Science

This year Littleton will be engaging in a new science platform called Twig.

Each unit will begin with a driving question to guide student curiosity and learning.

Fourth Grade Science Units:

Module 0. Catapult Challenge-

  • DQ1. How do scientists and engineers work as a team?

Module 1. Egg Racers - What happens to energy when objects collide?

  • DQ1. What is energy and how is it transferred from one thing to another?

  • DQ2. How can I increase my car's energy?

  • DQ3. How does the energy of a moving object change during a collision?

  • DQ4. How can I make my car safer so my egg is not damaged?


Module 2. Sparks Energy, Inc.- How do people produce and transfer energy for their use?

  • DQ1. How can people make practical use of energy transfers?

  • DQ2. How can people use energy resources to generate electricity?

  • DQ3. What are the main energy resources used in the United States?


Module 3. Time-Traveling Tour Guides- How have weathering and erosion sculpted some of Earth’s most interesting landscapes?

  • DQ1. What makes landscapes change over time?

  • DQ2. Why do we see different rock layers in the Grand Canyon?

  • DQ3. How did the Colorado River sculpt the Grand Canyon?

  • DQ4. What other amazing landscapes have been sculpted by weathering and erosion?


Module 4. Earthquake Engineering- How can we reduce the damage caused by earthquakes?

  • DQ1. How are waves involved in earthquakes?

  • DQ2. How can patterns help us predict where earthquakes and volcanoes will occur?

  • DQ3. How can building materials and shapes affect the severity of earthquake damage?

  • DQ4. How can our understanding of earthquakes and materials help us build safer buildings?

  • DQ5. What can we learn from engineers that will help us revise our designs?

  • DQ6. How can we redesign our buildings to make them safer during earthquakes?


Module 5. Super Survivors- How do the many parts of my body work together to help me live in the world?

  • DQ1. How do internal and external structures work together to help plants and animals live and survive?

  • DQ2. How do humans and other animals sense and respond to the environment?

  • DQ3. How do humans and other animals take in visual information?

  • DQ4. How does the brain make sense of and respond to information?

  • DQ5. How do waves affect our ability to communicate?

  • DQ6. How can we transfer information over long distances?