Use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive investigations and engineering practices to design solutions.
For Grade 4, this standard focuses on Plan investigations / design solutions and prepares learners for increasingly complex tasks.
TEKS 4.1B bridges prior learning and next steps in Science, keeping Plan investigations / design solutions coherent across the year.
Use short exit tickets and tasks where students explain decisions, show multiple representations, or justify answers—directly aligned to 4.1B.
It lays groundwork for the next grade by deepening accuracy and flexibility with Plan investigations / design solutions, 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 4.1B.
Standard 4.1B describes the essential skills and understandings for Plan investigations / design solutions in Grade 4. It clarifies the learning outcomes and what successful work looks like.
