Grade 4 Natural Sciences & Technology | IEB

Spark curiosity with Grade 4 Natural Sciences & Technology. Learners explore living things, materials, energy and space while developing scientific investigation and practical design skills.

Introduce your child to the wonders of science and technology with Aspire Online School’s Grade 4 Natural Sciences & Technology subject.

Building on Foundation Phase learning, learners ask questions, observe their surroundings and investigate how things work. They explore simple design challenges and learn to explain their discoveries through drawings, models and written observations.

Learning areas include:

• Life and living: Explore living and non-living things, plant and animal structures, and different habitats.

• Structures: Investigate animal shelters and design structures that meet basic needs.

• Matter and materials: Examine material properties, changes of state and ways to strengthen materials.

• Energy and change: Explore energy sources, energy transfer, movement and sound.

• Planet Earth and beyond: Investigate Earth, the Sun, the Moon and simple rocket systems.

• Scientific and design skills: Observe, compare, record findings and follow the steps of investigating, designing, making and evaluating.

Suitable for Grade 4 learners beginning Natural Sciences & Technology within Aspire’s IEB pathway.