4th grade Science Kits: Resources for Implementation and Enrichment

Unit: Animal Studies

Books to explore

The following materials are

available through Limitless
Libraries and the Nashville
Public Library. Please see your
librarian for information on
acquiring any or all of these
resources.
Who's for dinner? : predators and prey
by Mullin, Rita T
Predator
Eyewitness books
by Burnie, David
Birds of prey
Wild predators
by Solway, Andrew
How many ways ... can you catch a fly?
by Jenkins, Steve,
Food chain frenzy
by Capeci, Anne
The magic school bus gets eaten : a
book about food chains
A temperate forest food chain : a who-

Web Resources

Pebblego.com is an excellent resource for science information. See your librarian for
your school-specific link.

Idea Sparkler(s)

Great Plant Escape: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/c1facts2a.html

Using book(s) from Follow that Food Chain by Rebecca

Wojahn and other sources have students create a food chain
that follows one animals food path all the way back to the
sun.

Identify Plant Parts: (BBC)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/life_cycles.shtml

*If you are doing this in a classroom--You can make one big
large sun or yellow ring and link all students chains to one.

Pennsylvania Bald Eagle Nest: Watch live year-round coverage of an eagles nest
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1592549&mode=2

Food chain game:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm
Build a food web game (Scholastic):
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/ecosystems/foodweb_play.htm

What do animals eat? (PBS Learning Media):

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.colt.eat/what-do-animals-eat/
Root Factory: Edible or not? (HMH Publishers):
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/root/rootfac.html
Whats it like where you live?
http://www.mbgnet.net/
Habitats and biomes: Enchanted learning:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/

Cut half-inch strips of colored construction

paper, one color for each category: plants,
insects, plant-eaters, and meat-eaters
(do not use yellow).
Draw or paste cutout pictures on the strips of plants,
animals, birds, insects.
Link the strips together into food chains. some
examples might be:
grass>a rabbit> a fox; corn>a chicken> man;
seeds>a quail>a bobcat; algae> a minnow> a bass>
man; grass>
a grasshopper> a mouse> an owl;
leaves>caterpillar> a bird> a snake> a hawk.
Make a larger Sun from yellow construction
paper.
Link everything.

Ask students various questions about how removing or

reducing one of the links in their particular food chain would

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

eats-what adventure in North America

Follow that food chain
by Wojahn, Rebecca Hogue
A rain forest food chain : A who-eatswhat adventure in South America
Follow that food chain
by Wojahn, Rebecca Hogue
A Savanna food chain : a who-eatswhat adventure in Africa
Follow that food chain
by Wojahn, Rebecca Hogue
A desert food chain : a who-eats-what
adventure in North America
Follow that food chain
by Wojahn, Rebecca Hogue
A tundra food chain : a who-eats-what
adventure in the Arctic
Follow that food chain
by Wojahn, Rebecca Hogue
An Australian outback food chain : a
who-eats-what adventure
Follow that food chain
by Wojahn, Rebecca Hogue
What are food chains and webs?
The science of living things
by Kalman, Bobbie
What is a food chain?
My world (Crabtree)
by Kalman, Bobbie
What is a herbivore?

Biomes of the world:

http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/9k.html

effect/affect the links above and below it. For graphic

understanding, physically remove the link and discuss.

WWF: Ecoregions of the world:

http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/wildfinder/
BBC: Interdependence and adaptations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/interdependence.shtml
Pond food web:
http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/earthsystems/food/foodweb4.html
National Geographic food chains
http://ngexplorer.cengage.com/pathfinder/
Food chains and webs:
http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm
Which animals breathe through their skin?
http://www.saburchill.com/chapters/chap0022.html
Respiration:
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/animals/life/respire.htm
Animals and their babies:
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/animal_babies-jw.html
San Diego Zoo: Animal babies videos
http://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/videos
Farm animals and their babies:
http://www.agr.state.il.us/kidspage/babies.html

Have your students prepare a Venn diagram comparing and

contrasting plant and animal cells
Use online Venn diagram generator at teachnology:
http://www.teachnology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/

DVDs are available through Limitless Libraries/Nashville

Public Library.
Disneynature
Predator and prey
DVD
Birds of prey
Wild predators
by Solway, Andrew
DVD
Wild Kratts
Predator power
by PBS for Kids.

