Fourth Grade Junior Science Academy Classes

Discover our artifacts and how they were engineered to help past people survive
Participate in a trading activity to understand how past people shared skills and tools for survival
Learn how pottery was designed and build one to take home

This class encourages use of Science and Engineering Practices while exploring Social Studies Standard I, Objectives 1&2, and Standard II, Objective 1

Observe and record the structures of Utah bird specimens to better understand their functions
Use insect specimens and microscopes for student-centered investigations of their unique and differing structures.
Identify the impacts of differing environments on the growth and structure of plants

Using the museum dioramas, explore what they learned and develop their own conclusions about the function of animal sounds
This class uses Museum quality specimens to further understanding of SEEd standards 4.1.1 and 4.1.2

Observe and record the structures of fossils to better understand what a fossil is
Compare the patterns in Green River leaf fossils to modern leaves to determine the environment in Utah 52 million years ago
Compare and contrast trilobite fossils to better understand stability and change in an organism over time
Observe the ceratopsian wall to develop conclusions about why an organism might change
This class allows students close interaction with museum quality fossils to improve their comprehension of SEEd standards 4.1.3 and 4.1.4