Energy Sort
Intended Grade Level(s):
4-5
Energy Content:
Learning Goal(s):
Students will begin to think about various appliances and items that they use and the energy that those items consume. Students will make connections between common objects in their lives and energy transformations taking place.
Unit:
Lesson Number:
1
Pedagogy & Practice:
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:
Estimated Activity Length:
40 min
Files Associated with this Activity:
Description:
Students will be put in groups of six to eight students. Each group will have images of various items that produce heat (light bulb, hair dryer, refrigerator, computer, game system, television, car, motorcycle, microwave, space heater, etc.). The goal is to sort the images into categories based on criteria that the group determines. Each group will have ten minutes to define the criteria they will use and then sort the images. After ten minutes, each group will explain the reasoning behind the sort they did.
Other Material(s) Used:
4 Sets of 15-20 images of heat-producing items, solar energy spiral notebook
