Earth Science For Fourth Grade - Earthquakes, Fossil Fuels, and Volcanoes

This resource includes all my Earth Science Activities for 4th Grade. Students will learn about earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, and erosion. They will read informational text and do fun labs for earth science. Save 20% by purchasing this bundle.

4-ESS1-1. Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

4-ESS2-1. Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

4-ESS3-1. Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Students Will Use Include:

1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)

2. Developing and using models

3. Planning and carrying out investigations

4. Analyzing and interpreting data

5. Using mathematics and computational thinking

6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)

7. Engaging in argument from evidence

8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

NGSS Crosscutting Concepts addressed include:

Patterns

Cause and Effect

Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

Systems and System Models

Energy and Matter

Structure and Function

Stability and Change

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