Course format
Self-paced
Price
Free to learn
Certificate track
Included
About this course
A comprehensive Grade 4 science course aligned with standard US and Canadian curricula. The course develops scientific inquiry skills, measurement and data practices, and core content in life, physical, and earth & space sciences. Students investigate habitats and communities, plant and animal struc...
What you'll learn
- Design and carry out simple investigations using the scientific method
- Use measurement tools and represent data with charts and graphs
- Explain states of matter and properties of common materials
- Describe sources, behavior, and technologies of light and sound
- Investigate habitats, food chains, and community interactions
- Compare plant and animal structures and adaptive behaviors
- Identify rocks, minerals, fossils, and processes of the rock cycle
- Analyze weathering, erosion, landform change, and past environments
- Evaluate human impacts and propose conservation and stewardship actions
- Communicate findings using evidence, models, and age-appropriate explanations
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites; recommended reading and math skills at a Grade 3 level and curiosity about the natural world.
- Level
- Beginner
- Duration
- Full year (≈36 weeks, flexible pacing)
- Language
- English
- Modules
- 15
Skills you'll gain
- Scientific method
- Experimental design
- Measurement & data representation
- Observation & inference
- Systems thinking
- Ecosystems & biodiversity
- Optics & acoustics fundamentals
- Earth science & geology
- Conservation & stewardship
- Scientific communication
What you'll study
15 modules — work through at your own pace.
Why people choose jypi for their learning
“Being able to go at my own pace changed everything. I fit learning in around my job and family — no pressure, just progress when I'm ready.”
“I took what I learned here and used it straight away on a new initiative at work. My manager noticed the difference within a few months.”
“My degree didn't cover half the stuff I needed for my role. jypi filled those gaps with courses I could actually finish.”
“It's not only about career. I learn because I'm curious. jypi lets me follow that without limits.”
