Grade 4 Earth & Space Science Activities and Resources

Linked to Grade 4 Arkansas Science Frameworks

(VIDEO resources are provided by United Streaming through the "Arkansas Ideas" web site. The service is free for teachers in Arkansas but registration is required to create a user name and password.)

FRAMEWORK	Lesson/Activity	Web Resources	Questions MC = Multiple Choice OR = Open Response
ESS.8.4.1 Locate natural divisions of Arkansas: Ozark Plateau Ouachita Mountains Crowley’s Ridge Mississippi Alluvial Plain (Delta) Coastal Plain Arkansas River Valley	Arkansas Relief Map	Arkansas and other States - Landsat 7 Images - USGS DLESE - Digital Library for Earth System Education Minerals and Geology (USDA Forest Service) Natural Divisions of Arkansas - Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission Physiographic Regions - Virtual Fieldtrip (Bauxite Mine) Science-Literature Links Treasure Arkansas - FREE Booklet Virtual Geology Field Trips	ACTAAP - Grade 5 Benchmark (Released Items) - April 2007
ESS.8.4.2 Analyze the impact of using natural resources	Bauxite, Arkansas (History) Fossil Fuels - UT How Long Does It Last? - HSNP Salt: Up Close & Personal - AAAS	Earth & Space Science - Learning Science Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot Minerals Activities Procedures - USDA Forest Service Reclamation of Mined Lands - USDA Forest Service Water Resources of the United States - USGS
ESS.8.4.3 Differentiate between renewable and non-renewable resources	How Long Does It Last? - HSNP Renewable/Non-renewable Resources - UT	Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot Groundwater Lessons - EPA Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a - Hands-on Activities - USGS Natural Resources - Mineral Information Institute Water Resources of the United States - USGS
ESS.8.4.4 Evaluate the impact of water pollution	All the Water in the World - EPA Chemicals - UT How Long Does It Last? - HSNP	Groundwater Lessons - EPA Pollution (Nonpoint Source) - "What's Wrong With This Picture?" - EPA Project WET Water Resources of the United States - USGS
ESS.8.4.5 Evaluate the impact of Arkansas’ natural resources on the economy, including but not limited to farming timber tourism hunting fishing	Bauxite, Arkansas (History) Web of Life - UT	Common Objects Made of Minerals Minerals Activities Procedures - USDA Forest Service Natural Resources - Mineral Information Institute
ESS.8.4.6 Evaluate human use of Arkansas’ natural resources on the environment, including but not limited to mining clear cutting dredging	Environmental Concerns - UT Environmental Problems/Solutions - UT Minerals of Arkansas (Rockhounding Arkansas)	Arkansas Geologic Commission Arkansas Minerals Map Mineral Deposit, The Life Cycle of a - Hands-on Activities - USGS Minerals Activities Procedures - USDA Forest Service Minerals of Arkansas Natural Resources - Mineral Information Institute
ESS.8.4.7 Describe the processes of the water cycle: precipitation evaporation condensation	Water Cycle - UT	Clouds - NOAA Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot Water in the Earth System Water - Quizzes & Lessons - MSU	Predict by Cloud Type #26 (MC) - NAEP
ESS.8.4.8 Organize weather data into tables or charts to identify trends and patterns		Wacky Weather Wonders - TrackStar Weather 101
ESS.8.4.9 Demonstrate safety procedures related to severe weather	Flash Flood - Weather Eye Lightning Experiments - Weather Eye	Lightning - NOAA Lightning - NWS Lightning Safety - National Institute NOAA Tornadoes Preparing for Natural Disasters - Science Friday
ESS.8.4.10 Describe weather-related natural disasters	Disaster Spot - Weather Eye	NOAA Tornadoes Preparing for Natural Disasters - Science Friday Weather Forecasting Through the Ages	Predict Snow #9 (MC), Weather Data #10 (MC) - NAEP Predicting Temperature #27 (MC) - NAEP
ESS.8.4.11 Construct and read instruments to collect weather data: barometer weather vane anemometer	Atmospheric Conditions - UT GO Temp Activities Weather Predictions - UT	Arkansas Academy of Space Science for Educators - High Altitude Balloon WeatherBug - Interactive Lessons
ESS.9.4.1 Analyze changes to Earth’s surface: erosion glaciation weathering earthquakes volcanic activity	Creating Custom Maps - EET Life Along the Faultline - Exploratorium Model of Sea Floor Spreading Model Volcanoes - AAAS	America's Volcanic Past - Arkansas - USGS Earth & Space Science - Learning Science Earth Science Lessons - Science Spot How Do Rocks Undergo Change? - Exploring Earth Magnetic Reversal Animation Plate Tectonics - "The Dynamic Earth" - USGS Sea Level Rise - Flood Maps by NASA Weathering, Soil & Erosion - Exploring Earth When the Earth Moves: Seafloor Spreading and Plate Tectonics	Clay, Water, Sand #14(MC) - NAEP Rock Type #22 (MC) - NAEP Sandstone Formation #34 (OR) - NAEP Volcano Rocks #11 (OR) - NAEP