Science+4

In grade four science, there are five main topics - **Plants, Waste in our World, Light and Shadows, levers and pulleys and Simple Machines**. We will complete the units in the order listed above, so our very first unit is Plant Growth and Development.

I like to include as many mediums as possible to keep the students interested as well as realize science can be really cool and fun. In most classes I show them a short video of an experiment or process as an attention grabber. The students see something they could possibly do at home under supervision which peaks their interest in science and increases the chances of learning outside of the classroom.

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 * Plants and Plant Growth**
 * I will try and update these explanations every Friday, but this being the first real entry will be short. So far we have covered the parts of a plant and flower. We have discussed the names and the jobs of each part and will get into more detail as the weeks go on.**


 * Plants**

[|Plant Activities and Sites] [|The Biology of Plants]

[|Wheels and Levers Activities and Links] S imple Machines Webquest

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[|Build a Roller Coaster!]

[|Create and build a car - ideas for the look of your car]

[|WONDERVILLE!!!!]

[|Customize real cars!!]

[|Simple Machine website] **Light and Shadows** media type="custom" key="9274038"

[|Light Activities and Sites]

Shadow Game

[|How We See]




 * Waste in our World**


 * December 6th, 2011. Follow the instructions to go __deeper__ into liquid waste!**

[|Hazardous waste examples]

Red Deer Waste Management
 * Use this link to complete the "How Does Red Deer Deal with Waste" activity:**

[|Great website to research recycling]

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Simple Machines A video on simple machines and introduces Mechanical Advantage. media type="youtube" key="yfAdmRJDKIc" height="315" width="420" Here is a link to an interactive website which allows the students to see how simple machines make work easier and how they can calculate Mechanical Advantage. [|Simple Machines Webquest]

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 * Incredibots 2**

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 * Wedge and Lever Worksheet**

Robot Building 101
 * Simple Machines Practice: Let's build a robot!**