Fourth grade , Science
Here is a list of science skills students learn in second grade! These skills are organized into categories, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to preview the skill. To start practicing, just click on any link. Smart Child Zone will track your score, and you will get immediate feedback as you practice!
1. Materials
- Compare properties of objects
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- Compare properties of materials
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2. Animals
- Human organs and their functions
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- Body systems: circulation and respiration
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- Body systems: digestion
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- Body systems: removing waste
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- Body systems: perception and motion
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3. Units and measurement
- Choose customary units of distance
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- Choose metric units of distance
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- Choose customary units of mass
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- Choose metric units of mass
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- Choose customary units of volume
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- Choose metric units of volume
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- Abbreviate time and length units
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- Abbreviate mass and volume units
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4. Force and motion
- Identify directions of forces
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- How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion?
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5. Physical and chemical change
- Identify physical and chemical changes
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- Compare physical and chemical changes
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6. Cells
- Identify functions of plant cell parts
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- Identify functions of animal cell parts
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- Compare plant and animal cells
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- Cell part functions: true or false
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7. Classification
- Identify living and nonliving things
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- Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians
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- Identify vertebrates and invertebrates
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- Use evidence to classify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians
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- Use evidence to classify animals
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- Describe, classify, and compare kingdoms
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8. Plants
- Classify fruits and vegetables as plant parts
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- How do plants make food?
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- Describe and construct flowering plant life cycles
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- Describe and construct conifer life cycles
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9. Mixtures
- Identify mixtures
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10. Heat and thermal energy
- Predict heat flow
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- Predict temperature changes
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11. Electricity
- Introduction to static electricity and charged objects
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12. Adaptations
- Introduction to adaptations
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- Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks
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- Animal adaptations: feet and limbs
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- Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings
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13. Matter and mass
- Calculate density
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14. Scientific names
- Identify common and scientific names
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- Origins of scientific names
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- Use scientific names to classify organisms
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15. Fossils
- Introduction to fossils
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- Identify and classify fossils
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- Compare fossils to modern organisms
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- Compare ancient and modern organisms: use observations to support a hypothesis
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- Interpret evidence from fossils in rock layers
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