Science - Manitoba Grade 4 - Full Year Bundle

Manitoba Science Curriculum - Teaching made easy! This full year bundle covers all clusters in the Manitoba Science, Grade 4 Curriculum - Habitats and Communities, Light, Sound, and Rocks, Minerals and Erosion. All of the expectations in the Manitoba - Science Grade 4 Curriculum have been covered.

Students will practice literacy skills when demonstrating their understanding of the subject material. These sheets were made for cross-curricular connections between language and science. Each comprehensive unit contains readings, hands-on activities, true/false, diagrams, reflections, word searches, role plays, and more. We’ve presented the material in a variety of text forms, including reports, news articles, blog posts, and stories. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all activities!

BOTH DIGITAL AND PDF VERSIONS INCLUDED FOR ALL UNITS!

Cluster 1: Habitats and Communities

• Terrestrial and Aquatic Habitants
• Organism, Species, Community, Habitat
• Living Things In Your Area
• Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores
• Experiment – Animal Scat
• Memory Game: Habitat Components
• Terrestrial Habitat – Deserts, Forests, Grasslands
• Aquatic Habitats – Wetlands and Oceans
• Activity: Habitat Exploration Walk
• Survival Needs
• Experiment – Designing a Zoo Enclosure
• Importance of Trees and Forests for Animals
• Adapting Species
• Newspaper Article: Understanding Bird Beaks
• Plant and Animal Adaptations in Wetlands
• Story: Adventures in the Dry Desert
• Activity – Adaptations Art Pictionary
• Cultural Perspectives on Animal Adaptations
• Fact or Fiction: The Adaptation Challenge
• How Nature Inspires Technology
• Blog Post: Exploring Manitoba's Habitats
• Understanding Plant Populations
• Activity – Plant Population Survey
• Activity – Ecology Jeopardy
• Newspaper Article: Plants and Animals Together
• Story: Busy Buzzers and Fluttering Flyers
• Ocean Currents and Their Role in Marine Life
• Activity: The Living Web Role Play
• Food Chain – Producers and Consumers
• Food Chains in Different Environments: Wetlands, Desert, Arctic, African Savanna
• Reading a Food Web
• Activity: Food Chain Tag
• Ordering Food Chains
• Newspaper Article: Meet Earth's Recycling Team
• Create Your Food Web Drawing Contest
• Activity – Creating a Habitat
• Altering the Food Chain
• Blog Post: Impact of Invasive Species
• Activity: Ecosystem Impact Role Play
• Story: A Tale of Conservation and Endangered Species
• Role Play – Humans Destroying Habitats
• Blog Post: Technology Helps Us Understand Wildlife
• Fact or Fiction – Cultural Contributions to Ecology
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Cluster 2: Light

• What is Energy
• Memory Game: Light Terms
• Let There Be Light
• Newspaper Article: How Solar Panels Light Our World
• Activity – Energy Forms Scavenger Hunt
• Fact or Fiction – Energy Forms
• Story: Sunny's Journey with Light
• Activity – Daily Energy Diary
• Story: Rainbow Wonders
• Emitting or Reflecting Light?
• Light Sources – Natural vs Artificial
• Newspaper Article: Bioluminescence in Nature
• Light Sources – Natural vs Artificial
• Natural or Artificial Light Emitter
• Show and Tell – Light Source
• Properties of Light
• Experiment – Light Maze
• Light Refraction
• Experiment – Refracting Light
• Light Waves – Frequency, Wavelength, Amplitude
• Frequency, Wavelength, and Amplitude
• Visible Light Spectrum
• Technologies Using Electromagnetic Radiation
• Light Interacting with Materials
• Blog Post: How Mirrors Make Light Work for Us
• Experiment – Energy Efficiency
• Activity: Heat and Light Safety Role Play
• Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque
• Activity – Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque
• Blog Post: How Light Interacts with Materials
• Activity – Light Absorption Investigation
• Shadows
• Experiment – Understanding Shadows
• Binocular Vision
• Devices Using Light
• Coherent vs Incoherent Light
• Story: The Magic of Fiber Optics
• Activity – Build a Periscope
• Fact or Fiction – Light Device Game
• Protecting Our Eyes
• Writing Code – Lights In Your Room
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Cluster 3 - Sound

• Sound is Energy
• Activity – Energy Ball Pass
• Newspaper Article: Energy Powers Our Daily Lives
• Activity – Sound Source Safari
• Activity – Guess the Sound
• Artificial and Natural Sound
• Musical Instruments – Different Sounds
• Sound Vibrations
• Vibrations Causing Sound
• Lab – Making a Guitar
• Show and Tell – Musical Instrument Show and Tell
• Doppler Effect – Sound
• Pitch, Frequency, and Amplitude
• Experiment – Testing Pitch with Bottles
• Pitch, Frequency, and Amplitude
• Blog Post: Understanding Decibels and Loudness
• Memory Game: Sound Terms
• Exploring Pitch and Volume
• Properties of Sound
• Story: Mystery of the Mountain Echo
• Newspaper Article: Why Sound Needs Air to Travel
• Sound Wave Art
• Hearing – The Ears
• Activity – Hearing Test
• Protecting Your Ears and Hearing
• Assignment – Create Soundproof Room
• Fact or Fiction – Ear Safety Myths
• Sound Pollution
• Fact or Fiction? Noise Pollution Edition
• Activity: A Role-Play on Noise Pollution
• Sound Travels Through Matter
• Experiment – Testing Sound in Solids, Liquids, Gases
• Story: The Quiet Clubhouse
• Newspaper Article: Technology Helps Us Hear Better
• Understanding Ultrasound
• Losing Your Hearing
• Activity – Sign Language
• Canadian Inventers – Research Activity
• Story: The Story of Sound and Technology
• Need for Sound
• Echolocation
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Cluster 4 - Rocks, Minerals, and Erosion

• Metamorphic Rock, Sedimentary Rock, Igneous Rock
• Properties of Rocks and Minerals
• Experiment – Testing Hardness of Rocks
• Physical Properties of Igneous Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, and Sedimentary Rocks
• Memory Game: Rock and Mineral Match
• Identifying Rocks
• Activity – Rock and Mineral Jeopardy
• Newspaper Article: Discovering Rocks
• Everyday Uses of Rocks
• Mineral Myths: Fact or Fiction?
• Blog Post: Minerals in Our Gadgets and Gizmos
• Mixing Earth Materials Lab
• Indigenous Groups Use of Rocks - Inukshuks
• Activity – Clay Inukshuk
• The Rock Cycle
• Chocolate Rock Cycle Lab
• Formation of Different Rock
• Process of Sedimentary Rock Formation
• Rocks and Fossils
• Activity: Fossil Formation Clay Modeling
• Role Play: Fossil Formation Drama
• Dating Fossils – Relative Dating vs Absolute Dating
• Newspaper Article: From Rocks to Rich Soil
• Weathering
• Controlling Soil Erosion
• Controlling Coastal Erosion
• Erosion – Wind, Water, Ice
• Story: Erosion Adventures: Timmy and the Eroding Hill
• Experiment – Soil Erosion Model
• Blog Post: The Great Sculptors of Our Earth
• Erosion Effects: Fact or Fiction?
• Impacts of Mining
• Mining Town - Mirny
• Newspaper Article: How Humans Shape Landscapes
• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
• Example of Erosion – Coastal Erosion
• Meandering Streams
• Example of Erosion – Waterfall Formation
• Examples – Wind, Water, and Ice Erosion
• 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 science curriculum.