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4th Grade
Reading comprehension, writing, multiplication, division, and problem solving
Worksheet for 2026-08-30
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📖 The Melting Ice Test
Layla placed equal-sized ice cubes on three surfaces: a metal tray, a wooden board, and a folded towel. She kept the room temperature the same and checked the cubes every five minutes. The ice on the metal tray melted fastest. Layla concluded that the surfaces transferred heat at different rates.
1. What variable does Layla change?
2. What does she keep the same?
3. Which ice cube melts fastest?
4. What conclusion does Layla make?
✏️ Writing
Write a paragraph explaining why keeping conditions the same makes a test fairer.
➕ Math
1. Which is greater: 3/4 or 2/4? ______
2. Write a fraction equivalent to 1/2: ______
3. How many eighths make one whole? ______
4. Draw a model showing 3/5.
🎨 Color & Create
Draw the three test surfaces and predict which cube melts slowest.
View Answer Key
📖 Reading Answers
- The surface material
- Ice-cube size, room temperature, and timing
- The one on the metal tray
- Different materials transfer heat at different rates.
➕ Math Answers
- 3/4
- Examples: 2/4, 3/6, 4/8
- 8
- Student drawing: 3/5 shaded