STE for 4th Class

Deepen choosing materials by properties, states of matter and changing state, reversible and irreversible changes; run a two-lesson open-ended heating and cooling fair test that groups plan themselves; and investigate heat conductors, insulators and environmental impact.

Deepen force investigations with pupil-designed fair tests, explore simple machines that make work easier, investigate renewable energy and energy transformation, and study light through colour and the spectrum, reflection, refraction and magnification.

Deepen inputs–processes–outputs of real systems, algorithms and debugging, then code on devices through a two-lesson MakeCode Arcade game build and micro:bit lessons that follow precise instructions and respond to inputs, finishing with advantages and drawbacks of technology in Irish life.

Learn why triangles hold, how span shape decides strength, and which joins hold under load; then use those ideas in a three-lesson design-build for a real load-bearing school job, finishing with a live evidence-led showcase.