4th Grade Science

Earth and Space Science

• Rocks and Soils

• History of Planet Earth

• Earth and Earth’s Materials

• Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes

• Evidence of Common Ancestry

• Fossils 

• History of Planet Earth

• Earth and Earth’s Materials

• Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes

• Evidence of Common Ancestry

Physical Science

Under the Sun - Energy

• Structure and Function

• Adaptation

• Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer

Life Science

Under the Sun - Adaptations

•  History of Planet Earth

•  Earth and Earth’s Materials

•  Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes

• Evidence of Common Ancestry

Under the Sun Habitats-Adaptation 

•  Structure and Function

•  Adaptation

Pollution and Conservation

•  Human Impacts on Earth Systems 

•  Earth and Human Activity

•  Adaptation

Earth and Space Science

Learning Target: How do I explain the physical attributes of rocks and soils? 

Explain the physical features of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock.  You will create the rock cycle and explain how rocks are created.  Using your knowledge from 3rd grade, create the rock cycle on a sheet of paper.  Use THIS LINK as a resource to help create the rock cycle.  

• How are the rocks formed?

• How do you define the following sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock? 

Learning Target:  How do I describe the sequence and conditions required for an organism to become fossilized? 

You learned about the types of fossils in 3rd grade.  Some of the types include Mold Fossil, Preserved Fossil, Trace Fossil, Cast Fossil, and Petrified Fossil.  In this activity, choose 4 out of 5 fossils.  Illustrate and explain the steps of how the fossils are formed.  After you complete the illustration and steps, write two paragraphs:

• How are the fossils formed?

• Why do we study fossils? 

Physical Science

Learning Target:  How do I communicate the information about the ways heat energy is transferred and measured? 

Try this idea from GaDOE:

In the kitchen with a trusted adult, look at a recipe, and help bake a cake or cook a meal that goes in the oven.  You want to pay attention to the measurements and how much time will be used to cook the food.  Use your 5 senses to make observations of how things change.  As you observe, answer these questions:

• What does it look, sound, taste, feel, and smell like during the observation time? 

• What is happening every 10 minutes while the food is cooking? 

• What changes can be made to improve the dish? 

Life Science

Learning Target: How do I construct an explanation of how external features and adaptations (camouflage, hibernation, migration, mimicry) of animals allow them to survive in their habitat?  

Create a table explaining the habitat of the following animals: salamander, white-tailed deer, bobcat, and turtle. In your table list the following topics: living conditions, food, and their adaptations (camouflage, hibernation, migration, mimicry).   Discuss the following ideas with a family member:

• Where do the different animals live?

• What do they eat?

• What are their adaptations? 

Learning Target: How do I learn new information as I read? 

Choose a book from the list below.  Before you begin reading, make a prediction about the book based on the title and illustration (picture).   List three questions that you wonder or want to know more about after reading the book.  Once you have written your prediction and your three questions,  take a picture walk.  A picture walk is when you view the pictures and discuss what is taking place on each page.  Now, it is time to read the book.  After you have finished reading, go back and look at your prediction and questions.  

• Was your prediction correct?

• Did you answer your questions? 

• Did you enjoy the book?  Why? or Why not?  

Earth and Space Science

• The Simple Science of Rocks

• Triceratops

• Rising Water: A Book About Floods

• Rivers

• Rocks

• Soil

• Erosion: Changing Earth's Surface

• Fossils

Physical Science

• Heat

• Homes

• La temperatura: Caliente y frio ( Temperature: Heating Up and Cooling Down)

• Science Measurements: How Heavy? How Long? How Hot?

• Science Tools: Using Machines and Instruments

• Temperature: Heating Up and Cooling Down

Life Science

• Desert Food Chains

• Experiments with Plants

• Rain Forest Food Chains

• River Food Chains

• Roots Bulbs, and Bacteria: Growth of the Underground

Extra Readings

• Papa’s Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming 

• Roller Coaster by Marla Frazee 

• Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker 

• Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me by Eric Carle & Little Simon

• The Man Who Named the Clouds by Julie Hanna and Joan Holub 

• Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse

• A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick

• The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow

• Did a Dinosaur Drink This Water? by Robert E. Wells

• Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco