First Quarter Curriculum

🧮 Math:

Math - Eureka Module 1: 

Throughout this unit, students will extend their work with whole numbers. They begin with large numbers using familiar units (hundreds and thousands) and develop their understanding of millions by building knowledge of the pattern of times ten in the base ten system on the place value chart (4.NBT.1). They recognize that each sequence of three digits is read as hundreds, tens, and ones followed by the naming of the corresponding base thousand unit (thousand, million, billion). 

🧪Science:

Science - The Birth of Rocks:  

We will kick off the year with “The Birth of Rocks”! In this unit, students investigate features and processes of the Earth’s surface. Students explore the rapid process of volcanic eruptions! In contrast, students also explore the gradual Earth processes of weathering and erosion. Students apply their knowledge and design solutions to mitigate the impacts of these processes on humans.  

Throughout our unit, we will explore the following mysteries…  

Mystery 1: Could a volcano pop up where you live?  

Mystery 1: Why do some volcanoes explode?  

Mystery 3: Will a mountain last forever?  

Mystery 4: How could you survive a landslide?  

🌎Social Studies:

Social Studies - Northeast Region   

We will be exploring the culture and geography of the Northeast region of the United States.  Throughout our unit, we will be reading informational texts and also studying the locations of these states, identifying the capitals, and memorizing the abbreviations.  At the end of the unit, students will be tested on the locations, capitals, and abbreviations of the Northeast states.

* Social Studies and Science share the same scheduled time in our day, so we switch halfway through the quarter.

📚 ELA: