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4th Grade Science Student Links
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Science
Week 1- Rocks and Fossils- How do rocks and fossils form over time?
* Rocks and Fossils
Week 2 Erosion- How does landscape change over time?
* Erosion
* Another Erosion Game (if Extra Time)
* Erosion Jeopardy- Play in Partners (if Extra Time)
Week 3 Renewable and Non-renewable Resources-How do energy and fuels come from natural resources? How does using energy and fuels affect the environment?
* Renewable Energy
* Non-renewable Energy
* Energy Games (Monday)
Weeks 4 & 5 Multiple solutions for Plant Preservation- What ways can we preserve our planet?
*Watch Out! Floods Ahead! read with partner and do the quiz together (Monday)
*Disaster Master (Monday)
* Beat the Quake (Tuesday)
*Tornado Ranch (Wednesday)
* Hurricane Jig Saw Puzzle (Thursday)
* Create-a-Cane (Thursday
* Glogster
* Recycling Games (Monday)
* Energy Hog Games (Tuesday)
Weeks 6 & 7 Engineer, Design, & Construct- How can we design, engineer, and build a cost-effective habitat where our pet rock can thrive?
* Where Do I Live? (Tuesday)
* Build an Online Habitat (Wednesday)
* Build an Online Biome (Thursday)
* Switch Zoo Puzzle (Friday)
* Design Endangered Species Habitat (2nd Friday)
Weeks 8 & 9 Maps and Features - How do you build a topographic map? What evidence is there of Pangaea?
* Pangaea
* Fling the Teacher/Continental Drift (Thursday)
* Plate Tectonics Timeline (Thursday)
* Pangaea Puzzle (Thursday)
* Topographic Maps
* Topographic Map Games (Wednesday & Friday)
* Online Quiz (Friday)
Week 10 Energy and Waves - How can we measure waves? How is energy transferred from place to place by sound?
* Sound Waves
* Sound Wave Experiment (Tuesday)
Week 11 Energy Can be Transferred by Light- How does light enter the eye and allow objects to be seen? How is light energy transferred?
* Exploring Optics (Friday)
Week 12 Generate & Compare Patterns to Transfer information - How can you use patterns to transfer information?
* Morse Code Practice (Tuesday-Thursday)
Week 13 Energy Can be Transferred by Heat - How can you demonstrate heat being transferred? What are the three ways that heat is transferred?
* Heat Transfer Vocabulary Game (Monday)
* Heat Transfer Practice Games (Wednesday-Friday)
Week 14 Energy can be Transferred by Electric Currents- How can you identify closed and open circuits? How is energy transferred by electric currents?
* Simple Circuits
* Electric Circuits (Monday)
* How Electric Circuits Work (Monday)
* Changing Circuits (Monday)
* Electric Circuit Games (Thursday)
Week 15 Relate Speed of Energy to the Energy of the Object- How does the speed of an object relate to the energy of the object? What can we design, using our scientific data to thwart the evil sorcerer?
* Roller Coaster Track Online (Wednesday)
* Motion Online Games (Friday)
Week 16 Convert Potential Energy into Kinetic Energy- How can we improve a roller coaster design?
How does a roller coaster convert potential energy into kinetic energy?
* Potential Energy into Kinetic Energy-Roller Coasters
Week 17 Animal and Plant Adaptation- What are some ways that animals adapt and survive to their environment? What are some ways that plans adapt and survive to their environment?
* Adaptation
* Structural or Behavioral
Week 18 Animal Senses- How do animals use their senses to process information and shape their response?
* Mission Adaptation (Monday)
* Animal Senses Game (Wednesday)
* Animal Games (Thursday)
Week 1- Rocks and Fossils- How do rocks and fossils form over time?
* Rocks and Fossils
Week 2 Erosion- How does landscape change over time?
* Erosion
* Another Erosion Game (if Extra Time)
* Erosion Jeopardy- Play in Partners (if Extra Time)
Week 3 Renewable and Non-renewable Resources-How do energy and fuels come from natural resources? How does using energy and fuels affect the environment?
* Renewable Energy
* Non-renewable Energy
* Energy Games (Monday)
Weeks 4 & 5 Multiple solutions for Plant Preservation- What ways can we preserve our planet?
*Watch Out! Floods Ahead! read with partner and do the quiz together (Monday)
*Disaster Master (Monday)
* Beat the Quake (Tuesday)
*Tornado Ranch (Wednesday)
* Hurricane Jig Saw Puzzle (Thursday)
* Create-a-Cane (Thursday
* Glogster
* Recycling Games (Monday)
* Energy Hog Games (Tuesday)
Weeks 6 & 7 Engineer, Design, & Construct- How can we design, engineer, and build a cost-effective habitat where our pet rock can thrive?
* Where Do I Live? (Tuesday)
* Build an Online Habitat (Wednesday)
* Build an Online Biome (Thursday)
* Switch Zoo Puzzle (Friday)
* Design Endangered Species Habitat (2nd Friday)
Weeks 8 & 9 Maps and Features - How do you build a topographic map? What evidence is there of Pangaea?
* Pangaea
* Fling the Teacher/Continental Drift (Thursday)
* Plate Tectonics Timeline (Thursday)
* Pangaea Puzzle (Thursday)
* Topographic Maps
* Topographic Map Games (Wednesday & Friday)
* Online Quiz (Friday)
Week 10 Energy and Waves - How can we measure waves? How is energy transferred from place to place by sound?
* Sound Waves
* Sound Wave Experiment (Tuesday)
Week 11 Energy Can be Transferred by Light- How does light enter the eye and allow objects to be seen? How is light energy transferred?
* Exploring Optics (Friday)
Week 12 Generate & Compare Patterns to Transfer information - How can you use patterns to transfer information?
* Morse Code Practice (Tuesday-Thursday)
Week 13 Energy Can be Transferred by Heat - How can you demonstrate heat being transferred? What are the three ways that heat is transferred?
* Heat Transfer Vocabulary Game (Monday)
* Heat Transfer Practice Games (Wednesday-Friday)
Week 14 Energy can be Transferred by Electric Currents- How can you identify closed and open circuits? How is energy transferred by electric currents?
* Simple Circuits
* Electric Circuits (Monday)
* How Electric Circuits Work (Monday)
* Changing Circuits (Monday)
* Electric Circuit Games (Thursday)
Week 15 Relate Speed of Energy to the Energy of the Object- How does the speed of an object relate to the energy of the object? What can we design, using our scientific data to thwart the evil sorcerer?
* Roller Coaster Track Online (Wednesday)
* Motion Online Games (Friday)
Week 16 Convert Potential Energy into Kinetic Energy- How can we improve a roller coaster design?
How does a roller coaster convert potential energy into kinetic energy?
* Potential Energy into Kinetic Energy-Roller Coasters
Week 17 Animal and Plant Adaptation- What are some ways that animals adapt and survive to their environment? What are some ways that plans adapt and survive to their environment?
* Adaptation
* Structural or Behavioral
Week 18 Animal Senses- How do animals use their senses to process information and shape their response?
* Mission Adaptation (Monday)
* Animal Senses Game (Wednesday)
* Animal Games (Thursday)