4th Grade Science: the year at a glance
4 units · 16 lessons · based on Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Grade 4 — typical US unit order. Every unit ends with a review & assessment day.
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Unit 1: Energy 4-PS3-2
Relate speed to energy · Show energy transfer by sound, light, heat and electric currents · Design a device that converts energy
- Speed and energy4-PS3-1
- Collisions4-PS3-3
- Energy transfer4-PS3-2
- Circuits4-PS3-2
- Energy converter design4-PS3-4
- Energy resources4-ESS3-1
- Review & assessment
Unit 2: Waves & information 4-PS4-1
Model wave amplitude and wavelength · Model how light reflection lets us see · Compare ways to transmit information
- Wave models4-PS4-1
- Seeing with reflected light4-PS4-2
- Sending patterns4-PS4-3
- Review & assessment
Unit 3: Structure & function 4-LS1-1
Explain how internal and external structures help survival · Model how animals use senses
- Plant structures4-LS1-1
- Animal structures4-LS1-1
- Senses and the brain4-LS1-2
- Review & assessment
Unit 4: Earth’s processes & history 4-ESS1-1
Use rock layers to explain change over time · Explain weathering and erosion · Map Earth’s features and hazards
- Rock layers4-ESS1-1
- Weathering and erosion4-ESS2-1
- Maps of Earth’s features4-ESS2-2
- Reducing hazards4-ESS3-2
- Review & assessment