England Year 4 science curriculum

Outcome Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature. Taught in lesson 3, a cloud in a jar.

Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (Where do rainbows come from?, How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?)

Practice: Our Living Planet workbook · The Water Cycle, Start to Finish workbook · Weather Detectives workbook

Outcome Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases. Taught in lesson 2, oobleck.

Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families

Practice: Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Test It, Choose It: Materials workbook · Clean Water Challenge: Mixtures, Dissolving and Separating workbook · Solids, Liquids and Gases workbook · Grade 4 Rocks and Minerals

Outcome Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C). Taught in lessons 1 and 2.

Lessons: Winter Science at Home (Can you make frost in a can?, Why does salt melt ice?, What's inside a snowflake?)

Practice: Winter Science at Home workbook · Earth and Sky at Home workbook

Outcome Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature. Taught in lesson 2, the water cycle in a bag.

Lessons: Our Living Planet (Can a jar keep itself alive?, Where does rain come from?)

Practice: Our Living Planet workbook · The Water Cycle, Start to Finish workbook · Weather Detectives workbook

Outcome Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C). Taught in lesson 1.

Lessons: Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm

Practice: Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Winter Science at Home workbook

Outcome Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases. Taught in lessons 1 and 2.

Lessons: Solids, Liquids and Gases (Where does a puddle go?, Why does ice float?)

Practice: Solids, Liquids and Gases workbook · Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Test It, Choose It: Materials workbook · Clean Water Challenge: Mixtures, Dissolving and Separating workbook · Grade 4 Rocks and Minerals

Outcome Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature. Taught in lesson 1.

Lessons: Solids, Liquids and Gases (Where does a puddle go?, Why does ice float?)

Practice: Our Living Planet workbook · The Water Cycle, Start to Finish workbook · Weather Detectives workbook

Outcome Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers. Taught in lessons 1 and 4.

Lessons: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up

Practice: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook

Outcome Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery. Taught in lesson 1.

Lessons: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up

Practice: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook

Outcome Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit. Taught in lesson 4, the burglar alarm.

Lessons: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up

Practice: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook · Power Up: Where Electricity Comes From workbook

Outcome Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors. Taught in lesson 2.

Lessons: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up

Practice: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook

Outcome Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey. Taught in lesson 2.

Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom?

Practice: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? workbook · Our Living Planet workbook

Outcome Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating. Taught in lesson 1.

Lessons: Sound: Can You See a Sound? (Can you see a sound?, Can a string carry your voice?, How do you make a high note or a low note?)

Practice: Sound: Can You See a Sound? workbook · Grade 4 Sound: Vibrations, Pitch and Echoes

Outcome Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear. Taught in lesson 2, the string telephone.

Lessons: Sound: Can You See a Sound? (Can you see a sound?, Can a string carry your voice?, How do you make a high note or a low note?)

Practice: Sound: Can You See a Sound? workbook · Grade 4 Sound: Vibrations, Pitch and Echoes

Outcome Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it. Taught in lesson 3.

Lessons: Sound: Can You See a Sound? (Can you see a sound?, Can a string carry your voice?, How do you make a high note or a low note?)

Practice: Sound: Can You See a Sound? workbook · Grade 4 Sound: Vibrations, Pitch and Echoes