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: waves, parts of a plant, 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 Concert Quake (4-PS4-1, Waves: Amplitude & Wavelength). At a 2023 concert in Seattle, dancing fans shook the ground so much that a machine across the street recorded it. Nobody touched the machine. How did the fans make it move?
- The Vanishing Diamond (4-PS4-2, Light, Reflection & How We See). An artist and scientists coated a sparkling diamond with the darkest coating anyone had ever made. People looked right at it and saw only a flat, black hole. The diamond was still there. Why couldn’t they see it?
- The Parachute Code (4-PS4-3, Patterns to Transfer Information). In 2021, a rover landed on Mars under a giant red-and-white parachute. The pattern hid a secret message. How can a pattern of two colors carry words?
- The Camel’s Hump (4-LS1-1, Plant & Animal Structures and Functions). A thirsty camel can gulp about 30 gallons of water in about 13 minutes. Many people say it stores the water in its hump. Is a camel’s hump really a water tank?
- The Star-Nosed Speed Eater (4-LS1-2, Animal Senses & the Brain). A little mole that can barely see finds and gulps food in the dark mud in about a quarter of a second. How can it find food so fast without seeing it?
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.
