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4.1 The student will plan and conduct investigations.
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4.2 The student will investigate and understand characteristics and interaction of moving objects.
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4.3The student will investigate and understand the characteristics of electricity.
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4.4 The student will investigate and understand basic plant anatomy and life processes.
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4.5The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals in an ecosystem interact with one another and the nonliving environment.
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4.6The student will investigate and understand how weather conditions and phenomena occur and can be predicted.
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4.7The student will investigate and understand the relationships among the Earth, moon, and sun.
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4.8The student will investigate and understand important Virginia natural resources.
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Objective:

 4.1The student will plan and conduct investigations in which
  • distinctions are made among observations, conclusions, inferences, and predictions;
  • hypotheses are formulated based on cause-and-effect relationships;
  • variables that must be held constant in an experimental situation are defined;
  • appropriate instruments are selected to measure linear distance, volume, mass, and temperature;
  • appropriate metric measures are used to collect, record, and report data;
  • data are displayed using bar and basic line graphs;
  • numerical data that are contradictory or unusual in experimental results are recognized; and
  • predictions are made based on data from picture graphs, bar graphs, and basic line graphs.

SOL Review

1. SOL Released Test Practice Online

2. Science Process Vocabulary Test

3. Scientific Method Put the 5 steps in the correct order

4. Matching Game on Scientific Method vocabulary

5. Scientific Method put the 7 steps in the correct order to uncover the hidden picture

6. 28 Multiple-choice SOL Test

7. Science Process & Measurement SOL test

 

Interactive Activities

 

  

Study Guides/Research

 

1. Download SOL 4.1 Study Book in Word

Smartboard Activities

1. SOL Scientific Method Smartboard Notebook

2. Bar Graphs Instructional Notebook

3. Classify Simple & Compound Leaves Lesson

4. Measurement in Metric Practice Lesson

Powerpoints SOL 4.1 Scientific Process Teaching PowerPoint
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Lesson Plans

 

 1. SOL 4.1 Lesson Plan fun exercise while conduting this experiment
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Objective:

 4.2 The student will investigate and understand characteristics and interaction of moving objects. Key concepts include
  • motion is described by an object’s direction and speed;
  • forces cause changes in motion;
  • friction is a force that opposes motion; and
  • moving objects have kinetic energy.

SOL Review

1. Millionaire Kinetic Energy SOL 4.2 Game

2. Kinetic vs. Potential Quiz

3. Kintetic vs. Potential Multiple-choice test

4. Friction & Inertia Multiple-choice test

5. Force, Motion, and inertia Battleship Game

6. Potential vs. Kinetic Test

7. 20 Questions SOL 4.2 Test

8. Simple Machines Test

Interactive Activities

 

1. BBC Force, Motion, Friction Movie Clip with Quiz

2. Force and Motion Game Learn facts through this online educational game

Study Guides/Research

 

1. SOL 4.2 & 4.3 Study Guide Force, frction, energy, and electricity

2. Download SOL Study Book on 4.2 Word document

3. SOL Energy Study Guide

4. Download excellent SOL Study Guide in Word with great pictures

Smartboard Activities

1. Energy SOL Smartboard Notebook

2. Senteo Energy Notebook

3. Force, Motion, and Energy Senteo Test Notebook

Powerpoints

1. Online SOL PowerPoint on motion, force, friction and energy.

2. Energy & Machines PowerPoint Good overview of energy, motion, and force

3. Kinetic vs. Potential Energy PowerPoint

4. Force, Motion, Energy & Simple Machines Instructional PowerPoint

5. SOL 4.2 & 4.3 Can you beat the Robie Robot PowerPoint review

6. Electricity SOL Jeopardy PowerPoint Review

Kidspiration Templates

1. Kinetic vs. Potential energy sort (Picture Preview)

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Lesson Plans 1. Kinetic Energy Lesson Plan Simple experiment with tape, marbles and chairs.
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Objective:

 4.3 The student will investigate and understand the characteristics of electricity. Key concepts include
  • conductors and insulators;
  • basic circuits (open/closed, parallel/series);
  • static electricity;
  • the ability of electrical energy to be transformed into heat, light, and mechanical energy;
  • simple electromagnets and magnetism; and
  • historical contributions in understanding electricity.