DVD

Animals and their babies: Enchanted Learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/Animalbabies.shtml
Mammals and their babies:

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

by Kalman, Bobbie.

http://www.mattwolf.com/zoo1.htm

What is a carnivore?
Big science ideas
by Kalman, Bobbie

Animal Life Cycles:

http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/webquest/cycles/

What is an omnivore?
Big science ideas
by Kalman, Bobbie
What is a biome?
The science of living things
by Kalman, Bobbie
The life cycle of mammals
Life cycles
by Gray, Susan Heinrichs

Salmon life cycle: Enchanted Learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/fish/printouts/Salmon.shtml
Life cycles:
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/lifecycle.htm
Life cycles:
https://kidskonnect.com/science/life-cycles/
Desert animal survival:
http://www.desertusa.com/survive.html

The life cycle of amphibians

Life cycles
by Stille, Darlene
The life cycle of birds
Life cycles
by Gray, Susan Heinrichs
The life cycle of reptiles
Heinemann infosearch
by Stille, Darlene R.
The magic school bus plants seeds : a
book about how living things grow
N/A
by Relf, Patricia
The plant cycle
by Morgan, Nina.

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

Unit: Cells
Books to explore
The following materials are available
through Limitless Libraries and the
Nashville Public Library. Please see
your librarian for information on
acquiring any or all of these
resources.

Web Resources

Animal Cell Structure: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/animalcell.html

Label the cell: Cell Inspector game:
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/cell/cell.html

Cells : building blocks of life

by George, Michael

Cells are the starting point: Biology4Kids

http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html

Building blocks : cells, organs, and body

systems
N/A
by Macnair, Patricia Ann

Plant cell anatomy: Enchanted learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/cell/

Plant and animal cells : understanding

the differences between plant and
animal cells
by Yablonski, Judy

Create a Cell lapbook:

http://wildsimplicity.hubpages.com/hub/cell-lapbook
Build a 3-D Model of a cell:
http://www.ehow.com/how_7390432_build-3d-modelplant-cell.html

Animal cell anatomy: Enchanted Learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/cell/
Cells: Unit of life quizzes:
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=258

Cells
by Cohen, Marina,

Comparing plant and animal cells:

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/science/cell/1/

Powerful plant cells

by Johnson, Rebecca

Comparison of plant and animal cells:

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/lmexer1a.htm

Plant cells
Let's relate to genetics
by Dowdy, Penny

Mixed up cells: Discovery lab 2000

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/MixedUpCells/default.htm

Mighty animal cells

by Johnson, Rebecca

Idea Sparkler(s)

Interactive cell:
http://www.what2learn.com/content/samples/science/sci7aAnimalCell.html

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

DVDs
Bill Nye the science guy
Cells
N/A
by Disney Educational Productions

Interactive animal cell:

http://www.what2learn.com/content/samples/science/sci7aPlantCell.html
Simple cell:
http://www.biologycorner.com/resources/cell.gif
Virtual cell: zoom in like a microscope
http://www.life.illinois.edu/plantbio/cell/
Cells coloring pages:
http://homeschoolclipart.com/coloring-pages/

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

Unit: Electric Circuits

Books to explore
The following materials are available
through Limitless Libraries and the
Nashville Public Library. Please see your
librarian for information on acquiring any
or all of these resources.
Turning up the heat : energy
Everyday science (Heinemann Library)
by Fullick, Ann
How does a battery work?
Electrified!
by Wilson, Roman
Investigating magnetism
Searchlight books. How does energy work?
by Walker, Sally
Investigating light
How Does Energy Work: Searchlight Books
by Walker, Sally
Investigating heat
by Walker, Sally
Energy resources : our impact on the planet
by McLeish, Ewan
Heat
by Lauw, Darlene
Heat

