Grade 4 - Alberta Science - FULL YEAR BUNDLE - NEWLY UPDATED IN 2026

UPDATED IN 2026 - Grade 4 - Alberta Science Curriculum - FULL YEAR BUNDLE

FULL YEAR BUNDLE! Alberta Science 2023 Curriculum - Grade 4. This product was created to cover the NEW Alberta Science Grade 4 Curriculum. Both PDF and Google Slides versions are included for easy teaching!

There are 825 activity sheets that cover the outcomes in the NEW science curriculum. The units contains many fun activities, including readings, experiments, assignments, matching, true or false, and coding.

We have added computer science activities as well to cover the outcomes in the NEW science curriculum. Check out the previews of the units to learn more about how they can benefit your students.

Strand 1 - Matter: Waste

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is Waste?
• Plant and Animal Waste
• Pop Bottle Composter
• Writing Code – Composting
• STEM Assignment - Product Packing Machine
• Decreasing Waste - The Three R’s
• Activity - Build a Recycled Bird Feeder
• Beyond the Three R’s
• Activity - Repurposing Waste
• Reselling – Online Marketplace Assignment
• Role-Play: The 7 Rs
• How Long Does Garbage Take To Decompose?
• The Journey Of Recycled Glass, Metal, Paper, And Plastic
• STEM Assignment - Recycling Sorting Machine
• Consumerism and Waste
• Waste Management Issues
• Environmental Effects – Incinerating Waste
• Landfills - Benefits and Drawbacks
• Life of a Consumer Product - Flowchart
• Story - Journey of Robo the Robot
• Spelling Bee: Waste Management Vocabulary
• Toxic Waste
• Medicine - Types and Disposal
• Handling Fluids Safely - WHMIS
• Electronic Waste
• Activity – E-Waste Code Relay
• Classifying Types of Waste
• Memory Game – Match Terms and Definitions
• Wasted Materials in the Classroom
• Plan – Less Waste in Our Class
• Activity – My Plan to Reduce Waste
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Strand 2 - Energy: Non-Contact Forces

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Forces - Push and Pull
• Non-Contact Forces
• Gravity - A Pulling Force
• Gravity - Science Experiment
• Experiment - Egg Drop
• Research - Isaac Newton
• Isaac Newton - Gravity
• Electrostatic Force
• Static Electricity
• Experiment - Magic Spoon
• Experiment - Bending Water
• Experiment - Rolling a Can
• Dangers of Static Electricity
• Lightning - Electrostatic Force
• Magnetic Force
• Attract or Repel
• Experiment - Magnetic Car
• Maglev Cars: Zooming into the Future!
• Coding - Maglev Cars
• Magnetic or Not?
• Experiment - Magnetic Strength and Distances
• Experiment - How Materials Affect Magnets
• Magnetizing an Object
• Experiment - Magnetizing an Object
• Examples of Non-Contact Forces
• How a Compass Works
• Magnets Harmful Effects on Technology
• Devices Using Non-Contact Forces
• Coding - Bank Cards and Magnets
• Research - Bank Cards and Magnets
• How Hard Drives Work
• Coding Activity - Hard Drive
• Photocopiers Using Static Electricity
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Strand 3 – Earth Systems