SOL Review

1. Electricity SOL Popups Game

2. Electricity and Magnatism SOL Matching Game

3. Static Electricity SOL Millionaire Game

4. Static Electicity and Electric Currents Battleship Game

5. SOL Electricity & Magnetism Matching Game

6. Electricity & Magnetism 20 Question Test

7. Static Electricity 2 Millionaire Game

Interactive Activities

 

1. Electricity Game Play this great game and learn facts online

2. BBC Conductors Movie clips followed by quiz. Excellent resource

3. BBC Electricity & Currents Movie clips followed by quiz. Great resource.

4. Frankenstein Electricity Safety and Static electricity

5. Electricity & Magnetism Webquest Interactive module

6. Electromagnetic Game Spin and design an electromagnic to pick up so many paper clips

7. Create Circuits Online using batteries, lightbulbs and wire. Experiment

8. Circuits Webquest Learn about circuits and create one online

9. SOL Circuits & Electricity Quiz 10 questions

10. BBC Magnets & Springs Movie clips followed by quiz.

Study Guides/Research

 

1. SOL 4.2 & 4.3 Study Guide Force, frction, energy, and electricity

2. Download Electricity Week 1 SOL Study Guide in Word

3. Download Electricity Week 2 SOL Study Guide in Word

4. Download Electricity Week 3 SOL Study Guide in Word

Smartboard Activities

1. Electricity SOL Smartboard Notebook

2. Magnetism SOL Smartboard Notebook

3. Static SOL Smartboard Notebook

4. SOL Electricity Smartboard Notebook

5. Electricity Unit in Smartboard Notebook

6. Completing a circuit Smartboard Notebook Practice with only a Lightbulb and battery (zipped file-use Firefox)

7. Interactive Electricity Notebook posted on Smarttech's website

8. Circuits Instructional Notebook

9. Senteo Circuits Review Notebook

10. Senteo Circuits Test Notebook

11. Electricity Senteo Test Notebook

12. Magnets Senteo Game Notebook

13. Magnets Senteo Test Notebook

14. Static Senteo Test Notebook

Powerpoints

1. Watch SOL Electricity PowerPoint Online

2. Download SOL Electricity & Magnetism Review PowerPoint

3. Download SOL Electricity Review PowerPoint

4. Download SOL Electricity Jeopardy Review PowerPoint

5. SOL 4.2 & 4.3 Can you beat the Robie Robot PowerPoint review

6. SOL Electricity Jeopardy PowerPoint Game

Kidspiration Templates

1. Electricity Experiment (Picture Preview)

2. Electrical Circuits (Picture Preview)

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Lesson Plans

1. Download SOL 4.3 Electricity Lesson Plan Word Document

2. Download SOL 4.3 Electricity Worksheet Word Document

3. Electricity & Magnetism Experiment Lessons

4. Build a simple Circuit Game Lesson Plan

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Objective:

 4.4 The student will investigate and understand basic plant anatomy and life processes. Key concepts include
  • the structures of typical plants (leaves, stems, roots, and flowers);
  • processes and structures involved with reproduction (pollination, stamen, pistil, sepal, embryo, spore, and seed);
  • photosynthesis (sunlight, chlorophyll, water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and sugar); and
  • dormancy.

SOL Review

1. Plants Part SOL Millionaire Game

2. Parts of a Plant Millionaire Game

3. Types of Plants Millionaire Game

4. Plant Parts Matching Game

5. SOL Parts of a Plant Millionaire Game

6. 24 SOL Plant Multiple-choice Test

7. Plant SOL Matching Game

8. SOL Plant Vocabulary Test

9. SOL Plants Facts Test

Interactive Activities

 

1. BBC Plants Movie Clip & Quiz

2. SOL 4.4 Flash Cards/Memory Game

Study Guides /Research

 

