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
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10  Solar Oven 60 min *Need: Clean pizza boxes
60 min *Locate: Sunny outdoor area
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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
 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