Grade 4 Objectives

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Below are the connections between the indicators of this subject area and the indicators in the other subject areas.

Nature of Technology
A1. Describe how the processing of things found in nature result in human-made artifacts (e.g., furniture may be made from lumber, which comes from trees).
A2. Demonstrate how tools, materials and skills are used to perform tasks (e.g., computers and cell phones are used to communicate; pencil sharpeners).
A3. Describe ways creative thinking, economic and cultural influences shape technological development (e.g., Wright Brothers, powered flight, air commerce).
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - History 6. Explain the importance of inventors such as the Wright Brothers, Charles Kettering, Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods and Thomas Edison.
A4. Recognize that creative thinking, economics and culture influence technological development (e.g., a city may need to design a mass transit system for transportation while a small town may use personal vehicles).
B1. Classify materials by property.
B2. Select and use tools to design, make and modify technology.
B3. Cite examples of how tools and machines extend human capabilities (e.g., automobiles are more efficient than walking great distances).
	Science - Grade 4 - Science and Technology 1. Explain how technology from different areas (e.g., transportation, communication, nutrition, healthcare, agriculture, entertainment, manufacturing) has improved human lives.
C1. Describe what is needed to cause a technology to develop further in each of the technological systems (e.g., business support and research initiatives).
Technology and Society Interaction
A1. Explore and compare common uses of technology in daily life, and the advantages and disadvantages those uses provide.
A2. Discuss basic issues related to responsible use of technology and information, and describe personal consequences of inappropriate use.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 9. Communicate relevant information in a written report including the acknowledgement of sources.
A3. Describe why it is important for everyone to have access to information sources and information technology.
B1. Describe how appropriate management of resources and waste can prevent harm to the environment.
C1. Describe the advantages that resulted from people making and using tools (e.g., importance of the grist mill, saw mill, carding mill to early Ohio settlements).
C2. Explain the role of Ohio's inventors in the social and economic development of society (e.g., Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers, Charles F. Bush, Granville T. Woods, Elisha Gray, James W. Packard, Alexander Winton, Frank A. Sieberling, Garrett Morgan, Charles Kettering).
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - History 6. Explain the importance of inventors such as the Wright Brothers, Charles Kettering, Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods and Thomas Edison.
D1. Practice respect for intellectual property rights (e.g., another student's ideas and acknowledge all contributions to group work).
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 4. Explain why characteristics such as respect for the rights of others, fairness, reliability, honesty, wisdom and courage are desirable qualities in the people citizens select as their leaders.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 9. Communicate relevant information in a written report including the acknowledgement of sources.
D2. Discuss technology ownership rights, including the concept that the creator of the technology may be the owner, and that users must purchase the right to use the technology (e.g., a company may own rights to products made by its employees).
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 4. Explain why characteristics such as respect for the rights of others, fairness, reliability, honesty, wisdom and courage are desirable qualities in the people citizens select as their leaders.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 9. Communicate relevant information in a written report including the acknowledgement of sources.
D3. Discuss policies presented in the district Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) and understand that the AUP describes the rules for using school-based technology.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 4. Explain why characteristics such as respect for the rights of others, fairness, reliability, honesty, wisdom and courage are desirable qualities in the people citizens select as their leaders.
E1. Classify collected information in order to identify technology development patterns.
E2. Investigate and assess the influence of a specific technology on families and the community.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - History 5. Explain how canals and railroads changed settlement patterns in Ohio and Ohio’s economic and political status in the United States.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - History 6. Explain the importance of inventors such as the Wright Brothers, Charles Kettering, Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods and Thomas Edison.
E3. Develop rules for evaluating the trade-offs when selecting or using a product or system.
Technology for Productivity Applications
A1. Learn and use new technology terminology based on the computer and multimedia technology resources being used.
A2. Define technological terms as discovered.
	English Language Arts - Reading - Grade 4 - Acquisition of Vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of unknown words by using a variety of context clues, including word, sentence and paragraph clues.
B1. Explain how input and output devices operate and interact with computers and multimedia technology resources.
B2. Demonstrate ability to login and use basic network services.
B3. Discuss different software programs and what they do.
B4. Discuss image formats (JPEG, GIF, TIFF).
B5. Save, transport and access stored information from portable devices (e.g., portable hard drives, universal serial bus#x2014;USB devices, memory sticks).
B6. Demonstrate how technology productivity tools can be used to help understand data.