1. Download Plants Week 1 SOL Study Guide in Word

2. Download Plants Week 2 SOL Study Guide in Word

3. Download Plants Week 3 SOL Study Guide in Word

4. Download SOL Study Book in Word

Smartboard Activities

1. SOL 4.4 Plants Smartboard Notebook

2. Plant Parts Smartboard Notebook Lesson

3. SOL 4.4 Plants Smartboard 2 Notebook

4. Flowers Instructional Lesson

5. Label the Flower Structure Instructional Lesson

6. Pollination Instructional Lesson

7. Structures of Plants Instructional Notebook

8. Photosynthesis Instructional Notebook

9. Fibrous Roots Instructional Notebook

10. Photosynthesis & Pollination Senteo Test Notebook

11. Photosynthesis Senteo Test Notebook

12. Photosynthesis SOL Senteo/SMART Response Test

13. Photosynthesis & Pollination SOL Senteo/SMART Response Test

14. Plants & Flower Parts SOL Senteo/SMART Response Test

Powerpoints

1. Watch Life Processes and Plants PowerPoint Online

2. Download Excellent SOL 4.4 PowerPoint Teaching and Review PowerPoint

3. Download Photosynthesis SOL 4.4 PowerPoint

4. Space Decoder SOL 4.4 Review PowerPoint

5. Plant Life Instructional PowerPoint

Kidspiration Templates

1.Label the Plant Parts and their Purpose (Picture Preview)

2. Label the Plant using the Word Bank (Picture Preview)

3. Plant Life Cycle (Picture Preview)

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Lesson Plans

1. View 4.4 Lesson Plan Rubric for grading included

2. SOL 4.4 Lesson Plan with websites

3. View Plant Structures PowerPoint Lesson Plan

4. Download Plant Lesson Plan with 2 worksheets in Word

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Objective:

4.5 The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals in an ecosystem interact with one another and the nonliving environment. Key concepts include

  • behavioral and structural adaptations;
  • organization of communities;
  • flow of energy through food webs;
  • habitats and niches;
  • life cycles; and
  • influence of human activity on ecosystems.

SOL Review

1. SOL Ecosystem Facts Test

2. Habitat Quiz with pictures or sounds

3. Food Chain picture multiple-choice Test

4. SOL Ecosystem Vocabulary Test

5. Food Chain Game Choose the right amount of foxes, rabbits, and grass

6. Create an online Food Chain Create one and print it

7. Habitat Vocabulary Matching Game

8. Science SOL 4.5 ~ Niches, Habitats and Ecosystems 1 Mutiple-choice test

9. Science SOL 4.5 ~ Niches, Habitats and Ecosystems 2 Mutiple-choice test

10. 20 Question SOL Ecosystem Test

11. Niches, Habitats and Ecosystems Mutliple-choice test

Interactive Activities

 

1. BBC Food Chain Movie and quiz afterwards

2. Food Web Webquest 4 questions

Study Guides/Research

 

1. Desert Habitats Six pictures of animals with a fact sheet

2. Structural and Behavioral Animal Facts

3. Interesting Facts about Food chains Information and pictures

4. Learn about 8 ecosystems Information and pictures

5. Food Chains Pictures and information

6. Download SOL 4.5 Study Book in Word

Smartboard Activities

1. Plant Parts Smartboard Notebook Lesson

2. Living Systems SOL 4.5 Smartboard Notebook Instructional Lesson

3. Living Systems SOL Smartboard Notebook

4. SOL 4.5 Structural Adaptations Instructional Lesson

Powerpoints

1. Download Ecoystems SOL Jeopardy Powerpoint

2. Watch SOL 4.5 Animals PowerPoint Online

Kidspiration Templates

1. Life Cycles of butterflies, plants, frogs, and chickens (Picture Preview)

2. Alligator adaptations Use website to find info (Picture Preview)

3. Food Chain Drag Pictures to correct box (Picture Preview)

4. Food Chain 2 Use Pictures to create a food chain (Picture Preview)

5. Habitats Drag pictures to correct habitat (Picture Preview)

6. Habitats 2 Drag pictures to the habitat (Picture Preview)

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Lesson Plans

 
Assessments & Strategies 1. Download PDF Ecosystem, community, population Vocabulary Worksheet
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Objective:

4.6 The student will investigate and understand how weather conditions and phenomena occur and can be predicted. Key concepts include

  • weather measurements and meteorological tools (air pressure – barometer, wind speed – anemometer, rainfall – rain gauge, and temperature – thermometer); and
  • weather phenomena (fronts, clouds, and storms).