Web Resources

Heat: Science for kids:

http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/chemistry/atoms/heat.htm
Science of Heat:
http://www.ducksters.com/science/heat.php
Heat and temperature:
http://www.neok12.com/Heat-Temperature.htm
Light and sound energy:
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/category
/light-and-sound

Idea Sparkler(s)

Using biographies listed in Books to Explore. Research and write about people
who made groundbreaking discoveries. Use electronic resources from Limitless
Libraries http://www.limitlesslibraries.org/
Click the Young Learners or Research Tools tabs.
Pebblego.com is an excellent resource for biographical information. See your
librarian for your school-specific link.
Students model, build, and draw diagrams of electric circuits and test the
conductivity of a variety of materials.
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfe.lp_electric/electriccircuits/

Light for kids:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/light.html

Make a lemon battery:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/howto/lemonbattery.html

Pebblego.com is an excellent resource for science information.

See your librarian for your school-specific link.

Make your own magnet:

http://sciencebob.com/make-an-electromagnet/

Circuits and Electricity:

http://schools.bcsd.com/fremont/4th_sci_electricity_circuits.htm
Electricity Teaching Rescources:
http://resources.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/revision/science/electricity.htm
Circuit World Game:
http://www.cleo.net.uk/consultants_resources/science/circuitWo
rld/circuitworld.html

Science of light: Glow stick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZfHn1YJVGk

VIDEOS:
Magic School Bus gets Fully Charged:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkRIlzTo_2w
Beakmans World: Electricity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqcr1FECNrM

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

by Dunn, Andrew
Light
Eyewitness books
by Burnie, David
Light
Science view
by Parker, Steve
Light
by Lauw, Darlene
Scholastic's the magic school bus gets a bright
idea : a book about light
Light
by Whiting, Jim
Let's investigate light
My science library, 4-5
by Silverman, Buffy
Seeing things : light
Everyday science (Heinemann Library)
by Fullick, Ann
Light : investigating visible and invisible
electromagnetic radiation
by Woodford, Chris.

Circuit Builder:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission/electricity/annie03.s
html

Explaining Electrical Circuits:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=explaining+an+electrical+circuit

Electricity 4th Grade:

http://sqworl.com/nd51wf

Heat Transfer and conduction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmnQD3eEkNk

Quizlet: Electricity Vocabulary

https://quizlet.com/6972362/electrical-circuits-4th-grade-flashcards/

DVDs Are available through Limitless Libraries/Nashville Public Libraries.

How do batteries work?

http://mocomi.com/how-do-batteries-work/
Facts about batteries:
http://sciencewithkids.com/science-facts/facts-aboutbatteries.html

Bill Nye the science guy

Heat
Temperature
Measure up!
by Sullivan, Navin
Bill Nye the science guy
Electrical current
by Disney Educational Productions. Published 2010
DVD
The way things work
Electricity
by Millimages S.A. Published 2003
DVD
The way things work
Magnets
by Millimages S.A. Published 2003
DVD

Light in the real world

by Koontz, Robin Michal
Magnets
by Lauw, Darlene
Opposites attract : magnetism

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

by Parker, Steve
Experiments with magnets
by Bryan, Dale-Marie
Magnets in the real world
by Eboch, Chris
The Usborne book of batteries & magnets
by Borton, Paula
The magnet book
by Levine, Shar
The boy who harnessed the wind : creating
currents of electricity and hope
by Kamkwamba, William
What is a circuit?
Electrified!
by Weingarten, Ethan
Thomas Edison for kids : his life and ideas : 21
activities
by Carlson, Laurie
Electrical wizard : how Nikola Tesla lit up the
world
by Rusch, Elizabeth
EXPERIMENTS
Sizzling science projects with heat and energy
Fantastic physical science experiments
by Gardner, Robert
Easy genius science projects with electricity
and magnetism : great experiments and ideas
Easy genius science projects

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

by Gardner, Robert
Martin Gardner's science tricks ; illustrated by
Tom Jorgenson
by Gardner, Martin
Science fair projects : energy
by Bonnet, Robert
Light
Experimenting with science
by Meiani, Antonella
Science projects about light
Science projects
by Gardner, Robert
Conductors and insulators
Electrified!
by Shea, C. O
Electricity
Experimenting with science
by Meiani, Antonella

