Subjects · Science and Technology · Grade 4

Grade 4 Science and Technology

Ages 9–10 · 16 units · 64 lessons

How this course is shaped

Introduction

This is the Grade 4 Science and Technology course (Ages 9–10). It is written so a child can learn with a teacher, a parent, or a careful older sibling. Every lesson tells you what will happen, why it matters, how to try it, and how to know you understood. The PlusOne / HBC teacher’s guide PDF sits beside the lessons so you can open the original pages when you want the full book.

What you will learn

You will grow in Science and Technology through these units: Health and hygiene; Proper food handling practices; Environmental hygiene – Air pollution; Mental health; Immunisation; Food nutrients; Food Science and Technology; Meal planning and budgeting; Crops; Plants and 6 more units. By the end you should be able to talk about each idea, try a task, and connect it to home and Zimbabwe.

How we learn

Each unit has four lessons: Discover, Learn, Practise, and Show. Read the PDF when you want extra examples. Do the ‘Your turn’ work in a book. Mistakes are part of the path — we correct them kindly and try again.

What you need

A pencil, an exercise book, and a quiet place to sit. Safe objects from home or the yard: a leaf, a cup of water, a stone.

Books and PDFs

PlusOne HBC Science and Tech Grade 4 TG teachers-guide · 104 pages
PlusOne Grade 4 Schemes of Work T1 scheme-of-work · 160 pages
PLUSONE SCHEMES OF WORK GRADE 4 T2 1 scheme-of-work · 128 pages

Units and lessons

1. Health and hygiene

This unit is called “Health and hygiene”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

2. Proper food handling practices

This unit is called “Proper food handling practices”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

Discover: Proper food handling practices 40 min
Learn: Proper food handling practices 40 min
Practise: Proper food handling practices 40 min
Show: Proper food handling practices 35 min

3. Environmental hygiene – Air pollution

This unit is called “Environmental hygiene – Air pollution”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

Discover: Environmental hygiene – Air pollution 40 min
Learn: Environmental hygiene – Air pollution 40 min
Practise: Environmental hygiene – Air pollution 40 min
Show: Environmental hygiene – Air pollution 35 min

4. Mental health

This unit is called “Mental health”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

5. Immunisation

This unit is called “Immunisation”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

6. Food nutrients

This unit is called “Food nutrients”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

7. Food Science and Technology

This unit is called “Food Science and Technology”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

Discover: Food Science and Technology 40 min
Learn: Food Science and Technology 40 min
Practise: Food Science and Technology 40 min
Show: Food Science and Technology 35 min

8. Meal planning and budgeting

This unit is called “Meal planning and budgeting”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

Discover: Meal planning and budgeting 40 min
Learn: Meal planning and budgeting 40 min
Practise: Meal planning and budgeting 40 min
Show: Meal planning and budgeting 35 min

9. Crops

This unit is called “Crops”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

10. Plants

This unit is called “Plants”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

11. Animals

This unit is called “Animals”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

12. Food web

This unit is called “Food web”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

13. Climate and weather

This unit is called “Climate and weather”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

14. Soil components

This unit is called “Soil components”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

15. Soil as an ecosystem

This unit is called “Soil as an ecosystem”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

16. Soil erosion

This unit is called “Soil erosion”. In Grade 4 Science and Technology we will stay with this idea until it feels friendly. We will see it, say it, try it, and then show it. You do not need to finish in one day.

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