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Basic 4

Basic 4 Science Notes

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Living and Non-Living Things

  1. Classifying AnimalsIn this topic you will classify animals into insects, birds, mammals and reptiles using their features.
  2. Life Processes in AnimalsIn this topic you will study how animals carry out life processes such as feeding, breathing, moving and reproducing.
  3. Types of Plants: Trees, Shrubs and HerbsIn this topic you will describe trees, shrubs and herbs by their physical appearance.
  4. Types of Plants: Climbers, Creepers and GrassesIn this topic you will describe climbers, creepers and grasses, and compare flowering and non-flowering plants.

Materials

  1. Liquid–Liquid MixturesIn this topic you will identify liquid–liquid mixtures and tell mixtures that mix well from those that do not.
  2. Separating Liquid–Liquid MixturesIn this topic you will describe ways of separating liquid–liquid mixtures.

Earth Science

  1. Cyclic MovementsIn this topic you will study movements in nature and in objects that repeat in cycles.
  2. Objects in the Sky by Day and NightIn this topic you will identify objects we see in the sky during the day and at night.
  3. EvapotranspirationIn this topic you will show how water leaves the ground and plants and enters the air.
  4. Making Water Safe to UseIn this topic you will demonstrate ways of making water safe for drinking and use.

Cycle of Organism

  1. Parts of a Plant and Their FunctionsIn this topic you will observe, identify and explain the functions of the parts of a flowering plant.
  2. Seeds and How They GerminateIn this topic you will examine common seeds, their parts and how they germinate.