Online Science Olympiad Classes for Grade 4

Syllabus

Plants

• Parts of plants: Roots, leaves, stems and flowers; their function, uses and modification
• Roots: Kinds of roots, their functions and examples
• Shoots: Functions of the stem
• Structure of leaf
• Functions of the leaf: Photosynthesis, transpiration process (in simple language)
• Iodine test for starch in leaves
• Products obtained from plants such as food items, wood, coir, rubber, fibres
• Pollination: Dispersal of seeds due to various factors
• Growth of plants is affected by the temperature of a place, water and light, benefits of various plants
• Adaptation in plants
• Need for adaptation in plants:
  • Examples of adaptation of plants on land with examples
  • Examples of adaptation of plants in water with examples
  • Examples of adaptation of plants in desert with examples
  • Examples of adaptation of plants in hilly areas with examples

Animals

• Classification of animals - mammals, reptiles, birds, insects and aquatic
• Animal behaviour –individual (aestivation and hibernation), in herds and groups, human interaction
• Animals that give birth to babies
• Animals that lays eggs
• Some animals have skeletons and muscles like human beings inside their bodies
• Adaptation in animals
• Need for adaptations in animals, reasons of adaptations
• Examples of adaptations in animals: on land, in water
• Adaption in modification of body parts in herbivores, carnivores, omnivores

Food and Digestion

• Nutrients found in food: Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water
• Balanced diet, cooking and preserving food
• Kind of teeth in the mouth and location
• Structure and Functions of each kind of tooth
• Diagram with labelling of parts of a tooth, number of teeth of each kind in: infants and adults
• Care of Teeth and Gums: Causes of cavities/ deficiencies and steps to prevent them
• Kinds of microbes: Bacteria, viruses, protozoans and fungi, useful microbes
• Need for regular check-up to keep teeth healthy; importance of healthy dental care habits
• Role of food in the development of healthy teeth and gums
• Organs of the digestive system (mouth, food pipe, stomach, liver, small and large intestine, rectum, anus)
• Functions of various organs in digestion, need for chewing food well, and for regular bowel movement, need for water
• Organs of the excretory system and their functions
• Healthy habits related to digestion and excretion

Clothing

• Materials used for making clothes: Natural fibre, synthetic fibre
• Clothes and weather
• Clothes and work
• Care of clothes

Matter and Materials

• Definition of matter
• What is matter made up of?
• States of matter
• Definition- solvent, solute and solution, giving examples of each (simple language)
• Soluble and insoluble substances giving examples of each (solubility in oil, water)
• Method of separation: sedimentation, decantation, filtration, evaporation
• Forms of Matter: Solids liquids and gases
• Change of state
• Materials used in construction; specific properties, e.g., hard, soft, shiny, and rough
• Categorization of materials according to their properties - how materials change when they are heated and cooled; Some materials are effective in preventing sound from travelling through them

Force, Work and Energy

• The concept/meaning of push and pull and difference between the two
  • Examples of push and pull
  • Force: meaning in simple terms, changes shape of objects and direction
  • Meaning of various types of forces – muscular, gravitational, magnetic and frictional
• Simple machines – Lever, pulley and inclined plane
• Energy and its various forms
  • Heat energy
  • Light energy
  • Electrical energy
  • Motion energy
  • Sound energy
• Friction – meaning, concept
  • How to reduce friction (oil, powder)
  • Uses of friction
  • Harmful effects of friction
  • Examples of friction

Our Environment

• Major natural sources of water of your area, potable water, water borne diseases
  • Water cycle and its different forms (evaporation, condensation, fog, dew, smog)
  • Water purification
  • Safe handling and storage of potable water at house hold level
• Natural resources - renewable and nonrenewable and their conservation
• Pollution
  • Effects of air pollution: Breathing problems, global warming
  • Effects of water pollution: Diseases, life in water
  • Effects of soil pollution
  • Acid rain
• Some properties of air i.e., occupy space, weight, expands, no colour
  • Composition of air (gases + water vapour)
  • Process of breathing and burning
  • Causes of air pollution – dust, smoke, spitting (germs/bacteria, Virus)
  • Preventive measures to keep air clean

Earth and Universe

• Stars
• The solar system: Sun, planets, dwarf planets
• The earth and how does it move?
• Effect of earth’s movement
  • Day and night
  • Seasons
  • The poles
  • The equator

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