• 3-5: 1A/E2. Science is a process of trying to figure out how the world works by making careful observations and trying to make sense of those observations.

• 3-5: 1B/E1. Scientific investigations may take many different forms, including observing what things are like or what is happening somewhere, collecting specimens for analysis, and doing experiments.
• 3-5: 1B/E2b. One reason for following directions carefully and for keeping records of one's work is to provide information on what might have caused differences in investigations.

• 3-5: 1C/E1. Science is an adventure that people everywhere can take part in, as they have for many centuries.

• 3-5: 4E/E2c. A warmer object can warm a cooler one by contact or at a distance.

• 3-5: 4F/E3. Light travels and tends to maintain its direction of motion until it interacts with an object or material. Light can be absorbed, redirected, bounced back, or allowed to pass through.

• 3-5: 11C/E2b. Often the best way to tell which kinds of change are happening is to make a table or graph of measurements.

• 3-5: 12A/E2. Offer reasons for claims and consider reasons suggested by others.

• 3-5: 12D/E3. Use numerical data in describing and comparing objects and events.
• 3-5: 12D/E4. Read simple tables and graphs produced by others and describe what the tables and graphs show.
• 3-5: 12D/E7. Write a clear and accurate description of a real-world object or event.

• K-4: Understandings about Scientific Inquiry

• K-4: Properties of Objects & Materials

This lesson lays a foundation for kids to understand energy transfer as they explore how and why heat is produced from things that give off light, from machines, and from friction. At these grade levels, students are not expected to develop formal concepts of energy, but they can investigate how heat spreads from one place to another.  Completely turn-key.

• Physical Sciences K-8 Teaching Energy in the Elementary Grades Unit