4th Grade General Science Unit Plans
4th Grade Life Science NGSS Aligned Unit
By Science and STEAM Team
Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?
- This fourth-grade life science unit fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
- It comes with:
- 10 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.
Lesson 1 - External Structures of Humans
Lesson 2 - Internal Structures of Humans
Lesson 3 - Internal and External Structures of Animals
Lesson 4 - Camouflage and Mimicry
Lesson 5 - Reproduction in Animals
Lesson 6 - External and Internal Parts of Plants
Lesson 7 - Reproduction
Lesson 8 - Animal Senses
Lesson 9 - Animal Intelligence
Lesson 10 - Making a Model of a Newly Discovered Animal
- Included within this resource are:
- the standards
- suggested YouTube Videos and Books
- Life Science Folder Cover
- Biologist Poster
- Living Things Needs Poster
- 8 Animal Structures WebQuests, Picture Cards, and Answer Keys
- Camouflage Poster
- Mimicry Short Research Assignment, Picture Cards, and recording sheets
- 12 Plant Photos and Reading Passages about Special Structures and Adaptations
- Animals and Plants Adaptations Booklet
- 24 "Did you know that..," cards
- Animal Intelligence Reading Passages and QR Code Cards
- Making a Model of a "Newly Discovered Animal" Task Cards and Rubric
- Biome Reading Passages (5 Biomes)
- 12 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions
- Check our preview to make sure this is a good fit for you and your students.
✅Please make sure that you have access to YouTube before purchasing this unit.
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❤️ Fourth Grade NGSS 4-PS3 and 4-PS4: Physical Science Units
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⭐ Energy Bundle
⭐ Famous People in the Area of STEAM Posters for Elementary Grades BUNDLE
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"This is a great resource and very well organized!"
"Love how well this aligns with NGSS!"
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Science Curriculum 10 Month Plans - 3rd Grade - Adapted and Editable
By Sign with me TOD
This packet includes 10-month, 4 week layout per month of adapted science curriculum plans for students in 3rd grade. This product includes what science concepts students can learn and the instructional plan for what content can be taught during each month. Essential questions are provided for each week. This packet is useful, organized, and focuses on what should be taught weekly and monthly for students that need material broken down or taught at the adapted level to ensure their individual learning needs are met. This product can also be used for on level learners. This packet can be edited according to what is covered on a week to week basis.
**Please note, activities, project templates, or lesson materials are not included in this product**
What is covered in this product:
Sept - What are the parts of plants and how they are used?, how are plants classified?, how do plants survive in different environments?
Oct - How are animals with backbones classified?, how are animals without backbones classified into groups? what kind of animals lived long ago? what happens during plant life cycles?
Nov - How are animal life cycles different from each other?, what are the needs of living things?, how do adaptations help living things?, what changes to an environment can have good and bad effects on the organism?, and Why do organisms need energy to survive? and How are food chains different from each other?,
Dec - What is Earth's surface made up of?, What causes Earth's crust to change?, and Where does soil come from?
Jan - What do humans need natural resources for? What are energy resources?, What is the water cycle?, What does weather include? What is climate?, Hygiene, physical activity, staying safe when playing sports, sportsmanship
Feb - What is the solar system?, What are the patterns of day and night caused by?, What are the phases of the moon?, and What is a star?
March - What are physical properties?, How can you use matter to identify physical properties of objects?, What are physical changes in matter?, and What is a chemical change in matter?
April - How are mixtures made?, What are solutions?, How is energy stores and released?, and What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
May - What are waves?, What is the difference between sounds?, What is electrical energy?, and What do electric currents flow through?
June - How do heat, temperature, and light relate with each other?, How do forces affect objects?, and What are simple machines?
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4th Grade Earth Science NGSS Aligned Units
By Science and STEAM Team
Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?
- This fourth-grade earth science unit fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
- It comes with:
- 12 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.
