2: SPEAKING -The learner will communicate in appropriate spoken English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

COMPETENCY GOAL 3: READING - The learner will comprehend written English in personal, social, and academic contexts from print and non-print materials.

COMPETENCY GOAL 4: WRITING - The learner will communicate in appropriate written English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

Math

Competency Goal 1: The learner will read, write, model, and compute with non-negative rational numbers.

Competency Goal 2: The learner will understand and use perimeter and area.

Competency Goal 3: The learner will recognize and use geometric properties and relationships.

Competency Goal 4: The learner will understand and use graphs, probability, and data analysis.

Competency Goal 5: The learner will demonstrate an understanding of mathematical relationships.

Science

Competency Goal 1: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of animal behavior and adaptation.

Competency Goal 2: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the composition and uses of rocks and minerals.

Competency Goal 3: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of magnetism and electricity.

Competency Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and materials for growth and repair of the body.

Social Studies

Competency Goal 1: The learner will apply the five themes of geography to North Carolina and its people.

Competency Goal 2: The learner will examine the importance of the role of ethnic groups and examine the multiple roles they have played in the development of North Carolina.

Competency Goal 3: The learner will trace the history of colonization in North Carolina and evaluate its significance for diverse people's ideas.

Competency Goal 4: The learner will analyze social and political institutions in North Carolina such as government, education, religion, and family and how they structure society, influence behavior, and respond to human needs.

Competency Goal 5: The learner will examine the impact of various cultural groups on North Carolina.

Competency Goal 6: The learner will evaluate how North Carolinians apply basic economic principles within the community, state, and nation.

Competency Goal 7: The learner will recognize how technology influences change within North Carolina.

Technology

Competency Goal 1: The learner will understand important issues of a technology-based society and will exhibit ethical behavior in the use of computer and other technologies.

Competency Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.

Competency Goal 3: The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.

For more detail please go to the NC Department of Public Instruction