Read and Understand Science 3-4

Read and Understand Science, Grades 3-4 presents stories that range from low-third grade to high-fourth grade in readability.

Topics presented include:

• Life Science—role of sleep, the five senses, role of play in animals, bird habitats, importance of fire in an ecosystem, animal classification, wild animal adaptation to living near humans
• Physical Science—how sound is produced, physical and chemical properties, states of matter, magnetism and compasses, heat and insulation, natural and artificial light
• Earth & Space Science—soil, kinds of rocks, fossil fuels, the solar system, solar eclipse, hail, types of mountains, fossils and petrification
• Science & Technology—biography of an engineer, sustainable agriculture, research into animal brain function, recycling, CT scans, use of Earth’s material resources