What Stays the Same or Changes

What Stays the Same or Changes Worksheet: Stability and change (Grade 4 Science, TEKS 4.5G)

Students decide if an ice cube in a freezer, an ice cube on a hot sidewalk, and a wet towel in the sun stay the same or change and what caused it, then read a riverbank table to find a slow change and a big change from a storm. The page teaches the idea first, so no prior lesson is needed, and every answer is on the page.

What's Inside

• A teach box that defines stability and change, with a sandcastle example
• Part A: three everyday events, circle same or change and name the cause
• Part B: a riverbank table over four years
• A raccoon guide with a hint that matches the answer key
• An answer key with answers marked in red, plus a short teacher note with what to watch for

How Teachers Use It

Read the teach box and the worked example together, then let students try Part A and Part B. It takes 8 to 10 minutes and prints clearly in black and white. The focus skill is explaining what causes stability and change, part of TEKS 4.5G: explain how factors or conditions impact stability and change in objects, organisms, and systems.

Why It Works

Each sheet uses familiar things like plants, bikes, ice, and food chains, so the big idea is easy to see. Questions are short, mostly circle or one line answers, and the reasoning is on the teacher key. Pair it with the other seven Grade 4 Big Ideas in Science sheets to cover patterns, cause and effect, scale, systems, energy and matter, structure and function, and stability and change.