Grade 4 science

IXL offers dozens of grade 4 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, provincial curriculum or standardized test.

IXL offers dozens of grade 4 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, provincial curriculum or standardized test.

A. States of matter

  1. 1
    Identify and sort solids, liquids and gases
  2. 2
    Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid and gas
  3. 3
    Heating, cooling and changes of state

B. Electricity and magnets

  1. 1
    Introduction to static electricity and charged objects
  2. 2
    Identify magnets that attract or repel
  3. 3
    Label magnets that attract or repel
  4. 4
    Compare strengths of magnetic forces

C. Energy

  1. 1
    Energy transformation

D. Heat and thermal energy

  1. 1
    Predict heat flow
  2. 2
    Predict temperature changes
  3. 3
    How is temperature related to thermal energy?

E. Light and sound

  1. 1
    How do we see objects?
  2. 2
    How does light travel and interact with matter?

G. Adaptations

  1. 1
    Introduction to adaptations
  2. 2
    Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths and necks
  3. 3
    Animal adaptations: feet and limbs
  4. 4
    Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings

I. Ecosystems

  1. 1
    Identify ecosystems
  2. 2
    Describe ecosystems
  3. 3
    Identify roles in food chains
  4. 4
    How does matter move in food chains?
  5. 5
    Interpret food webs

J. Conservation and natural resources

  1. 1
    Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles?
  2. 2
    Evaluate natural energy sources

M. Earth's systems

  1. 1
    Describe the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

N. Earth events

  1. 1
    Changes to Earth's surface: earthquakes
  2. 2
    Changes to Earth's surface: volcanic eruptions

P. Engineering practices

  1. 1
    Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding
  2. 2
    Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage

Q. Units and measurement

  1. 1
    Choose units of distance
  2. 2
    Choose units of mass
  3. 3
    Choose units of volume