PS3 - Standard
Energy
4th Grade · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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energyobjectspeedevidenceexplanationsoundlightheatelectric currentsobservationstransferquestionsoutcomeschangescollisionsscientific ideasdeviceform
Skills
- construct an explanation (using evidence, relating speed to energy of an object) #dok3
- make observations (to provide evidence of energy transfer by sound, light, heat, electric currents) #dok2
- ask questions (about changes in energy during collisions) #dok2
- predict outcomes (of energy changes during collisions) #dok2
- design, test, and refine a device (that converts energy from one form to another) #dok4
Learning Targets
- I can define energy and explain why objects have energy. #dok1
- I can identify examples of energy transfer using sound, light, heat, or electric currents. #dok1
- I can describe how the speed of an object is related to its energy using evidence. #dok2
- I can make observations to show that energy can move from place to place in different ways. #dok2
- I can ask scientific questions and predict what happens to energy when objects collide. #dok2
- I can construct an explanation using evidence to show how speed is related to energy. #dok3
- I can gather and use evidence to explain that energy transfers between objects and locations. #dok3
- I can design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. #dok4
Big Ideas
- Energy can be transferred in different ways, and the amount of energy an object has is related to its speed.
- Devices can be designed and improved to transform energy from one form to another as observed in daily life.
Essential Questions
- How does the speed of an object affect the amount of energy it has?
- In what ways can energy be transferred from place to place?
- What happens to energy when objects collide?
- How can we use scientific ideas to design devices that change energy from one form to another?
- What evidence can we collect to show that energy can move through sound, light, heat, or electric currents?
