4th Grade- Lesson Overview-energy Transfer

Lesson Overview Energy Transfer 4th Grade Less on 1

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Overview • Pre Assessment • Heat Energy Measuring temp. with black & white pockets/Student-Led Investigation

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Heat Transfer Rubbing, Burning and Electricity •

Energy Transferred Heat Travels- Warmer to Colder

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Energy: Electricity static electricity current electricity

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Electrical Energy to Light Energy

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Electrical Circuits

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Electricity Good/Poor Conductors •

Electricity Open/Closed Circuits

Time 30 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 45 min 45 min 50 min 50 min 50 min 50 min

Other Things to Know: Advance Preparation * May need extension cord * Variety of testing materials *Make: What We Think About Heat Energy chart

* Book: Energy Makes Things Happen * Crushed Ice/ Hot Tap Water in Thermos * Make and Laminate: Word Sort Card Set * Make: What We Think About Electrical Energy * Provide pictures of items that use electricity * Test light bulbs and batteries

* Make copies of Circuits at School and at Home * Make transparencies of Light Bulb Circuit and Lamp Circuit for overhead or projector *Book: Discovering Electricity * Book: Discovering Electricity

* Test light bulbs and batteries * Cut 32 aluminum foil pieces 4cm x 8 cm

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Magnets: Compass

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Electromagnet Performance Assessment Post Assessment

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Magnets Materials Attract Magnets Not all metals attract Magnets Parts of Magnets Magnets Attract/Repel

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* Make: What We Think About Magnetism *Prepare Scrap Paper: 3”x5” for each group * Prepare Bag A & B: see pg. 74

* Prepare: Cut 16 pieces of fishing line24” (Save) * Prepare: Label two magnets- poles A & B (pg 85) *Make: North, South, East, and West signs *Book: What Makes a Magnet? *Prepare Copies: Performance Assessment * Collect: Cardboard * Book: Discovering Electricity