Weeks are a guide. If a class needs another day on a unit, it gets one. What does not move is coverage. Every TEKS statement for Grade 4 science is taught.
| Unit | Title | TEKS strand | Lessons | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scientist’s Toolkit | 1 to 4 | 7 | Weeks 1 to 6 |
| 2 | Matter and Mixtures | 6 | 5 | Weeks 7 to 10 |
| 3 | Gravity, Friction and Magnets | 7 | 4 | Weeks 11 to 14 |
| 4 | Energy on the Move | 8 | 5 | Weeks 15 to 19 |
| 5 | Seasons and the Moon | 9 | 3 | Weeks 19 to 21 |
| 6 | Water, Weather and Slow Change | 10 | 5 | Weeks 22 to 26 |
| 7 | Energy and Earth Resources | 11 | 4 | Weeks 27 to 29 |
| 8 | Food Webs and the Past | 12 | 4 | Weeks 30 to 33 |
| 9 | Plants and Traits | 13 | 3 | Weeks 34 to 36 |
Week by week
The whole year
Week 1Safe and Careful
Choose Your Tools
Choose Your Tools
Week 2Fair Tests
Week 3Data, Patterns and Error
Week 4Models That Work
Week 5Explain and Discuss
Week 6Science, Society and Careers
Week 7Classify Matter
Week 8Density: Sink or Float
Week 9Mixtures
Week 10Solutions
Matter Is Conserved
Matter Is Conserved
Week 11Gravity Patterns
Week 12Friction Patterns
Week 13Magnetic Patterns
Week 14Forces Together
Week 15Energy Transfer
Week 16Sound and Water Waves
Week 17Heat: Conductors and Insulators
Week 18Electricity: Conductors and Insulators
Week 19Closed Circuits
Daylight Through the Year
Daylight Through the Year
Week 20Why We Have Seasons
Week 21Moon Phases
Week 22The Water Cycle
Week 23Weathering
Week 24Erosion and Deposition
Week 25Stream Table Model
Week 26Weather or Climate?
Week 27Renewable and Nonrenewable
Week 28Energy in Modern Life
Conserve, Recycle, Dispose
Conserve, Recycle, Dispose
Week 29Rocks That Store Resources
Week 30Producers Make Food
Week 31Food Webs
Week 32Decomposers
Week 33Fossil Clues
Week 34Plant Structures
Week 35Inherited Traits
Week 36Acquired Traits