Fourth Grade – Science

Prairie

4.1.1 observe the relationship between living and non-living things in a grassland ecosystem.

http://games.bellmuseum.umn.edu/prairie/build/index.html

4.1.2  identify grassland organisms as producers, consumers (herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores), or decomposers.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/producersconsumersgame.htm 

http://kidwings.com/ - (Click on Dissect Pellet Online Tab)

4.1.3  diagram and explain a simple food chain beginning with the sun

https://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/foodchains/

http://www.ducksters.com/science/ecosystems/food_chain_and_web.php

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/foodchain.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm

https://sciencebob.com/what-is-the-difference-between-food-chain-and-a-food-web/

4.1.4 create a model of a food web.

http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/animals-and-nature/food-chains/what-is-food-web/

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/ecosystems/foodweb_play.htm

Electricity

http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/

4.2.1 construct and design simple circuits.

http://www.cleo.net.uk/resources/displayframe.php?src=207/consultants_resources%2Fscience%2FcircuitWorld%2Findex.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/electricitycircuits.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/how-an-electric-circuit-works/2190.html

4.2.2 differentiate between a series and a parallel circuit.

4.2.3 classify different materials as conductors or nonconductors.

4.2.5 determine and assess the dangers of electricity.

Space

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/play/

http://easyscienceforkids.com/earth-science/the-solar-system/

http://earth.google.com/

https://www.childrensmuseum.org/legacy-games/cosmicquest/

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/space.html

http://www.ncsu.edu/project/agronauts/

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/m2k4/frameset.html

http://storytimefromspace.com/

http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/the_universe.html

4.3.1 name and describe the parts of the solar system.

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/tour-solar-system.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=pbs&THEBIGDEALBOOK=634552963894276250

http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm

http://www.windows2universe.org/our_solar_system/solar_system.html

4.3.2  create a visual representation of the solar system showing relative distance and size

http://btc.montana.edu/messenger/Interactives/ANIMATIONS/Planet_Size_Comparison/planet_size_comparison_full.htm

4.3.3  describe the motion of objects in the sky such as sun, moon, and planets.

4.3.4  recognize that the shape of the moon changes from day to day on a monthly cycle.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030810.html

http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/Labs/LunarPhases/lunar_phases_main.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml

http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml

Ecosystems

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0164-ecosystems.php

http://www.ducksters.com/science/ecosystems/world_biomes.php

www.arborday.org/kids/carly

http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/index.htm

4.4.1  recognize the difference between weather, climate and seasons.

4.4.2.  describe adaptations made by plants or animals to survive

4.4.3  analyze the impact of both natural changes and human intervention on different ecosystems.

http://www.kidsplanet.org/wol/page_1.html