The Ultimate 4th Grade NGSS Science Book List

One of my favorite ways to introduce science concepts and dig a little deeper while also inspiring students is through read-alouds and a robust classroom library. This list includes my absolute favorite titles for 4th grade NGSS (Next Generations Science Standards).

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Structure, Function, and Information Processing: 4LS1-1, 4LS1-2, and 4PS4-2

The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath

How to Survive as a Firefly

How to Survive as a Shark

Surprising Sharks

Redwoods

Beauty and the Beak

When Whales Walked the Earth

Perfectly Peculiar Plants

Bat Loves the Night

Waves: Waves and Information: 4-PS4-1 and 4-PS4-3

Waves: Physical Science for Kids

Clang!: Ernst Chladni’s Sound Experiments

Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code

Samuel Morse, That’s Who!

Radio Rescue

Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph

Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer

Earth’s Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth: 4-ESS1-1, 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS2-2, and 4-ESS3-2

Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea

Grand Canyon

A Chip off the Old Block

Geologists at Work

Energy: 4-ESS3-1, 4-PS3-1, 4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-3, and 4-PS3-4

Energy Island

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Olivia’s Birds

Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth

Energy: Physical Science for Kids

On a Beam of Light

Forces: Physical Science for Kids

Newton and Me

The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation

Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World

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