4th Grade Units of Study, Study Guides and Online Resources
General Review
General Review Checklist
Printable Flash Cards
Vocabulary Review
By Unit of Study:
NATURE OF SCIENCE
4.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations.
Scientific Method:
Scientific Method Game
Study Jams- Scientific Method
Heroic Ants- Scientific Method
Variables:
Independent/Dependent Variables game
Variables, Constants & Control Groups quiz
Foss- Blasto, the subhuman cannonball
Scientific Variables Review Lesson
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Observation and Inference:
Observation/Inference Slideshow
Observation/Inference/Opinion flashcards
Measurement and Measurement Tools:
Foss- Free Form Measurement
Foss- Travel Game
Foss- What's the Weather
Poodle Weigh-In
Science Tools- Rock, Paper, Scissors
brainpopjr measurement videos
Length activity
Discover Capacity activity
Discover Mass (weight) activity
Tables and Graphs:
BBC-interpreting data
Displaying Data
Interpreting a bar graph
MOTION
4.2 The student will investigate and understand characteristics and interactions of moving objects.
Motion Study Guide
a) motion is described by an object’s direction and speed
force and acceleration
forces lab
Park World Plot- Interactive forces
Moon Olympics- Gravity
Mile High- Forces
forces and energy transfer
amusement park physics
c) friction is a force that opposes motion
Mile High: Friction
d) moving objects have kinetic energy
energy street
energy conversion
kinetric and potential energy
ELECTRICITY
4.3 The student will investigate and understand the characteristics of electricity.
Electricity Study Guide
a) Conductors and Insulators:
Electrical Conductors
Deadly 60- Conductors
b) Circuits:
Changing Circuits
Circuits
circuits and conductors
Build a series circuit
Build a parallel circuit
Mile High- electrical circuits
e) Magnets and Electromagnets:
Electricity Match
Magnets
build electromagnets
Mile High: Magnets
PLANTS
4.4 The student will investigate and understand basic plant anatomy and life processes.
Plants Study Guide
b) Reproduction:
Plants With Seeds
Study Jams- Flowers
Sarah Jane Adventures- Plants
Plant Reproduction lesson
Plant Reproduction- BBC
c) Photosynthesis:
Study Jams- Photosynthesis
I know that! photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis- BBC
d) adaptations allow plants to satisfy life needs and respond to the environment
Plant adaptations
ECOSYSTEMS
4.5 The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals, including humans, in an ecosystem interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem.
Ecosystems Study Guide
a) plant and animal adaptations
animal adaptations
How animals meet their needs
interdependence and adaptation
Sarah Jane Adventures- adaptations
b) organization of populations, communities, and ecosystems and how they interrelate
Mr. Parr's Ecosystems Song
Study Jams- Ecosystems
Study Jams- Biomes
analyze an ecosystem
Study Jams- Changes in ecosystems
c) Food Chains and Webs
Mr. Parr's Food Chain Song
Mr. Parr's Energy Flow Song
I know that! Food Chains
Food Chains and Food Webs- BBC
Deadly 60- Food Chains
Build A Food Web
Food chains
Study Jams- Food webs
Build a Food Web- Scholastic
Mr. Parr's Decomposers Song
d) Habitats and Niches
The Great Habitat Match
Habitats
Habitats and Niches
Difference between Habitat and Niche video
WEATHER
4.6 The student will investigate and understand how weather conditions and phenomena occur and can be predicted.
Weather Study Guide
a) weather phenomena
Study Jams- Weather and Climate
Cloud Spotting Guide
Cloud Identification power point
Cloud Identification Game
b) weather measurements and meteorological tools
Study Jams- Weather Instruments
c) use of weather measurements and weather phenomena to make weather predictions
Ed Heads- Weather
Study Jams- Air Pressure and Wind
Study Jams- Air Masses and Fronts
Study Jams- Severe Storms
Weather Patterns-Click on the Weather Patterns link
SOLAR SYSTEM
4.7 The student will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system.
Solar System Study Guide
Mr. Parr's Planet Song
Study Jams- Inner planets
Study Jams- Outer planets
I know that! Our Solar System
We are the Planets Solar System Song
EARTH MOON AND SUN SYSTEM
4.8 The student will investigate and understand the relationships among Earth, the moon, and the sun.
Sun, Moon, Earth Study Guide
Flashcards
a) the motions of Earth, the moon, and the sun
Earth Moon Sun interactive game
Study Jams- A Day on Earth
Sun, Moon Earth Orbits animation and mini quiz
Day and Night animation and mini quiz
Sunrise/Sunset animation and mini quiz
b) the causes for Earth’s seasons
Study Jams- The Seasons
Seasons- click on the Seasons lesson
c) the causes for the phases of the moon
Mr. Parr's Moon Phases Song
Flocabulary Moon Phases
Phases of the Moon animation and mini quiz
Moon phases demo
lunar phases simulator
lunar cycle challenge
d) the relative size, position, age, and makeup of Earth, the moon, and the sun
The Sun
The Earth
The Moon
Time to Shine Moon Song
Bill Nye The Science Guy The Moon
Earth, Sun and Moon Game
Sarah Jane Adventures- Earth, Sun, and Moon
BBC- Earth, Moon, and Sun
NATURAL RESOURCES
4.9 The student will investigate and understand important Virginia natural resources.
Natural Resources Study Guide
