Newfoundland and Labrador Grade 4 science curriculum

Outcome Demonstrate that white light may be separated into colours; explore how a variety of media may change the direction of light. The rainbow lesson.

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

Outcome Investigate and predict how to change the location, shape, and size of an object's shadow; investigate how a beam of light interacts with a variety of objects (a later-grade match).

Lessons: Light and Shadows (Why does my shadow follow me?, Why is my shadow long in the morning?, What can light go through?)

Outcome Compare the results of their investigations to those of others and recognize that results may vary (a skills indicator; pooled class data).

Lessons: Evidence Lab (How do you know a fact is true?, Why do scientists repeat their tests?)

Outcome Describe rocks and minerals according to their physical properties; describe effects of wind, water, and ice on the landscape; model examples of weathering and erosion; describe how soil is formed from rocks.

Lessons: Rocks and Erosion: How Land Changes Shape

Outcome Contemplate their own and their family's impact on natural resources; describe how personal actions help conserve natural resources (an indicator).

Lessons: Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better

Outcome Identify a variety of local habitats and their associated populations; investigate how animals meet their basic needs in their habitat (partial: the sealed jar world).

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

Outcome Compare the structural and behavioural adaptations of animals that help them survive in different kinds of places (blubber, fur, feathers, huddling).

Lessons: Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm

Outcome Classify organisms according to their role in a food chain; predict how reduction or removal of a plant or animal population affects the rest of the community (an adjacent-grade match).

Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom?

Outcome Investigate and describe how the human ear is designed to detect vibrations; compare the range of sounds heard by humans to that heard by other animals (a partial match: hearing only).

Lessons: Your Senses: How Does Your Body Know?

Outcome Relate vibrations to sound production; compare how vibrations travel through solids, liquids, and air; demonstrate and describe how the pitch and loudness of sounds can be modified (a later-grade match).

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?)