SCI0400: 4th Grade Science
05/01/2023 to 04/30/2024 • Modified 06/08/2023Course Description
This science course challenges students to understand God better as they investigate the world through research, projects, and hands-on activities. The course comprises exciting modules covering concepts related to Creation, space, weather, rocks and minerals, plants, insects, ecosystems, friction, force, and electricity. The student will engage in investigating and solving problems utilizing the scientific method.
Prerequisite
3rd Grade Science
Schedule
Module 1: Creation
- Week 1: Earth’s Beginning
- Week 2: Creation Complete
Module 2: The Solar System
- Week 3: The Earth
- Week 4: The Sun
- Week 5: The Moon
- Week 6: The Stars
Module 3: The Planets
- Week 7: Mercury, Venus, Earth
- Week 8: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- Week 9: Review Week
Module 4: The Scientific Method and Weather
- Week 10: The Scientific Method
- Week 11: Weather
- Week 12: Scientific Weather Instruments
- Week 13: Weather Forecasting
Module 5: Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters
- Week 14: Extreme Weather
- Week 15: Natural Disasters
- Week 16: Natural Disasters Continued
- Week 17: Using the Scientific Method
- Week 18: Review Week
Module 6: Plants and Insects
- Week 19: Plants and Flowers
- Week 20: Photosynthesis and Pollination
- Week 21: Insects and Arachnids
Module 7: Ecosystems
- Week 22: Terrestrial Biomes
- Week 23: Terrestrial Biomes Continued
- Week 24: Aquatic Biomes
Module 8: Adaptations and Food Chains
- Week 25: Adaptations
- Week 26: Food Chains
- Week 27: Review Week
Module 9: Rocks and Earth’s Resources
- Week 28: Introduction to Rocks
- Week 29: Erosion and Important Rocks
- Week 30: Resources
- Week 31: Topography
Module 10: Friction, Force, Motion, and Energy
- Week 32: Friction, Force, and Motion
- Week 33: Types of Energy
- Week 34: Electricity
- Week 35: Electricity Continued
- Week 36: Review Week
