Year 4 Science

After defining conductors and insulators, your class will have the opportunity to experiment with lots of different materials within a circuit to s...

This introductory lesson recaps knowledge of electricity, both static and current, before looking at the different parts of a circuit and what they...

In this lesson, children use their growing knowledge of circuits to explain how switches work, before investigating different ways of creating swit...

This lesson describes how mains electricity works and looks at the dangers associated with it, before comparing appliances that use mains electrici...

The final lesson in this series challenges your class to put their investigative skills to the test as they explore what happens to the brightness ...

This lesson challenges children to use their growing knowledge of conductors and insulators when thinking about why many appliances have conductors...

The first lesson in this series introduces children to the idea of sound being caused by vibrations and gives them the opportunity to explore visua...

This lesson explores which materials will melt when they are heated and turn back into solids when they are cooled. Your children will make predict...

The first lesson in this series takes a look at solids and liquids and the differences between them. Your class will identify and group a variety o...

This lesson looks at the process of evaporation. It starts by encouraging your class to think about why they can smell certain objects from a dista...

Your class will explore the human impact on the environment in this KS2 Science lesson for Year 4. They will consider how changing just one thing i...

The final lesson in this series consolidates your class's learning about evaporation and condensation by studying the water cycle. They will use th...

This lesson explores what a gas is and starts by encouraging your class to think about what air is and whether it is ‘nothing'. They will then go o...

How far away from a sound do you have to be before you can't hear it anymore? This lesson gives your class the opportunity to devise and carry out ...

Your class will all have seen condensation on windows or cold drinks cans, but this lesson teaches them why that condensation occurs. They will fin...

This lesson encourages children to think about the different materials sound travels through before it reaches their ears and to think about what t...

This fun lesson will get your class thinking about pitch and how notes of high and low pitch are created on different instruments. Following this, ...

This lesson looks a little closer at materials that melt when they are heated and gives your class the chance to research or investigate the exact ...

In this Understanding Digestion Year 4 Science lesson, your class will explore the digestive system in more detail. Your class will discover the jo...

This Year 4 Habitats lesson explores what a habitat is and encourages your KS2 class to think about what habitat a particular animal might live in ...

In this Classification Keys KS2 Science lesson for Year 4, your class will look at how scientists classify animals into broad groups, such as mamma...

In this Digestive System Year 4 lesson, your class will explore what happens to their food once they have swallowed it. After establishing their cu...

This Human Teeth Year 4 Science lesson provides you with a completely ready-to-teach lesson that will soon have your KS2 class exploring the differ...

Why might soundproofing be helpful? What materials may be used for soundproofing purposes? Why? This lesson gives your class the chance to consider...