Science

 SCIENCE Year 4 - Contents

U2 – We love plants

• Parts of a plant 

• Life cycle of a plant

• Nutrition and photosynthesis in plants 

• Parts of a flower. Reproduction in flowering plants 

• Fruits and seeds

• Types of plants 

• Importance of plants 

U4 – We discover the Earth

• The Earth in the Solar System 

• Rotation and revolution 

• The Earth’s spheres 

• Natural hazards 

• Globes and maps 

• The uses of maps 

U6 – We protect ecosystems + U5 – We care about climate change

• Aquatic Ecosystems: freshwater and saltwater 

• Terrestial ecosystems 

• Biodiversity 

• Looking after ecosystems 

• Causes of climate change 

• Effects of climate change on the environment 

• How does climate change affect us? 

• Climate actions 

U11 – We explore forces and machines

• Forces: effects and types 

• Machines: simple and energy 

• History of machines 

• Inventions and discoveries that changed history 

• Machines in daily life 

U9 – We learn about Prehistory 

• Paleolithic 

• Neolithic 

• Metal Ages 

• Art in the prehistory 

U10 – We explore Ancient History

• Ancient age in Spain: pre-roman civilisations 

• Ancient age: Greece 

• Ancient age: Rome and Hispania 

• Ancient age: Rome’s cities and daily life 

• Ancient age: Rome’s culture