Grade 4 - Ontario Science - Lessons/Workbook Mega Bundle

This mega bundle provides everything you need to teach all the units in the Grade 4 Ontario Science Curriculum.

With your purchase, you will receive lesson slides that follow the 3-Part lesson format, engaging your students from start to finish. You will also receive the workbooks, which contain fun activities and worksheets for your students to demonstrate their understanding.

Rocks, Minerals and Geological Processes Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Geology
• The Rock Cycle
• Formation of Different Rocks
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Coding Activity – Rock Classification
• Rocks vs Minerals
• Research – Rocks and Mineral Composition
• Physical Properties of Igneous Rocks , Metamorphic Rocks & Sedimentary Rocks
• Identifying Rocks
• Newspaper Article: Discovering Rocks
• Properties of Rock and Minerals
• Blog Post: Minerals in Our Gadgets and Gizmos
• Process of Sedimentary Rock Formation
• Rock Cycle – Earth’s Processes
• Erosion
• Controlling Erosion – Seawall
• Blog Post: The Great Sculptors of Our Earth
• Newspaper Article: From Rocks to Rich Soil
• Weathering Rocks – Soil Formation
• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
• Simulating Soil Formation
• Examples – Wind, Water, and Ice Erosion
• Earth Materials
• Mixing Earth Materials Lab
• Rocks and Fossils
• Fossils and History
• Dating Fossils – Absolute Dating
• The Effects of Wind, Water & Ice
• Everyday Uses of Rocks
• Indigenous Groups Use of Rocks
• Inukshuks
• Impacts of Mining
• Mining Town - Mirny
• Newspaper Article: How Humans Shape Landscapes
• Mining Town – Dawson City
• Underground Drones
• STEM Assignment – Underground Drone
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Habitats and Communities Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Terrestrial and Aquatic Habitats
• Organism, Species, Community, Habitat
• Tracking Animals – Animal Tracks
• Design and Code Your Animal Tracker
• Evidence of Animal Activity
• Survival Needs
• Zoo Enclosure – Real World Problem
• STEM – Working at the Zoo - Coding
• Adapting Species
• Adaptations of Young Animals
• Newspaper Article: Understanding Bird Beaks
• How Nature Inspires Technology
• Blog Post: Exploring Ontario’s Habitats
• Terrestrial Habitat - Desert
• Desert Plants and Their Parts
• Terrestrial Habitat - Forests
• Types of Forest
• Importance of Trees and Forests for Animals
• Terrestrial Habitat - Grasslands
• Aquatic Habitats - Wetlands
• Plant and Animal Adaptations in Wetlands
• Aquatic Habitats - Oceans
• What is Biodiversity?
• Terrestrial Habitat
• Aquatic Habitat
• Food Chain - Producers and Consumers
• Activity: Web of Life
• Food Web in a Wetland
• Food Chain – Desert, Arctic & African Savanna
• Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores
• Classifying Organisms
• Limits of Habitats
• Blog Post: Impact of Invasive Species
• Habitats - Carrying Capacity
• Specialized Species vs Generalized Species
• Human Dependency on Habitats
• Wildlife Population and Communities
• Human - Caused Changes to Habitats
• Altering the Food Chain
• How You Can Help Habitats
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Machines and Mechanisms Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Machines
• What is a Roller?
• Roller Vs Wheel
• Wheel and Axle
• Coding - Drawing a Bicycle
• Newspaper Article: Wheels and Axles
• Gears
• Spur Gears and Idler Gears
• Bevel Gears and Worm Gears
• Converting Rotary Motion to Linear Motion
• Gear Rations – Velocity and Torque
• Gear Systems in Our Everyday Life
• Types of Pulleys
• Blog Post: Understanding Pulleys and Gears
• Pulley System – Force/Distance Ratios
• Pulleys – Mechanical Advantages
• Levers
• Calculating Mechanical Advantage – Lever
• Experiment – Testing Different Levers
• Inclined Plane
• Calculating Mechanical Advantage – Inclined Plane
• Wedge
• Screw
• Identifying Simple Machines
• Compound Machines
• Coding – Making Compound Machines
• Muscular-Skeletal System – The Lever
• Machine Power Ratings
• Importance of Machines
• Research Activity – Backhoe
• Electric Vs Fuel Burning Vehicles
• Newspaper Article: Simple Machines – How They Help Us
• Activity – Building a Simple Machine System
• Coding – Self Driving Car
• STEM Assignment – Self Driving Vehicles
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Light and Sound Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is energy – light and sound
• All about light – interesting facts
• Light sources – natural and artificial light
• Light emitters and light reflectors
• Properties of light – light absorbing, light reflecting, and light refracting
• Light travelling in a straight path - shadows
• White light and why we see colours
• Light interacting with different materials
• Light and heat – wasting energy
• Objects and devices that create both light and heat
• Shadows – opaque, transparent, and translucent objects – lab experiment
• Devices that use light – research assignment
• Lab – making a kaleidoscope
• Protecting our eyes from light
• Light pollution – affecting the environment
• Sound – interesting facts
• Sound travelling through matter – solids, liquids, and gases
• How our ears decipher sounds
• Properties of sound – reflected, absorbed (soundproof rooms)
• Sound waves - pitch, frequency, and amplitude
• Vibrations causing sound waves
• Echolocation – animals use sound to see
• Doppler effect
• Protecting our ears and hearing
• Materials that transmit sound
• Inventions that use sound – research assignment
• Sound pollution – transportation (trains, vehicles, airplanes)
• Lab – making a cereal box guitar
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments
• Building models, systems, or structures
• Writing code
• Reading code
• STEM Assignment – Writing Code for a Walkie-Talkie
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Google Lesson Slides

This full year lesson slide bundle provides you with all Google Lesson Slides you need to teach the Grade 4 Ontario Science Curriculum.

We have structured these lessons to follow the popular 3-Part Lesson format. By using these lessons, you will be provided with learning goals, discussion questions, relevant YouTube videos, interactive slides, exit cards, and more. Check out the variety of activities you'll receive below.

Part 1: Minds On!

- Learning Goals

- Discussion Questions

- Polls/Surveys

- Picture Prompts

- Jokes and Riddles

- Relevant Quotes

Part 2: Action!

- Interactive Activities

- Drag and Drop

- Fill in the Blanks

- Matching

- Sorting

- Polls/Surveys and Graphing

- Embedded YouTube Videos

Part 3: Consolidation

- Exit Cards

- 3-2-1 Reflections

- One Word Reflections

- Act It Out!

- Quick Draw

- One Sentence Summary

After purchasing this resource, you will be able to download copies of the Google Slides for the three different units to your Google Drive. From there, you can complete these lessons with your class, and/or assign these slides in Google Classroom.