Physical Science
The chapters in this unit are:
1 Measuring Matter
2 Force and Motion
3 Electricity and Magnetism
4 Light and Sound
Chapter one lessons are:
1. What is Matter?
2. How are length and volume measured?
3. How do you find mass and density?
4. What are physical changes?
5. What are chemical changes?
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Boiling point, chemical change, cubic meter, density, freezing point, graduated cylinder, gram, liters, mass, matter, melting point, meter, mixture, physical change, solution volume
The following sites on the web will offer the following:
Dictionary: http://www.m-w.com/
This site will also share the top ten web sites for the word and a thesaurus.
This site is from Scott Foresman and shares addition learning about the chapter.
Science web site: http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_4/index.htmapter.
Chapter 2 lessons are:
1. How do forces affect motion?
2. How does energy affect motion?
3. How are work and motion related?
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Chemical energy, complex machine, compound machine, electrical energy, energy, force, friction, gravity, inertia, kinetic energy, mechanical energy, potential energy, simple machine, work
The following sites on the web will offer the following:
Dictionary: http://www.m-w.com/
This site will also share the top ten web sites for the word and a thesaurus
Science web site: http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_4/index.htm
This site is from Scott Foresman and shares addition learning about the chapter.
Chapter 3 lessons are:
1. What is an electric current?
2. How do electric circuits work?
3. What is magnetism?
4. How do electricity and magnetism work together?
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Compass, conductor, electromagnet, generator, insulator, magnet, magnetic field, magnetism, parallel circuit, poles, resistance, series circuit
The following sites on the web will offer the following:
Dictionary: http://www.m-w.com/
This site will also share the top ten web sites for the word and a thesaurus
Science web site: http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_4/index.htm
This site is from Scott Foresman and shares addition learning about the chapter.
Chapter 4 lessons
1. What is light?
2. What happens when light hits an object?
3. How does sound travel?
4. How do you hear sound?
Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Absorb, amplify, bullhorn, concave lens, convex lens, electric signal, hearing aid, microphone, opaque, pitch, reflect, stethoscope, translucent, transmit, transparent, vibrate, visible spectrum, volume, wavelength
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