Year 4 science

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

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

A. Materials

  1. 1
    Compare properties of objects
  2. 2
    Compare properties of materials

B. 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

C. Heat and thermal energy

  1. 1
    Predict heat flow
  2. 2
    Predict temperature changes

D. Force and motion

  1. 1
    Identify directions of forces
  2. 2
    How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion?

E. Magnets

  1. 1
    Identify magnets that attract or repel
  2. 2
    Label magnets that attract or repel
  3. 3
    Compare strengths of magnetic forces

F. Light

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

H. Animals

  1. 1
    Read and construct animal life cycle diagrams
  2. 2
    Compare animal life cycles

J. Traits and heredity

  1. 1
    What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis
  2. 2
    Match offspring to parents using inherited traits

K. 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?

L. Conservation

  1. 1
    Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles?

M. Rocks and minerals

  1. 1
    Changes to Earth's surface: erosion
  2. 2
    Identify minerals using properties
  3. 3
    Identify rocks using properties
  4. 4
    How do sedimentary rocks form?

N. Fossils

  1. 1
    Introduction to fossils
  2. 2
    Identify and classify fossils
  3. 3
    Interpret evidence from fossils in rock layers

Q. Engineering practices

  1. 1
    Solve problems using magnets
  2. •
    New! Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent erosion
  3. 2
    Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding

R. Units and measurement

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