SCI 0400: 4th Grade Science
06/01/2026 to 05/30/2027 • Modified 04/20/2026Course Description
This course challenges students to deepen their understanding of God as they investigate the world through research, projects, and activities. The fourth-grade science course comprises exciting units that cover the following: scientific investigation, living systems, ecosystems, oceans, Creationeering™, weather, climate, the solar system, and Earth’s patterns.
Next Start Date*
Next Monday
Prerequisite
3rd Grade Science
Schedule
Module 1: Scientific Investigation & Virginia Resources
- Week 1: Getting Started with Scientific Investigation
- Week 2: Planning & Executing your own Experiment
- Week 3: Waterways & Watersheds
- Week 4: More Natural Resources in Virginia
Module 2: Living Systems & Processes
- Week 5: Plant Structure & Pollination
- Week 6: Photosynthesis
- Week 7: Photosynthesis and the Flow of Energy
- Week 8: Animal Structure & Offspring
- Week 9: Quarter One Review
Module 3: Ecosystems
- Week 10: How Nature is Organized
- Week 11: Habitats & Niches
- Week 12: Food Chains
- Week 13: Food Web
- Week 14: Dichotomous Keys
Module 4: Oceans
- Week 15: Geography of the Ocean Floor
- Week 16: Ocean Water on the Move
- Week 17: Organisms in the Ocean
- Week 18: Quarter Two Review
Module 5: Creationeering™
- Week 19: Discovering God’s Design & Our Role
- Week 20: Building & Reflecting with Purpose
Module 6: Predicting Weather
- Week 21: Weather Data
- Week 22: Clouds
- Week 23: Analyzing Weather Data
Module 7: Weather & Climate
- Week 24: Extreme Weather
- Week 25: How Weather Affects Ecosystems
- Week 26: Climate
- Week 27: Quarter Three Review
Module 8: Solar System
- Week 28: The Terrestrial Planets
- Week 29: The Gas Giants
- Week 30: One Final Look at the Planets
Module 9: Patterns Related to Earth
- Week 31: The Sun, Earth, & Moon
- Week 32: Motions of the Earth
- Week 33: Phases of the Moon
- Week 34: Tides
- Week 35: Gathering Tide Data
- Week 36: Quarter Four Review
