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Tennessee Grade 4 Science Online Center
Everything Tennessee fourth graders need for TCAP Science, six full-length practice tests, skill quizzes, flashcards, and every Tennessee science standard for this grade in one place.
Standards source: Academic Standards, Tennessee Department of Education.
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Tennessee Science by Grade
Every Tennessee science center, grade 1 through grade 8.
Start With a Practice Test
Six full, timed science practice tests for Tennessee fourth graders, 30 questions each, instant scoring, a breakdown by science area, and a written explanation for every question. Each one opens right here.
Tennessee Grade 4 Science Practice Test 1
A full diagnostic across every science area for this grade.
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Tennessee Grade 4 Science Practice Test 2
Fresh questions and new phenomena to build accuracy.
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Tennessee Grade 4 Science Practice Test 3
New problems that push reading of data, models, and evidence.
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Tennessee Grade 4 Science Practice Test 4
Another complete, timed exam to build pacing and stamina.
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Tennessee Grade 4 Science Practice Test 5
A brand-new mixed set to test how ready you are.
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Tennessee Grade 4 Science Practice Test 6
A final full-length simulation to confirm you are ready.
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Grade 4 Science Skill Quizzes
Pick one science area, answer 10 questions, and see exactly where the idea broke down. Each quiz opens right here.
Matter and Its Properties
A quick 10-question check on matter and its properties, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Forces and Motion
A quick 10-question check on forces and motion, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Energy
A quick 10-question check on energy, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Waves and Information
A quick 10-question check on waves and information, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Cells, Structures and Life Processes
A quick 10-question check on cells, structures and life processes, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Ecosystems and Heredity
A quick 10-question check on ecosystems and heredity, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Evolution, Fossils and Adaptation
A quick 10-question check on evolution, fossils and adaptation, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Earth and Space Systems
A quick 10-question check on earth and space systems, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Earth, Human Activity and Engineering
A quick 10-question check on earth, human activity and engineering, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Grade 4 Science Study Tools
A few minutes of review between practice tests. Both open right here.
Grade 4 Science Flashcards
All 145 terms this grade is expected to know. Search the deck, filter by science area, star the hard ones, and mark off what you have down.
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Grade 4 Science Quick Review
Every must-know idea for this grade on one page, grouped by science area, with the vocabulary for each one.
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Tennessee Grade 4 Science Snapshot
Tennessee Grade 4 Science Topics
These are the 20 science standards Tennessee sets for grade 4, from the Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grouped and ordered exactly the way the state's own standards document groups them. Each one is tagged with its official code so you can trace it straight back to the state document.
Tennessee standard codes
PS Physical Sciences
- 4.PS3.1Evidence Cause Effect Relationship Between Speed Object Energy
- 4.PS3.2Carry Out Investigation Show Faster Speeds During Collision
- 4.PS3.3Energy Forms, Transfer, and Transformation
- 4.PS4.14.PS4.24.PS4.3Light, Sound, and Wave Behavior
LS Life Sciences
- 4.LS2.14.LS2.24.LS2.44.LS4.1Organism Needs, Structures, and Life Cycles
- 4.LS2.3Ecosystems, Food Webs, and Matter Flow
ESS Earth and Space Sciences
- 4.ESS1.14.ESS1.24.ESS2.1Earth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and Landforms
- 4.ESS2.2Water Cycle, Weather, Climate, and Atmosphere
- 4.ESS2.3Provide Examples Claim Organisms Affect Physical Characteristics Regions
- 4.ESS3.1Natural Resources and Human Impacts
- 4.ESS3.2Engage Argument Evidence Human Activity Affect Land Ocean
ETS Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
- 4.ETS1.1Engineering Design and Solution Evaluation
- 4.ETS2.1Existing Technologies Been Designed Improved Increase Benefits Decrease
Grouped and ordered from the state's own standards document.
Tennessee Grade 4 Science Standards
The full text of every grade 4 science standard in the Tennessee Academic Standards for Science. If your Tennessee classroom or report card mentions a code, you will find it here.
