Daily Schedule

8:25 -School Starts/Attendance

8:30 - 9:15       Specials

9:15-9:40 Class Meeting

9:40 - 10:40     CKLA Reading

10:40 - 11:10   Writing

11:10 - 12:25   Math 

12:25 - 1:10     Lunch & Recess 

1:10 - 2:00       Science 

2:00 - 3:00       Reading Groups

3:00 - 3:25       Reading Skills

3:25                  Dismissal 

Reading

4th graders at Edison use the CKLA curriculum in which they deepen their vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing skills.

Math

We use the Eureka math curriculum which provides students with many opportunities to build mathematical fluency, application and conceptual understanding of math standards.

Social Studies

Inquire Ed units: Native America, Financial Literacy, 13 Colonies, Revolutionary War

Science

Amplify Science units:  Modeling Matter, Earth Systems, Ecosystems

  • Modeling Matter

    In the role of food scientists working for Good Food Production, Inc., students are introduced to the ideas that all matter is made of particles too small to see and that each different substance is made of particles (molecules) that are unique. Students are then challenged to solve two problems: One problem requires them to separate a mixture, and the other problem requires them to make unmixable substances mix. Students are challenged to use the particulate model of matter to explain their work to the president of the company. In so doing, students figure out that the properties of materials are related to the properties of the nanoparticles that make up those materials.

  • The Earth System

    The cities of East Ferris and West Ferris are located on different sides of a mountain on the fictional Ferris Island. East Ferris is having a water shortage while West Ferris is not. As water resource engineers, students learn about the Earth system so they can help figure out what is causing the water shortage on one part of the island. They also design ways to alleviate the effects of water shortages, including freshwater collection systems and proposals for using chemical reactions to treat wastewater.

  • Ecosystem Restoration

    Working as ecologists, students figure out why the organisms in a part of a Costa Rican rain forest ecosystem aren’t growing and thriving. As they solve this problem, students learn more generally how organisms in an ecosystem get the matter and energy they need to survive. Along the way, students write a series of restoration plans that include arguments about why the rain forest ecosystem is not thriving and recommend actions to restore its health.