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Earth’s Systems: The Four Spheres
• The Lithosphere: Earth’s Outer Layer
• The Rock Cycle
• Chocolate Rock Cycle Lab
• Formation of Different Rocks
• Fact or Fiction: Rock Cycle Edition
• Research - Everyday Uses of Rocks
• Coding Activity - Underground Drones
• The Atmosphere: Earth’s Invisible Shield
• The Layers of the Atmosphere
• Coding Activity – Layers of Atmosphere
• Everything Living Needs Air
• Types of Clouds
• What is the Hydrosphere?
• Cryosphere - Glaciers
• All Living Things Need Water
• Bodies of Water - Plants and Animals
• Aquatic Habitats - Oceans
• Plant Profile - Cactus
• What is the Biosphere?
• Longitudinal Biodiversity Gradient
• Biodiversity – Canada and the Amazon Rainforest
• Experiment: Effects of Solar Energy
• Sun's Energy - Earth's Surface
• Natural resources in Canada and its regions
• Pictionary: Natural Resources
• Resource Town in Alberta
• Interconnections Between Earth’s Spheres
• Change in One Sphere Affect Others
• Ways to Conserve Earth’s Systems
• Water Pollution
• Human Activities Affecting Water Quality
• Experiment – Making A Water Filter
• STEM – Water Testing Technologies
• Writing Code – Calgary’s Water Service
• Personal Water Consumption - Survey
• Water Conservation – Indigenous Storytelling
• Parks Canada and Heritage Sites in Alberta
• Parks Canada Work With Indigenous Groups
• Role Play – Humans Destroying Habitats
• Memory Game – Earth Systems Review Game
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Strand 4: Living Systems

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Ecosystems – Organism, Species, Community
• Organism, Species, Community, Ecosystem
• Living Things In Your Area
• Scavenger Hunt – Finding Common Plants
• How We Sort Living Things
• Sorting Common Plants
• Creeper or Climber
• Classifying Animals – Vertebrates and Invertebrates
• Types of Animals – Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, Birds, Insects, Spiders, Worms
• Reading Code – Drawing a Fish
• Groups of Animals – Vertebrates & Invertebrates Animals
• Meeting Our Needs - Locomotion
• Tracking Animals - Animal Tracks
• Design and Code Your Animal Tracker
• Adapting Species
• Reading Code – Evolving Birds
• Adaptations of Young Animals
• Terrestrial Habitat - Desert
• Desert Plants And Their Parts
• Desert Animals And Their Parts
• Terrestrial Habitat - Grasslands
• Grassland Organisms And Their Parts
• Plants and Animal Adaptations in Wetlands
• Carnivore Animals and Their Parts
• Basic Needs of Plants
• Parts of a Plant – Roots, Stem, Leaves, Flower, Seeds
• Classifying Leaf Shapes
• Investigating Plants
• Seed Plants and Bulb Plants – Life Cycles
• How Seeds Spread
• Differences Between Plants
• Plants Responding to Light, Touch, Water, and Gravity
• How Plants Respond to Temperature
• Animal Senses
• Echolocation
• Infrared Sensing
• Magnetoreception
• Writing Code Activity – Animals Responding
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Strand 5 - Space Unit

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• The Universe
• Solar System – Size, Structure, Age
• Diagram of our Solar System
• Exploring Objects In Space
• What are Moons?
• Moons in our Solar System
• Planetary Systems In Space
• Activity: Galaxy in a Bottle
• Space at Night vs During the Day
• Technologies for Viewing Space
• Activity – Making Binoculars
• Hubble Telescope
• Safe Sun Viewing
• Experiment – Pinhole Projector
• Celestial Object in the Night Sky
• What Are Constellations?
• Earth’s Movements and the Changing Sky
• Experiment – Rotating Earth
• Using Stars to Find Our Way
• Constellations
• Experiment – Geoboard Constellations
• Indigenous Constellation Story - Great Bear Hunt
• Coding - Hubble Telescope And Constellations
• STEM Assignment - Designing a Space Telescope
• Measuring Time Using The Moon
• Phases of the Moon
• Experiment – Moon Phases
• Moon Calendar of Alberta's Indigenous Groups
• Story - Little Bear and the Lunar Calendar
• Haida Lunar Cycle
• Haida Teachings - The Sun and the Moon
• Cree Story - Wesakechak
• What is the Gregorian Calendar?
• Comparing Calendars: Lunar vs Gregorian?
• Paper Gregorian Calander Code Wheel
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has been tested and found effective in helping students achieve the learning outcomes in the NEW 2023 science curriculum.