4th Grade Science Here is the Science Topics and sub topics for fourth grade with a printable. This list is suggestive and works on expanding knowledge from previous grades and the printable should you decide to create your own curriculum. Materials Compare properties of objects Compare properties of materials Matter and mass Calculate densityUnderstand conservation of matter using graphs States of matter Identify and sort solids, liquids, and gases Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid, and gas Heating, cooling, and changes of state Heat and thermal energy Predict heat flowPredict temperature changesHow is temperature related to thermal energy? Physical and chemical change Identify physical and chemical changes Compare physical and chemical changes Mixtures Identify mixtures Force and motion Identify directions of forcesHow do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? How does mass affect force and acceleration? ElectricityIntroduction to static electricity and charged objects Magnets Identify magnets that attract or repel Label magnets that attract or repel Compare strengths of magnetic forces Classification Identify living and nonliving thingsIdentify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibiansIdentify vertebrates and invertebratesUse evidence to classify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians Use evidence to classify animalsDescribe, classify, and compare kingdoms Scientific names Identify common and scientific names Origins of scientific namesUse scientific names to classify organisms Animals Read and construct animal life cycle diagrams Compare animal life cyclesHuman organs and their functionsBody systems: circulation and respiration Body systems: digestion Body systems: removing wasteBody systems: perception and motion Plants Classify fruits and vegetables as plant parts Identify plant parts and their functionsHow do plants make food?Identify flower parts and their functionsDescribe and construct flowering plant life cycles Describe and construct conifer life cycles Adaptations Introduction to adaptationsAnimal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks Animal adaptations: feet and limbsAnimal adaptations: skins and body coverings Traits and heredity What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis Match offspring to parents using inherited traitsIdentify inherited and acquired traitsInherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement Read a plant pedigree chart Read an animal pedigree chart Cells Identify functions of plant cell parts Identify functions of animal cell parts Plant cell diagrams: identify parts Animal cell diagrams: identify parts Plant cell diagrams: label parts Animal cell diagrams: label parts Compare plant and animal cells Cell part functions: true or false Ecosystems Identify ecosystemsDescribe ecosystemsIdentify roles in food chainsHow does matter move in food chains? Interpret food webs Natural resources Evaluate natural energy sources Rocks and minerals Identify minerals using propertiesIdentify rocks using propertiesHow do sedimentary rocks form?Classify rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic How do rock layers form? Fossils Introduction to fossilsIdentify and classify fossilsCompare fossils to modern organismsCompare ancient and modern organisms: use observations to support a hypothesis Interpret evidence from fossils in rock layers Weather and climate Read a thermometerCompare temperatures on thermometersCollect and graph temperature dataWhat’s the difference between weather and climate? Weather and climate around the worldWeather or climate? Cite textUse climate data to make predictionsUse data to describe climates Earth’s features Describe and graph water on Earth Read a topographic mapSelect parts of a topographic map Engineering practices Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent floodingIdentify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage Units and measurement Choose customary units of distance Choose metric units of distance Choose customary units of mass Choose metric units of mass Choose customary units of volume Choose metric units of volume Abbreviate time and length units Abbreviate mass and volume units Astronomy Identify phases of the Moon Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading...
