11 Hands-on Fourth Grade Science Units for NGSS
What do fourth graders need know in science? What science topics should you teach in fourth grade? As an elementary teacher that follows the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), these…
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Types of Weathering Sort Activity for 4th Grade Science
One of the best ways to know if students truly understand a concept is to ask them to categorize it. That’s exactly what this Types of Weathering Sort Activity does….
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Digital vs Analog Sort for Fourth Grade Science Stations
Teach students about technologies that use analog or digital representations to communicate with a SORT about Digital and Analog technology aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade….
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Translucent, Transparent, and Opaque Objects Sorting Activity for 4th Grade Science
Teach students about translucent, transparent, and opaque with a Properties of Light SORT aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade. In this station, students sort objects by…
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Forms of Energy Sort for Fourth Grade Science Stations
Teach students about different types of energy with a Forms of Energy SORT aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade. In this station, students will sort the…
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Solutions to Natural Disasters Sort for Fourth-Grade Science Stations
Teach students about short and long-term solutions to natural disasters with a SORT about Solutions to Natural Disasters aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade. In this…
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Types of Waves Sort for 4th Grade: Transverse and Longitudinal
A types of waves sort gives 4th graders a hands-on way to learn the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves — one of the more abstract concepts in the 4th…
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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Sort for Fourth Grade Science Stations
Teach students about different types of energy with a Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources SORT aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade. In this station, the sort cards…
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Sort Organisms into Kingdoms – Plants, Fungi, Algae, and Lichen
Teach students about fungus, lichen, algae, and plants with a SORT about identifying Plants and Organisms aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade. In this station, students…
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Different Types of Nerve Cells Science Activity for Fourth-Graders
Students can explore how their bodies interpret the world around them by exploring the nervous system and nerve cells. Specifically, by examining nerve cells related to mechanical senses, pain, temperature,…
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Earth and Human Activity Teaching Ideas
How does the use of natural resources affect the environment? What steps can people take to protect themselves against natural disasters? In this post, you will find fun and engaging…
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Plate Tectonics Science Stations for Fourth Grade
As a child, I was utterly fascinated by earthquakes and volcanoes. Never mind that I lived nowhere near a faultline or plate boundary and would likely never experience these phenomena…
