4th Grade Science · Lessons

4th Grade Science lessons

6 sections · 42 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

4th Grade Science

Practice 42 skills across this outline.

Recommended next
Match Structures to Functions
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes · Structures Support Survival and Growth
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
14 categories
Earth's Place in the Universe
17%
Earth's Systems · Weathering and Erosion Effects
11%
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes · Animal Senses Processing and Response
9%
Earth and Human Activity · Reduce Natural Process Impacts
9%
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes · Structures Support Survival and Growth
8%
Earth and Human Activity · Natural Resources and Environmental Effects
7%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of 4th grade science — drill into a card to work its skills.

From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes · Structures Support Survival and Growth

3 core skills8% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Match Structures to FunctionsRecommended
2
Argue Structures Support SurvivalAvailable
3
Compare Structures Across OrganismsAvailable

From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes · Animal Senses Processing and Response

3 core skills9% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Trace Sensory Information FlowAvailable
2
Explain Different Animal ResponsesAvailable
3
Model Sense Process ResponseAvailable

Waves and Their Applications · Patterns Transfer Information

3 core skills6% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Create Information Transfer PatternAvailable
2
Compare Pattern SolutionsAvailable
3
Identify Patterns as InformationAvailable

Waves and Their Applications · Wave Patterns and Motion

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Describe Wave PatternsAvailable
2
Explain Waves Cause MotionAvailable
3
Show Wavelength and AmplitudeAvailable

Waves and Their Applications · Light Reflection and Vision

3 core skills6% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Explain Vision Through Reflected LightAvailable
2
Model Light Reflection to EyeAvailable
3
Predict Object VisibilityAvailable

Energy · Energy Transfer by Sound, Light, Heat

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Classify Energy Transfer TypesAvailable
2
Observe Energy Transfer TypesAvailable
3
Trace Energy Transfer PathwaysAvailable

Energy · Speed and Energy Relationship

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Compare Speed and EnergyAvailable
2
Explain Speed's Effect on EnergyAvailable
3
Predict Energy Changes from SpeedAvailable

Energy · Energy Changes in Collisions

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Describe Energy Transfer in CollisionsAvailable
2
Predict Collision OutcomesAvailable
3
Question Collision Energy ChangesAvailable

Energy · Design Energy Conversion Devices

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Design Energy Conversion DeviceAvailable
2
Identify Energy Input OutputAvailable
3
Test Refine Energy DeviceAvailable

Earth's Systems · Earth Feature Patterns on Maps

3 core skills6% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Compare Earth Feature PatternsAvailable
2
Describe Earth Feature PatternsAvailable
3
Identify Earth Features on MapsAvailable

Earth's Systems · Weathering and Erosion Effects

3 core skills11% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Explain Erosion Rate EffectsAvailable
2
Observe Erosion Moving MaterialsAvailable
3
Observe Weathering EffectsAvailable

Earth and Human Activity · Natural Resources and Environmental Effects

3 core skills7% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Compare Energy Choice EffectsAvailable
2
Explain Environmental EffectsAvailable
3
Research Human Energy UseAvailable

Earth and Human Activity · Reduce Natural Process Impacts

3 core skills9% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Compare Solutions with CriteriaAvailable
2
Describe Natural Process ImpactsAvailable
3
Generate Solutions for ImpactsAvailable

Earth's Place in the Universe

3 core skills17% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Explain Landscape Changes Over TimeAvailable
2
Identify Rock Layer PatternsAvailable
3
Infer Changes from FossilsAvailable