4th Grade Science Learning Intentions & Success Criteria | South Carolina LISC

Support student clarity and purposeful instruction with this 4th Grade Science Learning Intentions and Success Criteria resource, fully aligned to South Carolina College and Career Ready Science Standards. This set is designed to help students clearly understand what they are learning, why it matters, and how they will know they are successful.

Each standard includes a student friendly “We are learning…” Learning Intention and an “I’ll know I have learned it when I can…” Success Criteria checklist, making expectations visible and accessible throughout instruction.

This resource directly supports Visible Learning practices by promoting learning clarity, student ownership, and evidence based explanations. The success criteria emphasize explaining thinking, using observations, modeling, predicting, and justifying ideas with evidence.

Standards Included

• Energy and Motion (4-PS3-1 to 4-PS3-4)

• Waves and Information Transfer (4-PS4-1 to 4-PS4-3)

• Structure and Function in Plants and Animals (4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2)

• Earth’s History and Processes (4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS2-1)

• Natural Resources and Human Impact (4-ESS3-1, 4-ESS3-2)

What’s Included

• Learning Intentions and Success Criteria for all Grade 4 science standards

• Student friendly language perfect for anchor charts, notebooks, or slides

• Printable PDF for immediate classroom use

• Editable Canva link for easy customization

• Consistent format that supports lesson planning and daily instruction

Perfect For

• Daily lesson launches and closures

• Science notebooks and interactive journals

• Learning targets posted in the classroom

• Teacher clarity walkthroughs and observations

• Schools implementing Visible Learning or learning target frameworks