Grade 4 Science
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17 ready-to-teach lessons
Physical Science · Waves & Information
Codes & Information Transfer: Patterns That Send Messages
Design, test, and compare pattern-based codes that use light, sound, cards, or two-symbol sequences to transfer information accurately across a distance.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Physical Science · Energy
Energy Transfer
Use observations as evidence that energy can move from place to place through sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Physical Science · Energy
Electricity & Simple Circuits
Build and test simple circuits, use a bulb as evidence of a complete path, and investigate which tested materials can bridge a gap.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Life Science · Animal Behavior
Instinct vs. Learned Behavior: How Animals Respond
Compare animal behaviors that appear without training with behaviors shaped by experience, practice, or learning.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Physical Science · Electricity & Magnetism
Build an Electromagnet: Current, Coils & Magnetic Strength
Build a simple electromagnet and use fair tests to investigate how electric current and coil turns affect magnetic strength.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Physical Science · Energy
Energy Conversions: Design a Device That Changes Energy
Trace energy through simple devices, distinguish transfer from conversion, and design or refine a device that changes energy from one form to another.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Earth Science · Earth's Surface
Mapping Earth's Features: Mountains, Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Analyze maps of mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, and ocean trenches to describe where Earth's features form clusters, lines, and overlapping spatial patterns.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Physical Science · Energy
Collisions & Energy
Ask questions, make predictions, and use collision evidence to reason about changes in motion and energy.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Physical Science · Waves & Information
Waves & Sound
Build and revise qualitative wave models to compare amplitude and wavelength, use physical evidence to reason about wave-caused motion, and explain one limit of a model for sound.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Physical Science · Waves & Information
Light Reflection & Vision
Build a source → object → eye model to explain vision, then use a mirror target investigation to show that changing mirror orientation changes the direction of reflected light.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Life Science · Structure & Function
Plant & Animal Structures: Form Fits Function
Use diagrams and evidence to explain how internal and external structures help plants and animals survive, grow, behave, and reproduce.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Life Science · Information Processing
Senses, Brain & Responses
Construct and repair visual and sound information-pathway models.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Earth Science · Changing Earth's Surface
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
See how rock breaks down, sediment moves, and material settles. Use measurements from a water-erosion model to explain how Earth's surface changes.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Earth Science · Earth's History
Rock Layers, Fossils & Past Landscapes
Use relative time and fossil patterns to explain how a landscape changed from earlier land to later water.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Earth Science · Earth Processes & Hazards
Volcanoes, Earthquakes & Reducing Hazard Impacts
Compare multiple solutions that can reduce earthquake and volcanic-eruption impacts.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Space Science · Earth, Moon & Sky
Moon Phase Modeling: Why Does the Moon Seem to Change Shape?
Use a light-and-ball model to explain why the Moon's visible illuminated part changes as the Moon orbits Earth, and test common phase misconceptions.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
Life Science · Ecosystem Connections
Ecosystem Modeling: What Happens When One Population Changes?
Build and revise a simple ecosystem model, then use evidence to predict how a change in one population can affect connected organisms.
Interactive Activity · Worksheet · Investigation · Teacher Slides
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Life Science
Instinct vs. Learned Behavior: How Animals Respond · Plant & Animal Structures: Form Fits Function · Senses, Brain & Responses · Ecosystem Modeling: What Happens When One Population Changes?
4 lessons
Physical Science
Codes & Information Transfer: Patterns That Send Messages · Energy Transfer · Electricity & Simple Circuits · Build an Electromagnet: Current, Coils & Magnetic Strength · Energy Conversions: Design a Device That Changes Energy · Collisions & Energy · Waves & Sound · Light Reflection & Vision
8 lessons
Earth Science
Mapping Earth's Features: Mountains, Volcanoes & Earthquakes · Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition · Rock Layers, Fossils & Past Landscapes · Volcanoes, Earthquakes & Reducing Hazard Impacts
4 lessons
Space Science
Moon Phase Modeling: Why Does the Moon Seem to Change Shape?
1 lesson