Fourth Grade Science Activities

How does nature change the Earth's features and affect humans?

Fourth-grade students have been working with Changes to Land. Let's review weathering and erosion.

SC. 4.E.6.4- Describe the differences between physical weathering(breaking down of rock by wind, water, ice, and temperature change) and erosion (movement of rock by gravity, wind, water, and ice).

Instructions for parents:

  1. Click on the picture with the teacher below to start.

  2. Watch the video with your kids to learn what happens when water freezes.

  3. Have a conversation with your children about the effects of weathering and erosion.

  4. Scroll down to experiment with weathering and erosion.

  5. Go to the end of the page to see more Science resources.

How do Earth Processes change its features and affect humans?

Try these activities to experiment with weathering and erosion.

Always do activities with adult supervision.

WeatheringandErosionWorksheetExperimentFreebie-1 (1).pdf

Fourth-Grade Science Resources

Grade4ScienceToolkit (1).pdf