	Math - Grade 4 - Data Analysis and Probability 2. Represent and interpret data using tables, bar graphs, line plots and line graphs.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - History 1. Construct time lines with evenly spaced intervals for years, decades and centuries to show the order of significant events in Ohio history.
B7. Collect/create digital images and sounds related to a particular topic.
B8. Demonstrate appropriate keyboarding skills.
C1. Use productivity tools and peripherals to increase skills and facilitate learning throughout the curriculum.
C2. Use technology resources for collaborating and brainstorming ideas (e.g., use electronic formats of graphic organizers in groups).
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 4 - Research 4. Create categories to sort and organize relevant information charts, tables or graphic organizers.
C3. Use media and technology resources for presenting information (e.g., projectors, video cameras).
Technology and Communication Applications
A1. Collect and evaluate examples of good design (contrast, size, arrangement) in print and electronic media.
A2. Investigate online learning environments (e.g., online courses, distance learning, video-conferencing and productions).
A3. Contribute to real time classroom technology communication sessions.
B1. Organize presentations by using storyboarding techniques.
B2. Construct information by using a variety of software applications.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 9. Communicate relevant information in a written report including the acknowledgement of sources.
B3. Edit digital images (e.g., crop, enhance brightness and/or contrast, adjust color, resize).
B4. Generate a document that includes graphics from more than one source (e.g., find images that match assignment needs and insert them into a document).
B5. Develop a slide show using graphics, text and audio from more than one source (e.g., create a presentation about Ohio government with text, pictures and music or narration).
B6. Present information in a class video project.
B7. Identify the proper structure and components of e-mail: Address structure; Signature line; Body of message; and Subject line.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 4 - Writing Applications 3. Write formal and informal letters (e.g., thank you notes, letters of request) that follow letter format (e.g., date, proper salutation, body, closing and signature), include important information and demonstrate a sense of closure.
B8. Use e-mail to share information.
C1. Compose, send, receive and reply to e-mail.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 4 - Writing Applications 5. Produce informal writings (e.g., messages, journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
C2. Present and receive information in teacher/student directed online learning or video-conferencing activities (e.g., government agencies, historical society or museum).
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 4. Describe how archaeologists and historians study and interpret the past.
Technology and Information Literacy
A1. Collect information (organized data and facts) and data (raw facts and figures) and identify answers to questions (e.g., locate data in a newspaper article, identify information on a sign).
	Math - Grade 4 - Data Analysis and Probability 1. Create a plan for collecting data for a specific purpose.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 1. Obtain information about state issues from a variety of print and electronic sources, and determine the relevance of information to a research topic a. atlases b. encyclopedias c. dictionaries d. newspapers e. multimedia/electronic sources
A2. Discuss and define the difference between fact and opinion (e.g., the cafeteria served pizza today?fact, the pizza was good?opinion).
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 6. Distinguish between fact and opinion.
A3. Identify ways information can be presented (e.g., text, visual information on a map, information displayed in pictures or as graphics).
A4. Use primary source material to describe a person, place, thing or event (e.g., oral history, diary entries, photos, etc.).
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 3. Use primary and secondary sources to answer questions about Ohio history.
B1. Determine questions to be answered by research.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 4 - Research 1. Identify a topic and questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information.
B2. Identify search terms for identified questions: author, title, subject, keyword.
B3. Select needed information from a defined group of resources: library catalog, online encyclopedia and subject list of age appropriate Web sites.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 1. Obtain information about state issues from a variety of print and electronic sources, and determine the relevance of information to a research topic a. atlases b. encyclopedias c. dictionaries d. newspapers e. multimedia/electronic sources
B4. Record and organize information gathered from selected resources to generate a product.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 4 - Research 3. Identify important information found in the sources and summarize important findings.
B5. Construct a list of the sources used in creating the project: author, title of source and date.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 4 - Research 5. Discuss the meaning of plagiarism and create a list of sources.
B6. Evaluate the product to determine if the research questions were answered.
C1. Choose a search engine or directory specifically designed for students to locate information on the Internet.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Social Studies Skills and Methods 1. Obtain information about state issues from a variety of print and electronic sources, and determine the relevance of information to a research topic a. atlases b. encyclopedias c. dictionaries d. newspapers e. multimedia/electronic sources
C2. Type a simple search term in the search engine or directory to find facts and answer questions.
C3. Read the list of results from the search engine or directory to locate potential Web sites relevant to the search topic.
C4. Choose a Web site and examine the information for facts by identifying information on the Web site: Author; Title; Date produced; Special features (images, puzzles, activities); and Available products, services or resources.
