[4th of four 9-week sessions]
This course takes a modified, thematic approach to 4th Grade Science. It offers content that is typically taught during the third 9-weeks in a traditional 4th grade science class. The students will learn about the effect of water on land. The students will take an in-depth look at science from an Engineering perspective. 

The following topics will be discussed:
Week 1 - Rock formation
Week 2 - Local, regional, and global patterns of rock formations
Week 3 - Changes to rock formation over time
     - Earthquake impact
Week 4 - Fossils & Rock Layers
Week 5 - Rainfall affect on living things
Week 6 - Rock Erosion
Week 7 - Soil Erosion
Week 8 & 9 - Living organism affect on land

Local, regional, and global patterns of rock formations reveal changes over time due to earth forces, such as earthquakes. The presence and location of certain fossil types indicate the order in which rock layers were formed. Rainfall helps to shape the land and affects the types of living things found in a region. Water, ice, wind, living organisms, and gravity break rocks, soils, and sediments into smaller particles and move them around. Living things affect the physical characteristics of their regions.

The students will learn about the effect of water on land. Different modes of instruction will be used. The students will be taught using pictures, video clips, slides, discussions, lecture, independent reading, and open-ended questions. The students require the 3rd grade science course. The fourth 9-weeks course will pick up where this course leaves off.