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Science and Technology/Engineering | Grade : 4

Discipline - Physical Science

Core Idea - Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

[4.PS.4.3] - Develop and compare multiple ways to transfer information through encoding, sending, receiving, and decoding a pattern.* Clarification Statement: Examples of solutions could include drums sending coded information through sound waves, using a grid of 1s and 0s representing black and white to send information about a picture, and using Morse code to send text.

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Predecessor Standards:

  • 1.PS.4.4
    Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to send a signal over a distance.* Clarification Statements: Examples of devices could include a light source to send signals, paper cup and string “telephones,” and a pattern of drum beats; Technological details for how communication devices work are not expected.
  • 3.ETS.1.2
    Generate several possible solutions to a given design problem. Compare each solution based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.* Clarification Statement: Examples of design problems can include adapting a switch on a toy for children who have a motor coordination disability, designing a way to clear or collect debris or trash from a storm drain, or creating safe moveable playground equipment for a new recess game.

Successor Standards:

  • 6.PS.4.3
    Present qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals (sent as wave pulses representing 0s and 1s) can be used to encode and transmit information. State Assessment Boundary: Binary counting or the specific mechanism of any given device are not expected in state assessment.

Same Level Standards:

  • RI.4.3
    Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, mathematical, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
  • W.4.8
    Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.