Gizmos for Georgia - Science: Grade 4 (Standards of Excellence adopted 2016)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

S4E: Earth and Space Science

S4E2: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to model the effects of the position and motion of the Earth and the moon in relation to the sun as observed from the Earth.

S4E2.a: Develop a model to support an explanation of why the length of day and night change throughout the year.

S4E2.b: Develop a model based on observations to describe the repeating pattern of the phases of the moon (new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, and full).

S4E2.c: Construct an explanation of how the Earth’s orbit, with its consistent tilt, affects seasonal changes.

S4E3: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to demonstrate the water cycle.

S4E3.a: Plan and carry out investigations to observe the flow of energy in water as it changes states from solid (ice) to liquid (water) to gas (water vapor) and changes from gas to liquid to solid.

S4E3.b: Develop models to illustrate multiple pathways water may take during the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation).

S4E4: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to predict weather events and infer weather patterns using weather charts/maps and collected weather data.

S4E4.a: Construct an explanation of how weather instruments (thermometer, rain gauge, barometer, wind vane, and anemometer) are used in gathering weather data and making forecasts.

S4E4.b: Interpret data from weather maps, including fronts (warm, cold, and stationary), temperature, pressure, and precipitation to make an informed prediction about tomorrow’s weather.

S4E4.d: Construct an explanation based on research to communicate the difference between weather and climate.

S4P: Physical Science

S4P3: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the relationship between balanced and unbalanced forces.

S4P3.a: Plan and carry out an investigation on the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object and communicate the results.

S4P3.b: Construct an argument to support the claim that gravitational force affects the motion of an object.

S4P3.c: Ask questions to identify and explain the uses of simple machines (lever, pulley, wedge, inclined plane, wheel and axle, and screw) and how forces are changed when simple machines are used to complete tasks.

S4L: Life Science

S4L1: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the roles of organisms and the flow of energy within an ecosystem.

S4L1.a: Develop a model to describe the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a community.

S4L1.b: Develop simple models to illustrate the flow of energy through a food web/food chain beginning with sunlight and including producers, consumers, and decomposers.

S4L1.c: Design a scenario to demonstrate the effect of a change on an ecosystem.

S4L1.d: Use printed and digital data to develop a model illustrating and describing changes to the flow of energy in an ecosystem when plants or animals become scarce, extinct or over-abundant.

Correlation last revised: 3/3/2026

Georgia - Science: Grade 4

Standards of Excellence | Adopted: 2016

S4E: Earth and Space Science

S4P: Physical Science

S4L: Life Science