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Grade 5,
Science
Std 4: Describe forms of energy, including chemical, heat, light, and
mechanical.
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Identifying types
of potential and kinetic energy
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Examples:
potential—water behind a dam, battery; kinetic-water moving across
turbine blades
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Describing
alternatives to the use of fossil fuels
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Examples: solar
energy, geothermal energy, windmill, hydroelectric power, biomass
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Identifying the
transfer of energy by conduction, convection, and radiation
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Examples:
conduction—hot plate heating a pan,
convection—space heater heating air,
radiation—sun heating Earth’s surface
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Lesson Plans:
Passing The Heat Along
Students will find how heat passes through conductors and how different
materials contain heat.
Conductors
And Insulators
Students will explore conductors and insulators through this lesson
Potential Energy
The main objective of this mini teach is to introduce the concept
of potential energy. The students will recognize that potential
energy is the ability to do work. The students will identify the two
factors that effect potential energy.
Kinetic Energy and Work
The main objective of this Mini-teach is for students to observe
kinetic energy in balls of the same size but of different mass.
Renewable Energy Sources
Students will investigate a variety of renewable energy resources,
as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each.
Potential and Kinetic Energy
Students will explore the relationship between potential and kinetic
energy by experimenting with marbles.
Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Oh My
In this lesson students will use graphing tools to discover about
transfer of heat.
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Resources:
Energy Sources
In this activity, the teacher demonstrates several different
types of energy, and assigns a research report topic for small groups of
students.
Solar
Energy These sites provide a variety of resources you can
use to prepare your students for this astronomical event!
Gizmo Links to free five minute interactive resources for Physical Science
Science Online A must see! Great site for links to
Blueprint
Skills,
Lesson Plans,
Topical Sites,
Interactive
Websites for Students and
Worksheets
Science Clips You will find an alphabetical list of science
interactive movie clips.
Physics: Forms of Energy This website has links for energy.
Convection, Conduction, and Radiaton General information about
energy and a link to a Quia quiz are a this website.
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Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing,
E=Expanding)
(E/B):
Collect magazines pictures of equipment, tools,
machines and sort according to energy source.
(E/B): Create a timeline of energy sources.
(E/B): Students will view a demonstration and
then examine simple tools (i.e.fork, blender, egg
beater, rolling pin). Students will make a magazine
collage depicting various tools, then label the work
they do; (D): Students will break into small
groups and brainstorm a list of things that use
energy to do work (i.e. pencil, scissors, clock,
etc.); (E): Students will break into small
groups and classify objects that do work by
chemical, electrical and mechanical energy.
(E/B):
Students will compare how different groups
throughout history used wind, steam and gasoline to
travel. Students will make a simple bar graph
showing how long it takes to traverse a route in the
U.S. in a sailboat, a steamboat and a gasoline
powered boat; (D): ...and will investigate
the three forms of fuel, and the types of technology
needed to use them; (E): ...and will
investigate, research and identify classifications
of inventions that have changed our lives. (i.e. in
the kitchen, in the classroom, transportation.)
(E/B): Students will examine, and classify
objects by energy source. They will make a graphic
organizer of this information using pictures and
labels; (D): Students will categorize objects
into 3 objects into 3 types of energy found at home
or school; (E): Students will analyze the
school environment and list different types of
energy used and hypothesize how school would be
affected without them.
(D): Devise a science experiment that
utilizes two different energy sources and create an
outline of the experiment.
(D): Select and discuss examples of energy
sources.
(D): Show and discuss toys powered by
different types of energy, such as wind, gas, and
electricity.
(D): Conduct and experiment with a partner
that involves an activity such as making an
electrical circuit. Describe the results to the
class.
(E): Conduct research for a paper on energy.
(E): Research and describe how sources of
energy may differ from country to country and draw
or chart results. |
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Language Arts