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 4.2.4

Design a device that converts energy from one form to another. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions using models, analyze data from testing solutions, and propose modifications for optimizing a solution. Emphasize identifying the initial and final forms of energy. Examples could include solar ovens that convert light energy to heat energy or a simple alarm system that converts motion energy into sound energy. (PS3.B, PS3.D, ETS1.A, ETS1.B, ETS1.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)
• The Power Of Wind
  Students will identify wind power as a source of energy and use the engineering process to determine construction of the blades, the housing unit and wind power enough volts to light one LED light bulb.

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