3rd Grade Science Curriculum
In grade 4, students continue to build on their understanding of the natural world. They learn more about the different ecosystems on Earth and how they work. They also learn about the different types of rocks and minerals, how weather and climate can change Earth’s surface, and how the solar system formed.
Weather & Climate
- Water and Weather
- Seasonal Weather Changes
- Hazardous Weather
- Climates on Earth
- Factors That Affect Climate
Forces & Interactions
- Balanced & Unbalanced Forces
- Patterns in Motion
- Electric & Magnetic Interactions
- Magnetic Solutions to Problems
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
- Animals in Groups
- Fossils
- Adaptations and Survival
- Environmental Changes
Inheritance and Variations of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits
- Plant and animal life cycles
- Patterns within life cycles
- Inherited traits of plants and animals
- Variation of traits
- Traits influenced by the environment
- How to write a scientific explanation