🔬 4th Grade Science · Unit 2

Energy Resources

11 short narrated lessons in 2 chapters, each with pictures, a quiz with a hint and a second try, and an explanation for every answer.

Standards: 4-ESS3-1 3-5-ETS1-3

4th Grade Science · 7 units

What your child will learn

Where Does Our Energy Come From?Explain that the energy people use comes from natural resources found on Earth.
Fossil Fuels: Energy from Long AgoDescribe how coal, oil and natural gas formed from ancient living things and are burned for energy.
Energy That Never Runs OutIdentify renewable energy sources such as sunlight, wind and moving water.
Making ElectricityDescribe how power plants, wind turbines and solar panels produce electricity.
Where Does Our Energy Come From? A Review ReviewReview the difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy resources and how they make electricity.

Digging and Drilling for EnergyDescribe how mining and drilling for fuels can change land and harm habitats.
Smoke in the Sky: Pollution from FuelsExplain that burning fossil fuels releases pollution into the air.
Weighing Our Energy ChoicesCompare the benefits and drawbacks of different energy resources using information.
Energy Savers at Home and SchoolSuggest ways families and schools can use less energy every day.
Energy and Our Planet: A Review ReviewReview how using energy resources affects the environment and how people can save energy.
Unit 2 Test: Energy ResourcesShow what you learned in the whole unit (Where our energy comes from, Energy and the environment) by answering mixed questions.

From the lesson “Where Does Our Energy Come From?”

What is a natural resource?

Show the answer

Something found in nature that people use. A natural resource is something found in nature that people use, like sunlight, wind, water or coal.

Hint kids see after a wrong try: “It comes from nature.”

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Narrated lessons, pictures and quizzes for every grade from K to 8. Works offline.