	English Language Arts - Writing - Grade 4 - Research 3. Identify important information found in the sources and summarize important findings.
D1. Demonstrate use of online fee-based (subscription or pay per use) electronic resources (e.g., state and/or district provided resources such as magazine databases, encyclopedias, dictionaries).
D2. Use a subscription resource or database (fee-based or pay-for-use) to locate information for a curricular need (e.g., select the subscription resource based on the curricular need).
Design
A1. Apply the design process to purposefully solve a problem (e.g., how to improve recycling at school and home).
A2. Generate solutions for solving a problem using the design process using information collected about everyday technological problems.
A3. Survey potential users to evaluate a solution to a technical problem (e.g., survey other students about which type of model plane they like).
A4. Make sketches and paper models to visualize possible solutions to a technological problem (e.g., use computer draw programs to prepare cut-out patterns).
	Science - Grade 4 - Science and Technology 3. Describe, illustrate and evaluate the design process used to solve a problem.
A5. Recognize where changes to a solution are needed to meet the requirements.
A6. Identify Ohio inventors and designers who contributed to the development of each of the technological systems: Energy and power; Transportation; Manufacturing; Construction; Information and communication; Medical; and Agricultural and related biotechnologies.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - History 6. Explain the importance of inventors such as the Wright Brothers, Charles Kettering, Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods and Thomas Edison.
B1. Describe how models are used to communicate and test design ideas and processes (e.g., model truss designs are tested for weight loads using bridge building simulation software).
B2. Describe the structural needs to be met when designing an object (e.g., in designing a bridge, the maximum weight to be supported must be decided).
B3. Identify different types of engineers (e.g., manufacturing, architects, automotive, ceramic, materials, environmental, civil, electrical, agricultural, safety, biological, audio, mechanical, chemical).
C1. Apply the process of experimentation to solve a technological problem (e.g., test which glue works best for a given material).
	Science - Grade 4 - Science and Technology 3. Describe, illustrate and evaluate the design process used to solve a problem.
	Science - Grade 4 - Scientific Inquiry 3. Develop, design and conduct safe, simple investigations or experiments to answer questions.
C2. Describe how scientific principles can be used in solving technological problems (e.g., will a stain look the same on different types of wood?).
C3. Identify different types of engineers and the types of problems they troubleshoot (e.g., manufacturing?part the wrong size, architects?weak structural support, automotive?exhaust pollution).
Designed World
A1. Describe how energy is converted to produce light, heat and motion in machines and products.
A2. Describe how different devices consume different amounts of energy.
A3. Understand that transportation systems may lose efficiency or fail if one part is missing or malfunctioning, or if a subsystem is not working.
A4. Discuss how modes of transportation have changed over the years in Ohio.
A5. Explore, physically or virtually, manufacturing facilities and describe how products are designed, resources gathered, and tools used to separate, form and combine materials in order to produce products.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Economics 1. Identify the productive resources needed to produce a good or service and suggest opportunity costs for the resources involved.
A6. Identify types of manufacturing done in Ohio (e.g., pottery, steel, glass, automobiles and chemicals).
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Geography 6. Identify manufacturing, agricultural, mining and forestry regions in Ohio.
A7. Describe ways in which structures need to be maintained (e.g., floors waxed, walls painted, roofs replaced, drains cleaned).
B1. Describe how information can be acquired and sent through a variety of technological sources, including print and electronic media.
B2. Use letters, characters, icons, symbols and signs to represent ideas, quantities, elements and operations.
C1. Describe technological advances that have made it possible to create new devices, repair or replace certain parts of the body, and provide a means for mobility.
C2. Identify agricultural waste and ways that it can be recycled or safely processed.
C3. Describe how and explain why food is processed.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Geography 9. Identify ways that people have affected the physical environment of Ohio including a. use of wetlands b. use of forests c. building farms, towns and transportation systems d. using fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides e. building dams
C4. List foods grown or produced in Ohio.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Geography 5. Describe and compare the landforms, climates, population, vegetation and economic characteristics of places and regions in Ohio.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Geography 6. Identify manufacturing, agricultural, mining and forestry regions in Ohio.
	Social Studies - Grade 4 - Geography 8. Identify how environmental processes (i.e., glaciation and weathering) and characteristics (landforms, bodies of water, climate, vegetation) influence human settlement and activity in Ohio.
C5. Identify machinery used in the production of Ohio agricultural products.

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