4th Grade Basic Principles Activities

This heat transfer resource contains two lessons and multiple investigations with matter. It is NOT a print and go lesson. You will need to gather materials such as plastic cups, food coloring, stones, wood, plastic, coins, hairdryer electrical circuits, etc.

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Science comes to life in the lab! Engage your students in exploring electricity and circuits with this set of interactive science labs. This product contains 6 lab investigations for electricity and 1 final project. Each lesson introduces a concept and outlines a lab to provide the students with experiential learning to support the understanding of the concept. Each lesson contains a concept poster, background knowledge for the teacher, materials list, lab procedures, ½ page lab report pages for Science INBs, and full-size lab report pages. The lab reports include 4 sections: question; hypothesis; experiment-observe-collect data; and conclusion

These labs use wire, batteries, light bulbs, and switches. While you can purchase all the lab equipment materials individually, the easiest way solution is have some circuit kits for your classroom. There is basic circuit kit on Amazon for #13.21 as of this writing (09/2017)

Lesson 1: Electricity is a form of energy that flows in circuits.

Lab 1: Light a bulb

Lesson 2: Some materials conduct electricity while other materials insulate it.

Lab 2: Human conductor test

Lesson 3: Switches can open and close electrical circuits.

Lab 3: Turn it off and turn it on

Lesson 4: Electrical energy is shared in a series circuit.

Lab 4: A series of bulbs

Lesson 5: In a parallel circuit, the electrical energy flowing to each component is maintained.

Lab 5: Turn off 1/3 of the lights.

Lesson 6: Electrical energy energy can be transformed into other forms of energy.

Lab 6: Make an electromagnet

Final Project: Make a light up quiz board

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This scientific method can be used for any grade! It helps students work through a note taking process and practice putting the scientific method in order for the steps and through examples. Students can also create their own experiment to practice putting the steps in order!

This is great for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners! After this, students can create and practice these steps through an experiment!

What's included:

• Guided Notes
• Vocabulary Words with visuals, definitions, and vocabulary
• Scientific Method Practice
• Scientific Method Review
• Experiment Creator Steps
• Answer Key

Use this hands-on scientific method activity during a matter unit, or as a fun science center. Perfect for some fun after break!

You will need:

- a clear jar (such as a mason jar)

- 2 cups of water

- 2 tablespoons baking soda

- 6 tablespoons white vinegar

- food coloring (optional)

The question and procedure is filled in on the recording sheet. Students will need to formulate and record their hypothesis, materials, observations, and conclusion. There are guiding questions to help students think about what happened during the experiment.

The reaction created by the mixture of the baking soda and vinegar causes CO2 to form, creating gas bubbles that make the corn "hop" around.

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In this product, students will learn about thermal energy. In the beginning of the product, matter is reviewed and how matter can be seen in three different forms - solid, liquid, and gas. Students will then review how matter changes. Thermal energy will be introduced in this product. Students will then discuss the meaning of thermal energy, how heat flows from warmer to colder objects and examples will be provided. Students will then be provided with visual examples to help them understand this process. Students will be provided with thermal energy examples and how heat moves. Students will learn there there are different forms of energy such as light, electrical, mechanical, sound, and chemical, and will learn how all of those forms change to thermal energy. Examples along with pictures are provided. Students will also learn the many ways thermal energy is used throughout out day to day life that we don't think about. Throughout the product, students will be asked comprehension questions that include short answer and multiple choice to ensure comprehension.

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Students will use a chair, a board and car with interchangeable wheels (like a LEGO or K-Nex car) to examine the affects of the inclined plane. Students will run experiments, collect data, and do mathematical calculations including mechanical advantage to complete the activity.

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Materials List

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Recording sheets for your students to use while they are using microscopes to make observations. One set of sheets has spaces for your students to draw a picture that they see with the microscope. This is available with and without directions (Preview pages 1 and 2) The other set of sheets has space for your students to draw what the specimen looks like with just their eyes and using the microscope to compare the differences.

Your students will love creating a structure that will survive an "earthquake" with this STEM Challenge! Included are teacher tips and suggestions and directions for the challenge.

*This activity is included in our fourth grade earth science unit.

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Science comes to life in the lab! Engage your students in exploring heat energy, thermal energy, convection, and conduction with this set of interactive science labs. This product contains 5 lessons for thermal energy and heat. Each lesson introduces a concept and outlines a lab to provide the students with experiential learning to support the understanding of the concept. Each lesson contains a concept poster, background knowledge for the teacher, materials list, lab procedures, ½ page lab report pages for Science INBs, and full-size lab report pages. The lab reports include 4 sections: question; hypothesis; experiment-observe-collect data; and conclusion

Lesson 1: Heat is a form of energy called thermal energy.

Lab 1: Using heat to inflate a balloon

Lesson 2: Thermal energy moves by conduction when one solid touches another.

Lab 2: Conducting heat between cups

Lesson 3: Thermal energy moves by convection through liquids and gasses.

Lab 3: Color coded convection cups

Lesson 4: Radiation is the thermal energy given off by heat producing objects.

Lab 4: Sun vs. Shade

Lesson 5: Other forms of energy such as light, chemical and kinetic can be changed into thermal energy.

Lab 5: Energy changing stations

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This 4th-grade science lesson will teach your students about how light affects the eye! Sometimes it does it in mysterious ways!

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This scoot game is designed to get your students up and moving while reviewing the structure and properties of Matter. This game is aligned to the second grade NGSS, it but serves as a good review for other grade levels as well.

Included are: directions for playing the game, 30 questions cards, students recording sheets, and an answer key.

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Students will learn about the life cycle of cicadas! They will also learn about Brood X.
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Your students will love using Morse Code to send a message with this STEM Challenge! Included are teacher tips and suggestions, directions for the challenge, and a sheet for students to complete their plans on

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These 2nd-grade writing prompts are designed to get your students writing about science in their world while reviewing the structure and properties of Matter. It is a great way to informally assess what the students have learned about this important science concept. This activity is aligned to the second grade NGSS but serves as agood review for other grade levels as well.

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