Unit 1 Earth's Systems
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Earth Changes
Lesson 2 - Weathering
Lesson 3 - Erosion
Lesson 4 - Review of Weathering and Erosion
Lesson 5 - Exploring Topographical Maps
Unit 2 Earth's Place in the Universe
Lesson 1 - Introduction to the Rock Cycle
Lesson 2 - Rock Formations
Lesson 3 - fossils
Unit 3 Earth and Human Activity
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Energy from Natural Sources
Lesson 2 - Learning More About Energy from Natural Sources
Lesson 3 - Impact of Natural Disasters on Homes
Lesson 4 - STEM Challenge: Creating a Structure That Will Best Survive an Earthquake
Included within this resource are:
- the standards
- suggested YouTube Videos and Books
- Eath Science Folder Cover
- Geologists Poster
* KLEWS Chart (KWL for Science)
* Weathering and Erosion Reading Passages
- Weathering Scavenger Hunt Recording Sheet
- Candy Erosion and Soil Erosion Activities
- Topographical Map Posters
- Three Types of Rocks Flip Book
- Rock Cycle Process Poster and Worksheet
* Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis, and Floods Reading Passages and Graphic Organizer
- 8 Posters with Photographs of Land Formations and Informational Cards about these Formations
* Fossils Reading and Recording Sheet
* Fossils Posters
- Show What You Know Assessment
* Engineering and Design Process Posters
* Engineering and Design Rubric
* Reading Passages and Graphic Organizer for the Following Types of Energy: Solar, Wind, Biofuels, Geothermal, Hydroelectricity, Oil, Coal, Natural Gas, and Nuclear
- Types of Energy Flip Books
- Earthquake Informational Posters
- STEM Challenge Directions
- Light Station Cards
- 24 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions
* Indicates other STEM to STEAM TRIO resources that have been included in this unit.
- Check our preview to make sure this is a good fit for you and your students.
What others are saying about our science units:
"Brilliant and comprehensive resource! Thank you!"
"This is a great resource and very well organized!"
"Love how well this aligns with NGSS!"
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Related Resources
❤️ Fourth Grade NGSS 4-LS1: Life Science Unit
❤️ Fourth Grade NGSS 4-PS3 and 4-PS4: Physical Science Units
⭐ Accountable Talk Posters for the Science Lab
⭐ Famous People in the Area of STEAM Posters for Elementary Grades BUNDLE
How to get TeachShare credit to use towards future purchases:
*Please go to your My Purchases page (you need to log in). Next to each purchase, you’ll see a Provide Feedback button. Click that and you will be taken to a page where you can give a rating and leave a short comment about the product. Each time you give feedback, TeachShare gives you credit that you can use towards your future purchases.
4th Grade Physical Science NGSS Aligned Energy Units
By Science and STEAM Team
Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?
- This fourth-grade physical science unit fits the bill! We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
- It comes with:
- 11 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.
Unit 1
Lesson 1 - What is Energy?
Lesson 2 - Speed and Energy
Lesson 3 - Sound Energy
Lesson 4 - Light Energy
Lesson 5 - Heat Energy
Lesson 6 - Electrical Energy
Lesson 7 - What Happens When Objects Collide?
Lesson 8 - STEM Challenge - Have S'more Fun: Creating a Solar Oven
Unit 2
Lesson 1 - What is Amplitude?
Lesson 2- Eyes and Light
Lesson 3 - STEM Challenge Using Morse Code
Included within this resource are:
- the standards
- suggested YouTube Videos and Books
- Physicist Poster
* KLEWS Chart (KWL for Science)
- Energy WebQuest
- Energy Experiments
- Energy Transfer Poster
- student worksheets for collecting data and recording observations
- Investigations for Motion, Energy Transfer, Sound, and Light Energy
- Posters for Heat, Light, Sound, and Electrical Energy
- Methods of Heat Transfer Flipbook
- Sorting Cards of Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
* Static Electricity Experiments
- Potential and Kinetic Energy Poster
- Atom and Electricity Poster
* Engineering and Design Process Posters
* Engineering and Design Rubric
- Make a Wave Task Cards
- How the Ear Works and How the Eye Works Posters
- Light Station Cards
- Make a Model of a Seeing Eye Task Cards
- STEM Challenge Create a Pattern that will Transfer a Message Using Sound and Light
- 19 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions
- Check our preview to make sure this is a good fit for you and your students.
* Indicates other STEM to STEAM TRIO resources that have been included in this unit.
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Related Resources
❤️ Fourth Grade NGSS 4-ESS1, 4-ESS2, and 4-ESS3: Earth Science Units
❤️ Fourth Grade NGSS 4-LS1: Life Science Unit
**⭐**Accountable Talk Posters for the Science Lab
⭐ Energy Bundle
How to get TeachShare credit to use towards future purchases:
*Please go to your My Purchases page (you need to log in). Next to each purchase, you’ll see a Provide Feedback button. Click that and you will be taken to a page where you can give a rating and leave a short comment about the product. Each time you give feedback, TeachShare gives you credit that you can use towards your future purchases.