Grade 4 - Science

Science

Matter: Understandings of the physical world are deepened by investigating matter and energy.

Energy: Understandings of the physical world are deepened by investigating matter and energy.

Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

Living Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

Space: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

Computer Science: Problem solving and scientific inquiry are developed through the knowledgeable application of creativity, design, and computational thinking.

Scientific Methods: Investigation of the physical world is enhanced through the use of scientific methods that attempt to remove human biases and increase objectivity.

How can materials be managed safely?

How can forces affect objects from a distance?

How does Earth sustain life?

In what ways do the structures of organisms support survival?

How do objects in space impact daily life?

How can design meet needs?

How can evidence advance knowledge in science?

Students investigate the management of waste and dangerous materials and describe environmental impacts.

Students investigate how forces can act on objects without contact.

Students investigate the systems of Earth and reflect on how their interconnections sustain life.

Students analyze organisms and relate external structures to functions.

Students investigate and describe objects in space in connection to daily life.

Students examine and apply design processes to meet needs.

Students investigate evidence and reflect on its role in science.