Grade 4 Science — Term 2, Week 10
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA SCI T2 G4
Day 1: Forces in Sport and Play
Grade 4 Science · Term 2, Week 10 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Identify forces at work in sport and play. |
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| Materials | Sports pictures, ball |
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| Key vocabulary | force, push, pull, friction, gravity |
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| Engage (starter) | "What forces act when you kick a ball?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: find pushes, pulls, friction, and gravity in sports and games; tap-to-reveal forces in action. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name a force used in a sport. |
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| Assessment | Applies force ideas. |
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| Teacher notes | Real-world application. |
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Day 2: Light in Everyday Life
Grade 4 Science · Term 2, Week 10 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Identify uses of reflection and refraction around us. |
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| Materials | Everyday light-use pictures |
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| Key vocabulary | reflection, refraction, lens, mirror, use |
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| Engage (starter) | "Where do we use mirrors and lenses daily?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: match everyday items to reflection or refraction (mirrors, glasses, magnifiers); tap-to-reveal uses. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name an everyday use of a lens. |
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| Assessment | Applies light ideas. |
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| Teacher notes | Connects light to daily life. |
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Day 3: Sound in Everyday Life
Grade 4 Science · Term 2, Week 10 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Identify how sound is used and controlled around us. |
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| Materials | Everyday sound pictures |
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| Key vocabulary | sound, signal, music, insulate, noise |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do we use and control sound every day?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: find useful sounds (signals, music) and ways we reduce noise; tap-to-reveal sound in life. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name a useful everyday sound. |
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| Assessment | Applies sound ideas. |
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| Teacher notes | Connects sound to daily life. |
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Day 4: Machines That Help People
Grade 4 Science · Term 2, Week 10 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Describe how machines help people at work and home. |
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| Materials | Machine-in-use pictures |
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| Key vocabulary | machine, help, work, effort, tool |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do machines make hard jobs possible?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: match machines to jobs they make easier at home, farm, and work; tap-to-reveal helpful machines. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name a machine that helps at home. |
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| Assessment | Applies machine ideas. |
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| Teacher notes | Connects machines to daily life. |
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Day 5: Review: Physics in Everyday Life
Grade 4 Science · Term 2, Week 10 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Consolidate forces, light, sound, and machines in life. |
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| Materials | Application cards, review stations |
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| Key vocabulary | review, force, light, sound, machine |
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| Engage (starter) | "Everyday physics challenge!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: match everyday examples to forces, light, sound, and machines at review stations. |
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| Plenary (close) | Share a physics idea you see every day. |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Celebrate real-world links. |
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