Writing Across Curriculum

Science Resources Grade 4

The following links are resources collected from AOL@School, Harcourt Brace, and Write On teachers.

Science Resources Science Curriculum
Fourth and Fifth Grade Science Resources  
Earth and Space Science
The Earth and Space Science unit addresses the composition, structure, exploration, and history of the earth and space. Topics include plate tectonics, the atmosphere, geological cycles and processes, weather, climate, the solar system, and the universe. The Earth and Space Science unit addresses the composition, structure, exploration, and history of the earth and space. Topics include plate tectonics, the atmosphere, geological cycles and processes, weather, climate, the solar system, and the universe.
National Parks in the West and Southwest Extreme Places
View from Space Types of Land 2
How Do Volcanoes Form? International Space Station
Welcome to the Solar System Science Journal - Solar Eclipse
Nine Planets  
Stargazers Hubble Scrapbook
Exploring the Planets: Asteroids Exploring the Planets: Mars: The Red Planet
Clouds Water Cycle
WaterCycle Demo Earth Day
Types of Clouds Clouds and Weather
Weather Tools
Water Cycle WebQuest Cloud Guide
Astronomical Objects: Characteristics
Astronomical Objects: Explore
Atmosphere: Conditions/Identify/Change
Atmosphere: Conditions/Recognize/Tools
Earth: Geology/Identify/Alter
Earth: Layers/Recognize
Earth: Materials/Group/Use
Earth: Materials/Identify/Uses
Earth: Rotation/Show/Revolves
Earth: Surface Changes/Explain/Wind
Earth: Surface Changes/Survey/Wind
Earth: Layers/Understand
The Earth's Layers
Gravity: Force/Identify/Earth
Gravity: Nature/Explain/Works
Moon: Shape/Model/Changing
Writing Across the Curriculum Phases of the Moon
Natural Resources: Recognize
Natural Resources: Recognize/Differences
Planets: Position/Sun
Planets: Sequence/Distance/Sun
Soil: Components/Recognize
Soil: Properties
Weather: Climate/Identify/Influence
Weather: Influences On/Explain/Oceans
Volcanoes
 
 Life Science
The Life Science unit addresses the characteristics and cycles of and relationships between living things and their environments. Topics include cellular organization, classification, ecosystems, genetics, and human health issues. The Life Science unit addresses the characteristics and cycles of and relationships between living things and their environments. Topics include cellular organization, classification, ecosystems, genetics, and human health issues.
Vascular Plants The Amazing Human Body
Bird Songs What Are Systems?
Welcome to the Coral Reef Exploring Ecosystems
Waste Not What Is Conservation?
How Do Ecosystems Change Naturally?  
Writing Across the Curriculum Animal Adaptations
Animals& Plants: Grouped/Recognize
Animals: Food/Describe/Energy
Animals: Life Cycle/Explain
Animals: Oxygen/Compare/Obtain
Animals: Parts/Identify/Energy
Animals: Recognize/Food/Energy Source
Animals: Type/Group/Traits
Animal Classification
Cells: Living Things/Composed
Cell Parts
Cells: Plant/Analyze/Animal
Ecosystems: Relationships/Explore

Environment: Changes/Organisms

Writing Across the Curriculum Fossils:  A Link to Our Past
Fossils: Analyze
Fossils: Information/Describe/Types
Fossils: Past/Recognize/Today
Heredity: Traits/Compare/Parent
Heredity: Traits/Recognize/Passed
Life Cycle: Investigate
Living Things: Population/Recognize
Organisms: Environment/Analyze/Interact
Organisms: Environment/Associate
Organisms: Environment/Identify/Alter
Plants: Food/Recognize/Energy
Species: Extinction/Identify
 
 Physical Science
The Physical Science unit includes concepts related to matter, forces, motion, and energy, as well as their interactions. Topics include chemical and physical changes, electricity, magnetism, heat, light, sound, machines, work and power. The Physical Science unit includes concepts related to matter, forces, motion, and energy, as well as their interactions. Topics include chemical and physical changes, electricity, magnetism, heat, light, sound, machines, work and power.
States of Matter How Can Matter Be Measured?
How Can Heat Be Measured? Electromagnets
Acceleration Simple Machines
How Does a Lever Help Us Do Work? Simple Machines
Electricity: Circuits/Build/Basic
Electricity: Circuits/Describe/Simple
Electricity: Concept/Identify
Electricity: Insulators/Conductors
Energy: Properties/Identify/Light/Sound
Energy: Types/Comprehend/Exists
Energy: Types/Identify
The Energy Story
Forces: Motion/Identify/Relationship
Friction: Factors/Recognize/Amount
Friction: Object/Identify/Motion

 

Light: Surfaces/Explain/Behaves
Matter: Physical Change/Recognize
The 3 States of Matter
Matter: Properties/Explain/Physical
Matter: Properties/Identify/Small
Shadows: Sun/Identify/Position
Sound: Properties/Describe/Volume
Speed: Distance/Describe
States of Matter: Changes/Describe
States of Matter: Changes/Explain
States of Matter: Conditions/Identify
 
Research and Inquiry
The Research and Inquiry unit focuses on the knowledge, processes, and real world issues associated with science and technology. Topics include experimentation, data analysis, science related careers, and technological advances. The Research and Inquiry unit focuses on the knowledge, processes, and real world issues associated with science and technology. Topics include experimentation, data analysis, science related careers, and technological advances.
Sources for Information on Careers in Biology, Conservation, and Oceanography Thinking and Working Like Scientist
Machines: Simple/Recognize Observations: Objects/Explain/Compare