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This is an instructional unit for Grades 3-5 on the topic of energy, designed to integrate science principles with engineering practices. It includes nine lesson plans and activities to introduce students to a range of energy types, including electrical, light, sound, and thermal. Through numerous hands-on activities, students explore a wide range of scientific topics related to the fundamentals of energy: kinetic and potential energy, light waves, reflection, refraction, convection, sound waves, volume, pitch, frequency, radiation, heat capacity, heat transfer, specific heat. These concepts are presented in the context of engineering applications pertinent to our everyday lives. Classroom activities are designed for easy set-up within the elementary classroom. This item is part of TeachEngineering.org, a digital library collection.
Next Generation Science StandardsEnergy (4-PS3)
Students who demonstrate understanding can: (4)
Engineering Design (3-5-ETS1)
Students who demonstrate understanding can: (3-5)
Disciplinary Core Ideas (K-12)
Definitions of Energy (PS3.A)
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer (PS3.B)
Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems (ETS1.A)
Developing Possible Solutions (ETS1.B)
Optimizing the Design Solution (ETS1.C)
Crosscutting Concepts (K-12)
Cause and Effect (K-12)
Energy and Matter (2-12)
Science is a Human Endeavor (3-12)
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices (K-12)
Asking Questions and Defining Problems (K-12)
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations (K-12)
NGSS Nature of Science Standards (K-12)
Asking Questions and Defining Problems (K-12)
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations (K-12)
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)3. The Nature of Technology
3A. Technology and Science
3B. Design and Systems
4. The Physical Setting
4E. Energy Transformations
4F. Motion
4G. Forces of Nature
8. The Designed World
8C. Energy Sources and Use
11. Common Themes
11A. Systems
11B. Models
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University of Colorado College of Engineering. Teach Engineering: Energy. Boulder: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program: Teach Engineering, 2005. 1 Oct. 2012. 8 Dec. 2024 <https://www.teachengineering.org/curricularunits/view/cub_energy2_curricularunit>.
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Volume = {2024},
Number = {8 December 2024},
Month = {October 1, 2012},
Year = {2005}
}
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