SEEd - Grade 4
Lesson Plans

Strand 4.2: ENERGY TRANSFER

Energy is present whenever there are moving objects, sound, light, or heat. The faster a given object is moving, the more energy it possesses. When objects collide, energy can be transferred from one object to another causing the objects' motions to change. Energy can also be transferred from place to place by electrical currents, heat, sound, or light. Devices can be designed to convert energy from one form to another.

Standard 4.2.2

Ask questions and make observations about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. Emphasize that energy is transferred when objects collide and may be converted to different forms of energy. Examples could include changes in speed when one moving ball collides with another or the transfer of energy when a toy car hits a wall. (PS3.B, PS3.C)

• 4TH GRADE ENERGY
  a simple concept on pinwheel motion. It lightly covers UT.SEEd.4.2.1, UT.SEEd.4.2.2, UT.SEEd.4.2.3 and UT.SEEd.4.2.4 (Weebly)
• Energy Transfer
  This is a lesson plan created by Rosie Morreale Boren. This lesson plan is intended to guide educators in teaching students about Energy and Energy Tranfser. The lesson is intended for 4th grade students but can be adjusted to accomodated other grade levels and ages of students.

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