English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : 4
Strand - Reading Informational Text
Cluster - Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
[RI.4.9] - Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
- Integrate
Combine parts or elements into a whole. See Synthesize. - Massachusetts Anchor Standards for Reading
- Synthesis (Synthesize)
Combination of information or other elements from different sources into a unified work with original structure and substance. In contrast to summary, synthesis is an advanced technique that both reflects understanding of the source texts and adds new insight to them.
[4.ESS.2.1] -
Make observations and collect data to provide evidence that rocks, soils, and sediments are broken into smaller pieces through mechanical weathering and moved around through erosion. Clarification Statements: Mechanical weathering processes can include frost wedging, abrasion, and tree root wedging. Erosion can include movement by blowing wind, flowing water, and moving ice. State Assessment Boundary: Chemical processes are not expected in state assessment.
[4.ESS.3.1] -
Obtain information to describe that energy and fuels humans use are derived from natural resources and that some energy and fuel sources are renewable and some are not. Clarification Statements: Examples of renewable energy resources could include wind energy, water behind dams, tides, and sunlight. Non-renewable energy resources are fossil fuels and nuclear materials.