Science
Miss Berndl's Fabulous Fours
Grade 4
The best part about science is the "mucking about".
Notebook (7 x 9) - 1 per term with assignments, tests & presentation cue cards all glued in
| Term | Grade 4 Units | Major Assignments |
| 1 | Rocks, Minerals & Erosion | Rock Collection (8 to 12 specimens) 3 Minute "Rock Talk" |
| 2 | Light & Sound Energy | Experiment Demonstration |
| 3 | Pulleys & Gears | Junk Art Sculpture & Demonstration |
| 3 | Habitat | Environmental Stewardship - Plant trees & Reflect on Experiences |
Texts - no one text is relied on solely as the class text
 | Science Everywhere 4 |
| Explore A Book of Science 4 |
| Focus on Science - Red, Blue, Yellow |
Doing Experiments
| Baking & cooking is like doing experiments. All great cooks are scientists. Students should be encouraged to learn how to cook & bake simple things independently under the supervision of an adult. This is a life skill that is not only fun, but also YUMMY! Visit the Robin Hood site Baking with Kids for kid-friendly recipes & safety tips. |
| Check out other neat experiments for kids at the Homeschooling Science Experiments for Kids site |
Additional Sources of Information
| Science Trek Online |
| Nyelabs Offers a variety of science demos as well as experiments that can be printed for classroom use; includes a 'Question of the Day', a schedule of upcoming Bill Nye the Science Guy TV shows and episode guides; requires Macromedia's Shockwave plugin (free download) to access many of the features |
| Let's
Talk Science Includes hands-on activities, science programs and resources for science teachers; hosted by Toxicology and Pharmacology Department at the University of Waterloo |
| How It Is Made A TV show broadcast on the Discovery Channel that tells us how things are manufactured. Very interesting. |
| Discovery Channel A TV channel with many shows related to the sciences. |
| David Suzuki
Foundation - this site has much information on the environment |
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Attention Ontario Elementary Teachers
in the Greater Toronto Area & York Region |