SOL Review

1. SOL Weather Matching Game

2. Air Masses and Fronts 15 question quiz

3. Hangman Weather Observation terms

4. Weather & Clouds Millionaire Game

5. Science Weather Patterns Matching Game

6. Water Cycle Matching Game

7. SOL 20 Question Weather Test

 

Interactive Activities

 

1. Learn about Cloud Types and then play a game

2. BBC learn about 3 types of clouds and then play game

3. BBC Weather Flash interactive learning & games

4. Animation comparing Warm and Cold Fronts

Study Guides /Research

 

1. Download Weather Week 1 SOL Study Guide in Word

2. Download Weather Week 2 SOL Study Guide in Word

3. Download Weather Week 3 SOL Study Guide in Word

4. Download Weather Week 4 SOL Study Guide in Word

5. Download SOL 4.6 PDF Study Guide

6. Download SOL Study Book in Word

Smartboard Activities

1. Weather SOL Review 4.6 Notebook

2. SOL 4.6 Hurricanes Instructional Lesson

3. Storms Instructional Lesson

4. Cirrus & Cumulus Clouds Instructional Lesson

5. Thunderstorms & Tornadoes Instructional Notebook

6. About Clouds Instructional Lesson

7. Weather Chart Notebook Lesson

8. Cloud SOL Senteo/SMART Response Test

Powerpoints

1. Watch SOL 4.6 Weather PowerPoint Online

2. Watch SOL 4.6 Weather 2 PowerPoint Online

3. Download SOL Weather Jeopardy Game PowerPoint

4. SOL Weather Jeopardy PowerPoint

Kidspiration Templates

1. Cloud sort (Picture Preview)

2. Weather Instruments Match picture to the correct word (Picture Preview)

United Streaming Movie Clip Titles 1. TeacherTube Clouds Movie Clip
Lesson Plans

1. Weather SOL 4.6 Lesson Plan

2. Weather Systems Lesson Plan using the Internet & PowerPoint

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Objective:

4.7 The student will investigate and understand the relationships among the Earth, moon, and sun. Key concepts include

  • the motions of the Earth, moon, and sun (revolution and rotation);
  • the causes for the Earth’s seasons and phases of the moon;
  • the relative size, position, age, and makeup of the Earth, moon, and sun; and
  • historical contributions in understanding the Earth-moon-sun system.

SOL Review

1. Solar System Test 20 Questions

2. Put the Planets in Order Game

3. Solar System Tutor Questions with great pictures by enchantedInteractive

4. Planet Trivia Game

5. Space Game Fun! Learn about size comparison and planet facts

6. Planet Tic Tac Toe You only can win if you get the questions correct on planets

7. Space Quiz Game Get points by answering planet questions correctly

8. 12 Solar System Cards Learn the facts about each planet as you guess what the picture represents

9. SOL Earth's Crust Millionaire Game

10. SOL Earth, Moon, and Sun 21 Question Test

11. Sun, Moon, and Earth SOL Test

Interactive Activities

 

1. Sing these songs to Learn the Moon Phases Songs written to familiar tunes

2. Solar System Game Learn facts through this educational game

Study Guides /Research

 

