Science
Grade 4 · Canadian Curriculum (General)
Grade 4 science covers habitats and communities, pulleys and gears, light and sound, and rocks and minerals.
Students study how organisms depend on their habitat and on each other through food chains, investigate how pulleys and gears change force and motion, explore how light and sound travel and behave, and classify rocks and minerals by their properties and formation.
Curriculum Breakdown
Important Topics
- Habitats & CommunitiesFood chains, interdependence, and how organisms suit their habitat.
- Pulleys & GearsHow pulleys and gears change the direction and size of a force.
- LightHow light travels, reflection, refraction, shadows and light sources.
- SoundHow sound is produced and travels, and what changes pitch and volume.
- Rocks & MineralsClassifying rocks and minerals and how each type is formed.
- Human ImpactHow human activity affects habitats and natural resources.
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