About this resource
5 mystery-driven Science Unlocked lesson sets for grade 4, about 5 weeks of science instruction. Each set opens with a real, surprising phenomenon, builds the science one level at a time, and ends with students cracking the case in a claim-evidence-reasoning (CER) write-up.
Topics: heat energy, engineering design process, natural resources, claim evidence reasoning (CER), science phenomenon, review games.
Bundle price: $12.50 for 5 sets ($2.50 a set). Bought one at a time, these sets cost $15.
Sets in this bundle
- The Water Knife (4-PS3-1, Speed & Energy). Some factories cut cake, foam, and even steel with a thin stream of water. Water is soft. How can it cut?
- The Rattling Window (4-PS3-2, Energy Transfer: Sound, Light, Heat & Electricity). A storm is miles away. FLASH! Ten seconds later — BOOM — and the window glass rattles. Nothing touched it. How did the lightning’s energy get all the way to the window?
- The Super Bounce (4-PS3-3, Energy in Collisions). A teacher drops a tennis ball stacked on a basketball. The tennis ball rockets up — far higher than where it started! Where does the tennis ball get its super bounce?
- Light From a Bag of Rocks (4-PS3-4, Energy Conversion Design). A lamp has no battery, no plug, and no solar panel. Lift a bag of rocks, and it glows for about 20 minutes. How can a bag of rocks make light?
- The Coal Museum’s Solar Roof (4-ESS3-1, Energy Resources & Environmental Effects). In 2017, a museum all about Kentucky coal put about 80 solar panels on its roof. Why would a coal museum make electricity from sunlight?
Every set includes
- An editable Teacher Deck with answers highlighted and speaker notes (what to say, support and GT tips).
- An interactive Student Deck (PowerPoint + PDF) where students type, drag and rate their confidence.
- Google Slides versions of both decks, with make-a-copy links.
- A Teacher Guide with a run-of-show for every level, materials, misconceptions, answer keys and sources.
- A Student Printable in 12 pt type, plus a low-ink greyscale copy, for paper days and sub days.
- A self-grading digital activity: SCORM 2004, SCORM 1.2, a web package and a single HTML file.
- Two whole-class review games (Jeopardy-style and Trashketball), plus Kahoot! and Blooket import files with an answer key.
- Leveled lessons with "I can" targets, notes, practice, checkpoints, exit tickets, a Mini Quiz and a Stretch beyond grade level.
By the numbers
- 5 one-week units, each with 5-6 levels (about one 45-50 minute class per level).
- 5 of the 5 sets include a hands-on lab with a materials list and safety notes.
- 240 Kahoot!/Blooket review questions across the bundle.
Try the digital activity first
- Not sure the self-grading activity will work in your LMS? Download the FREE HTML & SCORM Sample and test it with your students before you buy.
Save more
- Grade 4 Complete (17 sets, $34)
- Science Unlocked Mega Bundle (89 sets, $133.50)
More from Mystery Lab Learning
- See every Science Unlocked set, and follow to hear when new ones are added, at Mystery Lab Learning.
Good to know
- When a set in this bundle is updated, you get the update for free in My Purchases.
- The illustrations in these resources were created with AI image tools, and AI tools helped draft the lesson text. Every slide, answer key and lab step was then fact-checked against the sources listed in each Teacher Guide and proofread.
- Kahoot!, Blooket, Jeopardy!, Google Slides and PowerPoint are trademarks of their owners. These resources are not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
- License: one teacher, for use with their own students. Please buy an additional license for each colleague who uses it.