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

Unit: Land and Water

Books to explore
The following materials are
available through Limitless
Libraries and the Nashville
Public Library. Please see your
librarian for information on
acquiring any or all of these
resources.
Erosion
Bridgestone science library
by Olien, Rebecca.
Erosion
Early bird Earth science
by Riley, Joelle.
Erosion
by Rutten, Joshua.
Examining erosion
Searchlight books - do you dig Earth
science?
by Riley, Joelle.
Shaping the earth erosion
by Downs, Sandra.
Erosion : how land forms, how it
changes
Exploring science
by Stille, Darlene R.
Weathering and erosion
That rocks!
by Nelson, Maria.

Web Resources

Idea Sparkler(s)

Forces that change the surface of the Earth:

http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/earths-changing-surface/the-forcesthat-change-the-face-of-earth

Use books listed in Books to Explore and electronic resources from Limitless
Libraries http://www.limitlesslibraries.org/ (Click the Young Learners or
Research Tools tabs.) Research and create Weathering and Erosion foldables
http://thesciencepenguin.com/2012/12/its-earth-science-time.html
Pebblego.com is an excellent resource for science information. See your
librarian for your school-specific link.

American History Museum: Forces that change the Earths surface:

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/rose-center-for-earthand-space/david-s.-and-ruth-l.-gottesman-hall-of-planet-earth/what-causesclimate-and-climate-change/forces-that-shape-the-surface-of-our-planet
Soil Shake Up:
http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/soil-composition-1/
Pebblego.com is an excellent resource for science information. See your
librarian for your school-specific link.
Geography for Kids: Erosion
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_erosion.html

Videos and DVDs: (DVDs available through Limitless Libraries and Nashville
Public Libraries)
Water cycle (DVD)
by Disney Educational Productions.

PBS: The Grand Canyon: How it formed:

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.canyon/thegrand-canyon-how-it-formed/

One Geology: Erosion

http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthprocesses/weathering.html

Bill Nye: Erosion and Weathering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7WFeh30UpY

Natural Resources Defense Council:

http://www.nrdc.org/reference/kids.asp

Bill Nye: Water Cycle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8yc2w3nkcQ

Eco Friendly Kids

http://www.ecofriendlykids.co.uk/naturalresourcesearth.html

Water Cycle: 3 Phases Explained:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U80LVjVX75k

USGS Water Cycle: http://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle-kids.html

DLTK Science Zone: Water Cycle

Magic School Bus: Wet all over

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fWtZbNTfPY

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

Soil erosion and how to prevent it

Everybody digs soil
by Hyde, Natalie
The environmental movement :
protecting our natural resources
Reform movements in American
history
by Sonneborn, Liz.
Buried sunlight : how fossil fuels have
changed the Earth
by Bang, Molly
Resources : nature's riches
by Gallant, Roy A.
Magic School Bus Wet all over : a
book about the water cycle :
by Relf, Pat.

http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
Science Kids: Water Cycle
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/weather/thewatercycle.html

Natural Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=071lUxclTBw

Cycles of the Earth: Climate and Water Cycle

https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles3.htm

Properties and states of matter: Measuring Matter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR3NCqVxVfk

Brainpop: Learn about measuring matter:

https://www.brainpop.com/science/matterandchemistry/measuringmatter/previ
ew.weml
(this site requires membership)

Measuring Matter Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEJnJrnPd9E

Measuring Matter: ppt, games, websites and more

http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/3rd/homework/science/un1/science3un1.htm
Measuring Matter: games, websites and more
https://sites.google.com/site/natale4n/student-central/sciencecentral/measuring-matter

Water cycle
by Hughes, Monica.
What is the water cycle?
Science slam. Weather wise
by Lawrence, Ellen
Earth's water cycle
Earth cycles
by Morgan, Sally
Saving water : the water cycle
Do it yourself (Heinemann Library)
by Silverman, Buffy
The water cycle
Nature's changes
by Kalman, Bobbie

