Daily Science Grade 4

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    Keep the enthusiasm students have for science at the early childhood level alive into upper elementary school with Evan-Moor’s Daily Science book. This grade four print teacher’s edition contains 150 daily lessons. Students will learn important Earth, physical and life science concepts through hands-on activities, vocabulary practice and multiple-choice comprehension tests. Each week is divided into five daily concentrated lessons that answer interesting questions such as is it safe to eat moldy food and how do bacteria cause cavities? Students explore these concepts and more through the scientific method, forming conclusions based on outcomes just like scientists.192 pages.

     

    30 weeks of instruction cover the following standards-based science topics:


    Big Idea 1: Plants and animals depend on each other and on their environment for survival

    Week 1: Why do beavers build dams?

    Week 2: Why do some plants have fruit

    Week 3: Do all bees make honey?

    Week 4: Where do animals get food in the winter?

    Week 5: Unit Review


    Big Idea 2: Most microorganisms do not cause disease, and many are beneficial

    Week 1: Why does garbage smell?

    Week 2: How do bacteria create cavities?

    Week 3: Are all germs bad?

    Week 4: Is it safe to eat moldy food?

    Week 5: Unit Review


    Big Idea 3: Both slow and rapid processes - from erosion to earthquakes - shape and reshape the Earth's surface

    Week 1: How was the Grand Canyon formed?

    Week 2: Do glaciers really move?

    Week 3: What makes volcanoes erupt?

    Week 4: What causes earthquakes?

    Week 5: Unit Review


    Big Idea 4: The properties of rocks and minerals reflect the process that formed them

    Week 1: What's the difference between a rock and a mineral?

    Week 2: Where do rocks come from?

    Week 3: Are some rocks valuable?

    Week 4: Do all rocks come from Earth?

    Week 5: Unit Review


    Big Idea 5: Electrical energy can be converted into heat, light, sound, and motion

    Week 1: How do toasters work?

    Week 2: What lights a digital clock?

    Week 3: How do hearing aids help people hear?

    Week 4: How do electric cars work?

    Week 5: Unit Review


    Big Idea 6: People invented machines to make work easier

    Week 1: Why do some building entrances have ramps?

    Week 2: What's the difference between a nail and a screw?

    Week 3: How do elevators work?

    Week 4: How does a wheelbarrow make works easier?

    Week 5: Unit Review