SALTA 5th grade

GRADE 5 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Grade 4 Unit 2: Using Energy

McGraw Hill Grade 4 Unit 2: Using Energy Module: Natural Resources in the Environment

TOTAL TIME: 400 MIN About 2 Weeks

Lesson 1: Energy from Nonrenewable Resources Lesson 2: Energy from Renewable Resources

Lesson 3: Impact of Energy Use Lesson 4: Design Energy Solutions

TIME: 70 MIN

LESSON 4: DESIGN ENERGY SOLUTIONS

LESSON PACING LEARNING INTENTIONS & SUCCESS CRITERIA ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

PG

● Safety

Explore

30 min Learning Intentions:

142-143

I am learning whether the number of blades on a windmill has an effect on how fast a windmill can lift an object. Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can record and analyze data from the Inquiry Activity: Design a Windmill to determine if three blades or four blades is more effective in the design of a windmill.

goggles

● Two

Lesson: Design a Windmill

pencils ● Milkshake straw ● Scissors ● Masking tape ● 50-cm piece of thread ● Paper clip ● Stopwatch ● Two push pins ● Electric fan

Explain

20 min Learning Intentions:

146-147

I am learning about the engineering design process. Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can explain the engineering design process to a partner.

Lesson: The Design Process Can be done in ELA block

● Solar cell

Elaborate

20 min.

Learning Intentions:

148-149