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Year 4 science

Year 4 science runs to 77 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 8 to 9 in Key Stage 2. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes incisors, canines, molars, observe, digestive system, function, omnivore, classify, diet, carnivore, herbivore, enamel.

These lessons are written by Oak National Academy, the government-funded curriculum body, and are free to anyone. StudyDen sequences them, marks the answers and keeps the record.

Every Year 4 science lesson

In the order they are taught. 77 lessons.

Introduction to the human digestive system

  1. Types of Teeth
  2. The Functions of Teeth
  3. Different Teeth for Different Food
  4. Carnivore, Herbivore and Omnivore Teeth
  5. Looking After Our Teeth: Plan and Do
  6. Looking After Our Teeth: What Does Sugar Do?
  7. Comparing Toothpaste
  8. The Human Digestive System: Mouth to Stomach
  9. More About the Journey of Food
  10. Presenting the Human Digestive System

Introduction to states of matter and changing states

  1. Properties of Solids, Liquids and Gases
  2. Comparing and Grouping Solids, Liquids and Gases
  3. Changing State: Solid to Liquid
  4. Changing State: Liquid to Solid
  5. Melting Ice Caps and Glaciers
  6. Everyday Examples of Changing State: Solids and Liquids
  7. Thermometers and Data Loggers
  8. Melting Temperatures: Plan Your Investigation
  9. Melting Temperatures: Do and Review
  10. Melting Temperatures: Research
  11. Changing State: Liquid to Gas
  12. Changing State: Gas to Liquid
  13. Everyday Examples of Evaporation and Condensation
  14. Evaporation and Condensation in the Water Cycle
  15. Temperature and Evaporation: Plan Your Investigation
  16. Temperature and Evaporation: Do and Review

Simple electrical circuits

  1. Electrical Appliances
  2. Electrical Appliances of the Future
  3. Components in a Simple Circuit
  4. Building Simple Circuits
  5. Troubleshooting Problems with Circuits
  6. Switches: Opening and Closing Circuits
  7. Electrical Conductors and Insulators
  8. Electrical Conductors: Testing
  9. Generating and Transporting Electricity
  10. Working with Electricity

Introduction to sound

  1. How Sounds Are Made
  2. How Vibrations Travel
  3. Vibrations and Solid Materials
  4. Louder and Quieter Sounds
  5. Measuring the Volume of Sounds
  6. Sound Insulation: Which Materials Block Sound?
  7. Noise Pollution: When Sound Becomes a Problem
  8. Distance from Sounds: Plan
  9. Distance from Sounds: Do and Review
  10. Higher and Lower Sounds
  11. Changing the Pitch of Sounds
  12. Musical Instruments and Pitch

Living things and the environment

  1. Introducing Observable Characteristics
  2. Grouping Animals
  3. Grouping Plants
  4. Identifying Living Things with Yes/No Questions
  5. Classification Keys
  6. Classification Keys to Identify Animals
  7. Classification Keys to Identify Plants
  8. Environments and Seasonal Changes
  9. Extreme Weather: How Flooding Affects Our World
  10. Extreme Weather: Heatwaves and Wildfires
  11. Land Development and Deforestation
  12. Waste Creation and Pollution: How Humans Change Environments
  13. Animals in Danger
  14. Protecting Animals in Decline
  15. Plants in Danger: Changing Environments
  16. Nature Reserves: Protecting Wildlife in Our Towns
  17. Reforestation and Recycling: How Humans Help the Planet
  18. Environmental Changes in the News
  19. How Scientists Communicate with the Public

More about food chains

  1. Simple Food Chains
  2. Producers in a Food Chain
  3. Consumers in a Food Chain
  4. Predators and Prey in a Food Chain
  5. Creating Food Chains
  6. Comparing Different Food Chains
  7. Presenting Food Chains
  8. Changes in Food Chains
  9. Dangers to Food Chains
  10. Protecting Food Chains

Each of the 6 units has a free printable Year 4 science worksheet, with the answers on a separate page.

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Common questions

What does Year 4 science cover?
Year 4 science runs to 77 lessons across a 36 week year, covering incisors, canines, molars, observe, digestive system, function and more.
How many science lessons are in Year 4?
77 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 4?
Children in Year 4 are 8 to 9 years old during the school year in England and Wales.