Help your students plan and conduct descriptive investigations to explore patterns of forces such as gravity, friction, or magnetism, including forces in contact and forces at a distance — with this 18-page EduMagnet Grade 4 science comic—print-ready US Letter landscape PDF.

Grade band: Grade 4 physical science · Force and motion · Gravity · Friction · Magnetism · Patterns · Fair tests and data

This comic is written for Grade 4 and is aligned to Texas TEKS Science 4.7, 4.1B, 4.2B, and 4.5B. TEKS codes appear on the store listing only — they are not printed on the comic pages.

What’s included

• 18-page color comic PDF (US Letter landscape, print or project)
• Story pages covering what a force is (a push or a pull); contact forces versus forces at a distance; gravity pulling objects toward Earth (a ball and crumpled paper dropped from a low height land at about the same time); friction as a contact force that opposes motion, so rougher surfaces slow a slide more; magnetism acting without touching and attracting only some metals; planning investigations; fair tests and safety; recording and repeating trials; what counts as a pattern; putting gravity, friction, and magnetism together; a force pattern chart; a three-station lab; why patterns matter for brakes, ramps, and magnetic closures; a big idea; a try-this-at-home investigation; a quick review quiz with right-side-up answers in small print; a name-the-pattern table; and a vocabulary glossary
• Vocabulary bars and kid-friendly science explanations throughout
• Circled page numbers for easy classroom navigation
• Animal cast only (Mr. Dot, Nova, Bloop, Gear)
• EduMagnet branding on the last page only (not on the cover)

How to use it

• Whole-class read-aloud or projector lesson to launch a forces or patterns-of-motion unit
• Science centers or literacy + science crossover reading
• Unit introduction or quick review before a gravity, friction, or magnetism lab or quiz
• Homeschool science reading — no prep: print or project and go
• Comics format supports visual and reluctant readers

Standards

• Texas TEKS Science (Grade 4): 4.7, 4.1B, 4.2B, 4.5B — plan and conduct descriptive investigations to explore patterns of forces such as gravity, friction, or magnetism, including forces in contact and forces at a distance
• Grades: Grade 4 elementary physical science / force and motion
• Subjects: Science, Physical Science, Force and Motion, Scientific Investigation, Reading

Perfect for introducing patterns of gravity, friction, and magnetism in a story-driven comic format. © EduMagnet — for one teacher / one classroom.