1. Lesson Overview
Energy Transfer
4th Grade
Lesson Overview Time Other Things to Know: Advance Preparation
1 • Pre Assessment 30 min * May need extension cord
• Heat Energy 50 min * Variety of testing materials
Measuring temp. with black & white 50 min *Make: What We Think About Heat Energy chart
pockets/Student-Led Investigation 50 min
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2 • Heat Transfer 50 min * Book: Energy Makes Things Happen
Rubbing, Burning and Electricity 50 min
3 • Energy Transferred 50 min * Crushed Ice/ Hot Tap Water in Thermos
Heat Travels- Warmer to Colder 50 min
4 • Energy: Electricity 50 min * Make and Laminate: Word Sort Card Set
static electricity 50 min * Make: What We Think About Electrical Energy
current electricity * Provide pictures of items that use electricity
5 • Electrical Energy to Light Energy 50 min * Test light bulbs and batteries
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6 • Electrical Circuits 45 min* Make copies of Circuits at School and at Home
45 min* Make transparencies of Light Bulb Circuit and
Lamp Circuit for overhead or projector
*Book: Discovering Electricity
7 • Electricity 50 min * Book: Discovering Electricity
Good/Poor Conductors 50 min
8 • Electricity 50 min * Test light bulbs and batteries
Open/Closed Circuits 50 min * Cut 32 aluminum foil pieces 4cm x 8 cm
9 • Magnets 45 min * Make: What We Think About Magnetism
Materials Attract
10 • Magnets 60 min *Prepare Scrap Paper: 3”x5” for each group
Not all metals attract 50 min * Prepare Bag A & B: see pg. 74
11 • Magnets 50 min
Parts of Magnets
12 • Magnets 60 min * Prepare: Cut 16 pieces of fishing line- 24” (Save)
Attract/Repel * Prepare: Label two magnets- poles A & B (pg 85)
13 • Magnets: Compass 50 min *Make: North, South, East, and West signs
*Book: What Makes a Magnet?
14 • Electromagnet 55 min *Prepare Copies: Performance Assessment
• Performance Assessment 55 min * Collect: Cardboard
• Post Assessment 55 min * Book: Discovering Electricity
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