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

What do you know about the water

cycle?
by Gosman, Gillian
Weather and climate through
infographics
by Rowell, Rebecca
What do you know about weather
and climate?
by Gosman, Gillian
Extreme weather : science tackles
global warming and climate change
Forecasting the climate of the future
by Stein, Paul
We are the weather makers : the
history of climate change
by Walker, Sally
The best book of weather
by Adams, Simon
Measuring volume
Simple measurement
by Vogel, Julia
What is the world made of? : all about
solids, liquids, and gases
by Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner
The scoop about measuring matter
by Maurer, Tracy, 1965
How do we measure matter?
Matter close-up
by Peppas, Lynn
Changing matter :
understanding physical and chemical
changes

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

by Maurer, Tracy
Looking at solids, liquids, and gases :
how does matter change?
Looking at science : how things
change
by Gaff, Jackie
Chemical reactions
Building blocks of matter
by Spilsbury, Louise
Experiments:
What are solids, liquids, and gases? :
exploring science with hands-on
activities
In touch with basic science
by Spilsbury, Richard
Explore natural resources! : with 25
great projects
Explore your world!
by Yasuda, Anita,
Step-by-step experiments with the
water cycle
Step-by-step experiments
by Duke, Shirley Smith
Science projects about solids, liquids,
and gases
by Gardner, Robert
Experiments with solids, liquids, and
gases
by Tocci, Salvatore

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

Unit: Earth and Space Science

Books to explore
The following materials are available
through Limitless Libraries and the
Nashville Public Library. Please see
your librarian for information on
acquiring any or all of these
resources.
Phases of the moon
by Olson, Gillia

Web Resources

Pebblego.com is an excellent resource for science information. See your librarian for
your school-specific link.
Oakmont Science 4th Grade Phases of the Moon Games and activities:
http://www.sciencegrade4.com/2011/07/universe.html

The moon and you

by Krupp, E. C

Phases of the Moon: Homework Help:

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/moon/phases.html

Science project ideas about the moon

Science project ideas
by Gardner, Robert

Planets for kids: Moon

http://www.planetsforkids.org/moon-moon.html

The moon
by Carruthers, Margaret
Earth and the moon
Blastoff!
by Stefoff, Rebecca
Earth, sun, and moon
by Birch, Robin
The Moon : earth's companion in space
Countdown to space
by Cole, Michael
Out of this world : all the cool stuff about
space you want to know

Astronomy for Kids: Phases of the Moon: Games

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/lunar.htm
Wonderville: Phases of the Moon
http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/phases-of-the-moon

Idea Sparkler(s)

Using Oreo Cookies and any of the books/videos/websites

listed, create all the phases of the moon by opening an Oreo
and scraping off the correct amount of white filling to copy each
phase. Lay the cookies out in order on paper and label them.
Allow student to eat them when project is complete.
Have students keep a Phases of the Moon journal or calendar
for one month. Have them draw and describe them moon in the
journal or on the calendar each night.
Create a model of the Earth and the Moons orbit using this free
printable from TPT:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Space-Model-ofEarth-Moons-orbit-565681
Phases of the Moon card game:
http://deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.com/2014/11/freeprintable-phases-of-moon-game.html
Phases of the Moon Flip Book:
http://deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.com/2014/11/phases-ofmoon-flip-book_21.html?spref=pi

Videos and DVDs: (DVDs available through

Limitless Libraries and the Nashville Public Library)
Moon
by Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) Published 2009
DVD
Phases of the Moon:

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.

by Gifford, Clive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1PZGPhktms
8 phases of the moon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCweccNOaqo

Experiments:
Far-out science projects about Earth's
sun and moon
Rockin' Earth science experiments
by Gardner, Robert

Phases of the Moon Rap:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79M2lSVZiY4
Flocabulary: Moon Phases Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBc8QHSsFgE
Magic School Bus: Lost in Space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMUlTLAva0s

The resources above are to be used as supplemental resources to the MNPS Science Kits. This list is not extensive and should be used to meet the needs of the
students.