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 4.2.3

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. Examples could include sound causing objects to vibrate and electric currents being used to produce motion or light. (PS3.A, PS3.B)

• 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)
• Forms of Energy
  This is a science lesson plan for introducing upper elementary students to the different forms of energy.
• Who Turned Out the Lights
  Students will witness their classroom with all lights and electronic devices/equipment turned off. They will investigate the impact and then build a simple circuit with a battery and light.

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