The document provides a lesson overview and schedule for an energy unit for 6th grade science covering 15 lessons across various energy topics including kinetic and potential energy, force and motion, mass and energy, energy transformations, conduction, convection, radiation, chemical energy, and changes in states of matter. Each lesson lists the objectives, time allotment, and any advance preparation or materials needed. A website for additional resources is also provided.

1. Lesson Overview
Energetic Connections
6th Grade
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Lesson Overview Time Other Things to Know: Advance Preparation
1 • Pre Assessment 45 min *Need: large area for energy in motion of balls & ramps
• Kinetic/Potential Energy 55 min *Make Chart: What We Think About Energy
55 min
2 • Force, Motion & Energy 60 min *Need: large area for ramps
60 min
3 • Mass & Energy 60 min *Need: Space, Water
60 min *Prepare: Sand Trays (save)
60 min *Collect: Materials to make toys in Act. #5 (pg 30)
4 • Transformations between 60 min *Copy and Make: Word Sort Card Set
Kinetic/Potential Energy 60 min
(Roller Coaster) 60 min
60 min
5 • More About Potential 60 min *Need: large area
Energy 60 min *Practice making rubber band slingshot
60 min *Need: Clean Pizza Boxes (1 per student)for Activity #10
60 min
6 • Conduction 60 min *Copy & Make: Word Sort Card Set
*Prepare: foil 8 pieces 12”x 15”,
*Tape off classroom: 1 meter wide & 5-6 meters long
*Book: Anne’s Lessons in Energy
7 • Convection and Liquids 60 min *Need: Ice (crushed) water, hot tap water
60 min *Need: room temperature beverage (pop, juice …)
8 • Convection and Air 60 min *Prepare: glass flask- refrigerated a few hours
60 min *Need: bag of ice , Data chart
60 min *Book: Energy
9 • Radiation 60 min *Need: Area of sunlight to place boxes/thermometers
60 min *Book: Energy
60 min
60 min
60 min
10 • Solar Oven 60 min *Need: Clean pizza boxes
60 min *Locate: Sunny outdoor area
60 min
60 min
11 • Chemical Energy 45 min *Suggestion- do activity outside or on food trays
45 min *Prepare: Taped off area (8’x6’)
*Make Name Tags: 4 (H), 4 (O), 1 (C)
*Book: Energy
12 • Energy in a System 55 min *Plan for dark room for light energy part
55 min *Prepare: Money-$1 worth of each coin and a $1bill=$5

2. 55 min *Check light bulb to make sure it works
13 • Changes in States of 60 min *Copy & Laminate: Word Sort Card Set
Matter 60 min *Make Water Molecule Cards (keep)
*Cut a sun from yellow construction paper
*Follow 3 states of matter set up directions: Pg. 107
*Book: Matter, Matter, Everywhere
14 • Matter & Mass 60 min *Need: space with southern exposure for solar stills
60 min *Book: Matter, Matter, Everywhere
15 • Thermal 60 min *Prepare: freeze water inside film canister in plastic bag
Expansion/Contraction 60 min *Prepare: freeze 1 inflated balloon (at least 3 hours)
• Post Assessment 45 min *Copy: Building a Classroom Thermometer