Investigate and explain how most producers make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
With 4.12A, Grade 4 students practice Producers make food in multiple representations and contexts.
Aligned tasks under 4.12A balance fluency and reasoning so students can explain decisions about Producers make food.
Use short exit tickets and tasks where students explain decisions, show multiple representations, or justify answers—directly aligned to 4.12A.
It lays groundwork for the next grade by deepening accuracy and flexibility with Producers make food, so students can tackle more complex problems later.
Students may rely on procedures without reasoning or mix key terms. Build in quick oral explanations, error analysis, and vocabulary supports tied to 4.12A.
Standard 4.12A describes the essential skills and understandings for Producers make food in Grade 4. It clarifies the learning outcomes and what successful work looks like.
