Fourth Grade

Science Activities 

Make Gram Cracker Mountains

  
     Explore how earth's movements create new land forms by making your own edible mountains!  All you need is gram crackers and whipped cream.  Try it out at home and see how tall your mountains will grow.

Why do I need Sunscreen?

     Kids hate putting on sunscreen but we all know its a necessary inconvenience.  Show your kiddos the benefits of using sunscreen by doing this activity at home.

Good Reads

Geography from A to Z: A Picture Glossary for Kids by Jack Knowlton

     This glossary has all kinds of land forms to explore.  Did the gram cracker mountains spark some curiosity about other land forms, well this book can help.  It has over 64 different land forms with pictures of each one.

The Sun by Seymour Simon

  
     This book is fantastic! This book is full of facts about the sun, like how it works, and what it's made of.  Use this book to extend the sunscreen lesson all the way to Space!

Resources

4th Grade Frolics 

    This blog is teacher made and has some fantastic activities for all subjects.  She has several science tags that you can follow.  My favorite tag was the snow play-dough!  It is a super cool snow day idea!

Fabulous in Fourth!

     This blog is also teacher made and she also has some great activities.  I really liked the circuit activity that she has under the electricity tag.