School Energy Hunt

Earth Sun
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Intended Grade Level(s):
3-4
Energy Content:
Sources of Energy
Learning Goal(s):

At the end of this lesson students will be able to list equipment in the school that is powered by energy. They will also be able to identify the various types of energy that power the equipment.

Unit:
Cooking with the Sun and Solar Ovens
Lesson Number:
1
Pedagogy & Practice:
Place-Based Learning,
Research-Secondary
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:
1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems,
3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Relevant NGSS PE:
4-PS3-2,
4-ESS3-1
Other Subjects Covered:
ELA: Informational Text,
ELA: Vocabulary Development
Estimated Activity Length:
1 hour
Relevant Common Core Standard(s):
4.RI.1,
4.RI.7,
3.W.2,
3.W.7,
3.W.8,
4.W.7,
4.W.8,
4.W.9,
3.SL.4
Files Associated with this Activity:
PDF icon lesson1-school-energy-hunt.pdf
PDF icon cooking-with-the-sun-unit-overview.pdf
Description:

The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand that everything that is powered by energy comes from a source from nature. This is meant to be an introductory lesson on identifying sources of energy

 

Other Material(s) Used:
Each student will need a piece of paper, a pencil and a clipboard.