PS Physical Sciences
- 4.PS3.1Evidence Cause Effect Relationship Between Speed Object EnergyUse evidence to explain the cause and effect relationship between the speed of an object and the energy of an object
- 4.PS3.2Carry Out Investigation Show Faster Speeds During CollisionCarry out an investigation to show how faster speeds during a collision can cause a bigger change in the shape of the colliding objects
- 4.PS3.3Energy Forms, Transfer, and TransformationDescribe how stored energy can be converted into another form for practical use in a system
- 4.PS4.1Light, Sound, and Wave BehaviorUse a model of a simple wave to describe amplitude, wavelength, and explain how waves can add or cancel each other as they cross
- 4.PS4.2Light, Sound, and Wave BehaviorConstruct an explanation for how the colors of available light sources and the bending of light waves determine what we see
- 4.PS4.3Light, Sound, and Wave BehaviorInvestigate how lenses strengthen human senses and digital devices use waves to receive and decode information over distances
LS Life Sciences
- 4.LS2.1Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesDevelop and use models to illustrate the flow of matter through a food web/food chain beginning with sunlight and including producers, consumers, and decomposers
- 4.LS2.2Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesUsing information about the roles of organisms (producers, consumers, decomposers) in an ecosystem, evaluate how those roles are interconnected in a food web, and communicate how the organisms are continuously able to meet their needs in a stable food web
- 4.LS2.3Ecosystems, Food Webs, and Matter FlowDevelop and use models to determine the effects of introducing a species to, or removing a species from, an ecosystem and how either one can damage the balance of an ecosystem
- 4.LS2.4Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesAnalyze and interpret data about changes in the environment to explain how some organisms may survive and reproduce, some may not survive, others move to new locations, yet others move into the transformed environment
- 4.LS4.1Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesObtain, evaluate, and communicate information about what a fossil is and ways a fossil can provide information about the past, such as (a) the nature of environments and (b) animals that existed long ago but no longer exist
ESS Earth and Space Sciences
- 4.ESS1.1Earth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and LandformsGenerate and support a claim with evidence that over long periods of time, erosion and deposition have changed landscapes and created new landforms
- 4.ESS1.2Earth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and LandformsUse evidence from the presence and location of fossils to determine the order in which rock strata were formed
- 4.ESS2.1Earth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and LandformsCollect and analyze data from observations to provide evidence that rocks, soils, and sediments are broken into smaller pieces through mechanical weathering and are transported by water, ice, wind, gravity, and vegetation
- 4.ESS2.2Water Cycle, Weather, Climate, and AtmosphereExplain how data from maps and other reliable sources can be used to determine patterns for the locations of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, volcanoes, and earthquakes
- 4.ESS2.3Provide Examples Claim Organisms Affect Physical Characteristics RegionsProvide examples to support the claim that organisms affect the physical characteristics of their regions
- 4.ESS3.1Natural Resources and Human ImpactsObtain and combine information to describe that energy, fuels, and materials are derived from natural resources and that some resources are renewable and some are not
- 4.ESS3.2Engage Argument Evidence Human Activity Affect Land OceanEngage in an argument, using evidence from research, that human activity can affect the land and ocean in positive and/or negative ways
ETS Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
- 4.ETS1.1Engineering Design and Solution EvaluationCategorize the effectiveness of design solutions by testing and comparing them to specified criteria and constraints
- 4.ETS2.1Existing Technologies Been Designed Improved Increase Benefits DecreaseExplain how existing technologies have been designed or improved to increase their benefits, to decrease known risks, and to meet societal demands
Source: Tennessee Academic Standards (adopted in 2022): Grade 4. Always check the current official document before relying on a code for placement or reporting.
Tennessee Grade 4: Math and English Too
Science is one of three Tennessee grade 4 centers. Same format, same standards-first approach, for the other two subjects.
Tennessee Grade 4 Math
Six full practice tests, printable worksheets, step-by-step lessons, and every Tennessee grade 4 math standard.
Tennessee Grade 4 English
Reading, writing, and language standards for Tennessee grade 4, broken into short skill targets with practice for each one.
Tennessee Grade 4 Science FAQ
Does Tennessee test science in grade 4?
Yes. Tennessee students take TCAP Science in grade 4. Tennessee tests science every year in grades 3 to 8 and HS Biology EOC. Grade 4 TCAP Science is part of TNReady.
Which standards does grade 4 science in Tennessee follow?
Tennessee follows the Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, published by the Tennessee Department of Education. All 20 of this grade's standards are listed further down the page with their official codes.
How long are the practice tests?
Each of the six practice tests has 30 questions and a 55-minute timer. The timer auto-submits at zero and you get your score, a breakdown by science area, and a written explanation for every question.
Is any of this free?
Yes, every practice test, quiz, and flashcard set on this page is free and needs no login. Your progress is saved in your own browser and nowhere else.
What is the fastest way to use this page?
Take practice test 1 cold. Look at the topic breakdown, pick the weakest science area, and do that skill quiz. Then read the quick review for that area and come back for practice test 2.
Grade 4 Science in Other States
Standards, practice tests, and quizzes for grade 4 science in every state and Washington, D.C.
Start With One TCAP Test
Take a timed practice test, find the science area that costs you the most points, and study that one first with the matching quiz and quick review.