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Grade 4 Science Units

Explore Grade 4 Science unit plans with standards-aligned lessons that build understanding of energy, waves, Earth systems, and engineering through inquiry-based learning.

Unit Plan 11 (Grade 4 Science): Waves Cause Motion

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade 4 Science): Waves Cause Motion

Grade 4 science unit where students model water, rope, and sound waves to observe energy transfer and show how waves cause objects to move through motion and vibration.

Unit Plan 10 (Grade 4 Science): Wave Patterns

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 4 Science): Wave Patterns

Grade 4 unit modeling waves using amplitude and wavelength—students compare wave patterns with hands-on models, measurements, and labeled diagrams.

Unit Plan 9 (Grade 4 Science): Energy — Quarter Synthesis

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 4 Science): Energy — Quarter Synthesis

Grade 4 synthesis unit where students connect speed, collisions, and energy transfer across systems—designing and improving devices that use and convert energy effectively.

Unit Plan 8 (Grade 4 Science): Energy Conversions

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 4 Science): Energy Conversions

Grade 4 engineering unit where students design and test devices that convert energy forms—like electrical to light or motion to sound—using fair tests and improvements.

Unit Plan 7 (Grade 4 Science): Designing Collision Devices

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 4 Science): Designing Collision Devices

Grade 4 engineering design unit where students build and test collision-reduction devices—using criteria, constraints, and evidence to protect objects during impact.

Unit Plan 6 (Grade 4 Science): Collisions & Energy Changes

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 4 Science): Collisions & Energy Changes

Grade 4 collisions unit where students ask questions, predict outcomes, and observe how changing speed or mass transfers and changes energy when objects collide.

Unit Plan 5 (Grade 4 Science): Electric Energy Flow

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 4 Science): Electric Energy Flow

Grade 4 unit where students build simple circuits to observe electric currents transferring energy—lighting bulbs, spinning motors, and sounding buzzers.

Unit Plan 4 (Grade 4 Science): Heat Transfer

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 4 Science): Heat Transfer

Grade 4 heat transfer unit where students observe conduction and radiation—heat moving from warmer to cooler objects through contact or from a source at a distance.

Unit Plan 3 (Grade 4 Science): Energy Transfer—Sound & Light

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 4 Science): Energy Transfer—Sound & Light

Grade 4 unit investigating how sound and light transfer energy, causing vibrations, movement, warmth, and visibility through hands-on observations and data.

Unit Plan 2 (Grade 4 Science): Motion & Energy Basics

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 4 Science): Motion & Energy Basics

Grade 4 unit investigating motion: students measure distance and effects to show faster objects have more energy, using data tables and graphs as evidence.

Unit Plan 1 (Grade 4 Science): Science Routines & Inquiry

Grade 4 Science Units

Unit Plan 1 (Grade 4 Science): Science Routines & Inquiry

Build Grade 4 science skills with lab safety, accurate measurement, organized data tables, and testable questions that prepare students for engineering design.