SALTA 4th grade

GRADE 4 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 1: Forces & Energy

Module: Energy and Motion

Total Time: 485 Minutes About 3 Weeks

Lesson 1: Force & Motion Lesson 2: Speed & Energy Lesson 3: Energy Transfer in Collisions

Elaborate

30 min Learning Intention:

For each small group: ● 2 books ● clipboards ● 500 mL plastic bottle with cap ● plastic cup ● Water ● graduated cylinder ● Meter stick ● masking tape ● large open area

35-37

I am learning how to carry out a controlled experiment so that I know how increasing the mass of an object affects the kinetic energy of the object. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can explain the relationship between kinetic energy and mass.

Lesson: Mass Matters

Evaluate the Phenomena

30 min Learning Intention:

20-21

I can show my knowledge of the cause and effect relationship between speed and energy of an object by writing an explanation of what affects the speed of a race car. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can make a claim and use two pieces of evidence from the lesson to support my claim.

Writing prompt

POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS STEM Module Project: Design a Roller Coaster - pg. 61 Lesson Review Extend It - pg. 40