4th Grade Science Curriculum: Part 3

This course will cover the 4th Grade NGSS Science Standards in a hands-on and engaging way! Seed and Stem Learning Center believes that students learn science best through exploration, group work, and hands-on activities. Real-world problems, situations, and problem-based learning will drive student inquiry throughout this course. Students will have multiple opportunities to interact with other students and their instructors throughout this course in order to get the most out of their online experience. 

Students will meet for a live meeting once a week for instruction, demonstrations, group work, and experiments. The rest of the week will provide students the opportunity to complete projects, interact with other classmates through platforms such as Outschool discussions, and complete online simulations. Students will receive a homework packet every week. This packet will have multiple activities and assignments to choose from including reading comprehension passages, videos, and corresponding questions, at-home labs and experiments, and traditional worksheets. Students can complete one option a week or choose to complete additional assignments. 

Students will have multiple performance assessments throughout the course in order to assess their understanding in addition to problem-based learning projects and experiments. 

The following topics will be covered during this course:
Unit 5: Human Body

Week 1: External Human Body Parts
Week 2: Human Body Systems
Week 3: The Five Senses
Week 4: Sensory Information Processing

Unit 6: Nutrition

Week 1: Nutrients
Week 2: What is food used for?
Week 3: Metabolism
Week 4: Nutrition Imbalance

Students who are already taking 4th grade Science can enroll for additional support and practice. Homeschooled students can enroll for a complete Earth Science curriculum.

Students will meet once a week for a live lesson. After this lesson, students will be given several options to complete homework for the week including worksheets, labs, and projects.