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AGSD K-12 Science Curriculum (Final) |
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Science - *Grade 4 |
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The learner will be able to
understand that 75% of the Earth's surface is water.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.5.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
identify earth's place in the solar system.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain earth's place in the universe.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain the structure of the universe.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain the movement of objects in the solar system with respect to day, year, seasons, eclipses and phases of the moon.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the planets in our solar system.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the general characteristics of planets in our solar system.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
understand the earth's history (Solar System).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.5.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify fish, insects, and amphibians that are found in fresh water.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
identify plants found in fresh water.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the impact of watersheds and wetlands on animals and plants.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.E |
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The learner will be able to
explain the role of watersheds in everyday life.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.E |
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The learner will be able to
identify the role of watersheds and wetlands for plants and animals.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.E |
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The learner will be able to
identify plants, animals, water, air, minerals and fossil fuels as natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.2.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify ways to conserve our natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.8.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize human needs.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.8.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the life processes of living things (Animal adaptations and habitats).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend the similarities and differences of living things.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize characteristics that allow for plant and animal survival in various climates (Animal adaptations and Habitats).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
explain the fundamental needs of plants and animals (Animal adaptations and habitats0.
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
understand that similarities and differences in an organisms external features is associated with its' environmental habitat ( animal adaptations).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify various types of water environments.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.1.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify the lotic system (e.g., creeks, rivers, streams).
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify the lentic system (e.g., ponds, lakes, swamps).
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify living things found in water environments.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
identify a wetland and the plants and animals found there.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
identify different kinds of wetlands.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
identify plants and animals found in wetlands.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
explain wetlands as habitats for plants and animals.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
identify pollutants.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.3.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
identify sources of pollution.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.3.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
identify litter and its effect on the environment.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.3.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
understand that living things are dependent on non-living things in the environment for survival.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.6.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify plants and animals with their habitat and food sources.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.6.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
describe how animals interact with plants to meet their needs for shelter.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.6.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
understand the components of a food chain.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.6.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify a local ecosystem and its living and nonliving components.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.6.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify a simple ecosystem and its living and nonliving components.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.6.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify how ecosystems change over time.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.6.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
explain why plants and animals are different colors, shapes and sizes and how these differences relate to their survival.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.7.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain why each of the four elements in a habitat is essential for survival.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.7.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify local plants or animals and describe their habitat.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.7.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
know that adaptations are important for survival.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.7.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
explain how specific adaptations can help a living organism to survive.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.7.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
explain what happens to a living thing when its food, water, shelter or space is changed.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.7.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
define and understand extinction.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.7.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
utilize knowledge of basic electrical circuitry to design and build simple direct current circuits.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
categorize materials as conductors and nonconductors.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize forces that attract or repel other objects.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
demonstrate forces that attract or repel other objects.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
explain static electricity with regard to attraction, repulsion, and sparks.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
show the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
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GA: Quality Core Curriculum, January 2000, Grade Four, #6 |
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The learner will be able to
explain the solution to a problem, recognize its effects, and make modifications if necessary.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend that people choose, create, and apply science and technology, which is limited by social and physical constraints.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.8.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
utilize observations to develop a descriptive vocabulary.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
choose suitable instruments to study materials.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.7.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
identify a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize possible solutions to problems and their course of action.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
describe a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
implement a solution to a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
demonstrate the steps taken and results of finding the solution to a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize models as tools for insight and prediction.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize various types of models.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend that models are simplifications of objects or processes.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
utilize basic modeling tools and techniques.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
utilize models as tools for insight and prediction.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
differentiate between a scientific fact and a belief.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize agricultural and industrial production processes where plants and animal are involved.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.6.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify parts of scientific inquiry to find solutions to problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
utilize parts of scientific inquiry to find solutions to problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
choose suitable tools and materials to find solutions to simple problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.7.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
perform a scientific investigation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
describe the importance of scale in creating models.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
utilize scale to produce models.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.D |
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