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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Making Sun Prints” is to understand that although we can’t see the ultraviolet light part of sunlight, it can have an effect on plants, our skin, and light-sensitive…
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The guiding question of this investigation is, How does changing the speed of a marble affect the energy of that marble? In this lesson, students will need to figure out how changing the speed of a moving marble (a…
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Energy is difficult to define. The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about energy and is designed to reveal how students define or describe energy. This probe is best used with students in…
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This assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about matter and energy and is designed to uncover students’ ideas about the similarities and differences between the crosscutting concepts of matter and energy. This…
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In this lesson, students gain an understanding of the greenhouse effect as a natural process that traps warm air in the Earth’s atmosphere and is magnified by carbon emissions. Students compare the environmental effects…
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Energy is such a common notion. We talk about it all the time. Should you buy energy-efficient windows? The country needs an energy policy. That little kid at the store who screaming at the top of his lungs sure…
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Up until now, we've been talking about things having a certain amount of energy and not about things gaining, losing, or changing their form of energy. We've already seen how energy can change, though. A marble at…
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Energy transformations take place all over the Earth without humans ever getting involved. Being the control freaks that we are, though, we spend a lot of time trying to direct those energy transformations to make our…
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Online Extras: Wind Energy, Grade 5 (STEM Road Map)
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Online Extras: Wind Energy, Grade 5 (STEM Road Map) If you have purchased STEM Road Map: Wind Energy, Grade 5, you can view the lab handouts and checkout questions online. These resources are for your personal use only and are not to be redistributed. To view the online extras, please type in the second word in the body…
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Predict, Observe, Explain (POE) sequences provide an important way to enhance students' understanding of important scientific ideas. In this chapter, the series of experiments help students understand work and energy.…
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In science teaching, we are used to thinking about language in the context of helping students learn complex scientific terms that they do not use in their everyday lives. It can be a challenge to help students remember…
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Energy by having them to explain and predict “How Can We Use the Work-Energy Theorem to Explain and Predict Behavior of a System…
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Conservation of Energy and Pendulums
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Energy by giving them an opportunity to determine ”How Does Placing a Nail in the Path of a Pendulum Affect the Height of a…
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