Buttars, Tracy (Grade 4) / Science

This year in Science, we will be studying a variety of topics through the inquiry/hands-on model of learning. Below you will find the topics we will be covering. Please check back to find what topic your child is learning each week, experiments and activities we have done, and photos of your child actively participating in science through the weekly newsletter and photo gallery.

Third Grade Science



Unit 1 Balancing Forces: Investigating Floating Trains:

Essential Question: What can make an object move or not move?

How is it possible for a train to float?

Chapter 1: Why does the train rise?

Chapter 2: Why does the train rise without anything touching it?

Chapter 3: Why does the train fall?

Chapter 4: Why does the train float?

Chapter 5: Why does the train change from floating to falling?

Vocabulary:

Force: a push or a pull

Balanced Forces: multiple forces of equal strength acting on an object



Unbalanced Forces: multiple forces of unequal strength acting on an object



Exert: to cause a force to act on an object

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