SC15.4.4

Science (2015) Grade(s): 4

SC15.4.4
Design, construct, and test a device that changes energy from one form to another (e.g., electric circuits converting electrical energy into motion, light, or sound energy; a passive solar heater converting light energy into heat energy).*

Unpacked Content

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and Matter

Knowledge

Students know:

Energy can be transferred from place to place by electric currents.

Skills

Students are able to:

Use scientific knowledge to generate design solutions that convert energy from one form to another.
Describe the given criteria and constraints of the design, which include the following:

The initial and final forms of energy.
Describe how the solution functions to transfer energy from one form to another.

Evaluate potential solutions in terms of the desired features.
Modify the design solutions to make them more effective.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Energy can be transferred in various ways and between objects.
Engineers improve existing technologies or develop new ones but are limited by available resources.

Vocabulary

criteria
constraint
energy
device
convert
design
construct
kinetic
potential
transform
evidence
engineering design process
ask
imagine
plan
create
improve

Aligned Learning Resources

Harnessing The Wind (Part One)

Solar Ovens

Light Up Your Drawing!

Harnessing the Wind (Part Two)

Greeting Card Dissection

Robots 3D Activity Kit Guide

Building Circuits

Windmills: Putting Wind Energy to Work

Lighting Designer: Kids Work!

Circuits | NASA Online

Energy and Matter StudyJam

Current Electricity & Electric Circuits StudyJam

Electricity StudyJam

Design by Adaptive Theme