1. Download PDF SOL Study Guide with key terms

2. Download Space Week 1 SOL Study Guide in Word

3. Download Space Week 2 SOL Study Guide in Word

4. Download Space Week 3 SOL Study Guide in Word

5. Download Space Week 4 SOL Study Guide in Word

6. Download Earth's Geology Week 1 SOL Study Guide in Word

7. Download Earth's Geology Week 2 SOL Study Guide in Word

8. Download Earth's Geology Week 3 SOL Study Guide in Word

9. Planets Facts Click on a planet to learn more about it

10. Astronomy for Kids Links

11. Download SOL Study Book in Word

12. Download Earth Patterns SOL Study Guide in Word

Smartboard Activities

1. SOL 4.7 Moon Instructional Smartboard Lesson

2. Short Moon Phases Smartboard Lesson (Zipped file-Use Firefox)

3. SOL 4.7 Moon Phases Instructional Lesson

4. Rotation & Revolution of Sun and Earth Instructional Notebook

5. Sun Instructional Notebook

6. Senteo Earth & Space Systems Notebook

7. Sun Senteo Quiz Notebook

8. Earth & Space Senteo (SMART Response) SOL Test

9. Moon Cycles Notebook

10. Moon Phases SOL Senteo/SMART Response Test

Powerpoints

1. Download Rotation vs. Revolution Instructional PowerPoint

2. Watch Moon Phases SOL 4.7 PowerPoint Online

3. Watch Earth Patterns & Moon PowerPoint Online

4. Download SOL 4.7 Sun, Earth, and Moon PowerPoint Teaching and Review

5. Download SOL Jeopardy PowerPoint

6. Download Earth & Moon SOL Instructional PowerPoint

Kidspiration Templates

1. Moon Phases Sort (Picture Preview)

2. Sort Planets in correct order from the sun (Picture Preview)

3. Sort Inner vs Outer Planets (Picture Preview)

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Objective:

4.8 The student will investigate and understand important Virginia natural resources. Key concepts include

  • watershed and water resources;
  • animals and plants;
  • minerals, rocks, ores, and energy sources; and
  • forests, soil, and land.

SOL Review

1. SOL 4.8 Virginia Natural Resources Test

2. Watershed Test with 11 Questions

Interactive Activities

 

1. Rock Hound Webquest

2. Excellent Watershed Animation and explanation

3. The Water Cycle Conservation Story with pictures by a 7th grade student (PDF format)

Study Guides /Research

 

1. View SOL 4.8 Study Guide Online

2. Download SOL 4.8 PDF Study Guide

3. Virginia Naturally Website with Excellent SOL 4.8 Natural Resource Information. Click on the chapters in PDF format to view the info.

Smartboard Activities

1. Natural Resources SOL 4.8 Smartboard Notebook

2. SOL Senteo/SMART Response Natural Resources Test

3. Water Resources SOL Senteo/SMART Response Test

Powerpoints

1. Good SOL 4.8 Instructional PowerPoint with pictures

2. Download Mineral Instructional PowerPoint

 
Kidspiration Templates 1. Man-Made Resources vs Natural Resouces (Picture Preview)
United Streaming Movie Clip Titles

1. The Biggest Treasure Chest: Our Natural Resources Minerals, coal, and ore 11 min.

2. Learning About Natural Resources Renewable, nonrenewable, pollution and recycle 22 min.

3. Excellent fun short movie clips on Pollution especially the rubber duck one. Firefox is best browser for viewing
Lesson Plans 1. Trees of Virginia SOL Lesson Plan
Assessments & Strategies 1. Tree characteristics Handout (PDF format) and here is the answer key (PDF format)
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SOL Review

1. Download SOL Science Powerpoint SOL Review

2. Download PDF SOL 5th Grade Science Released Test (50% of questions are 4th grade material)

3. Download PDF SOL 4th Grade Science Study Questions

4. Are you Smarter than a 4th Grader PowerPoint SOL Review

5. SOL 4th Grade Science Quia Games

6. Senteo/SMART Response SOL Science Notebook files


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Teacher SOL Resources:

1. Interactive Notebooks Buy excellent interactive notetaking notebooks for SOL)

2. Enhanced Scope and Sequence VDOE Lesson plans & websites for each SOL, download in word or pdf)

3. Kidspiration Templates Templates organized by subject and grade

4. Download Jeopardy Powerpoint Game Template Fill in the questions and answers and have fun playing Jeopardy! 25 questions board

5. Download Millionaire Powerpoint Game Template Fill in the questions and answers and have fun playing Millionaire!

6. Brainpop Sciences Movies Movie clips on Science (Subscription)

7. Find Smartboard Notebook Ready Made Lessons Enter the subject, grade, and Virginia Standards. Excellent Smartboard resource

8. SOL 4th Grade Assessment in Word

9. SOL Curriculum Resources by Hopewell in Adobe pdf

10. Harcourt School Interactive Science Website

11. Free Pictures for Teachers

12. Free Clipart for Teachers


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