Sunday, January 7, 2018

Update

As we enter the third nine weeks we will start with energy.

Students will:

  • investigate and describe some basic forms of energy (including light, heat, sound, electrical, chemical and mechanical)
  • investigate and explain that energy has the ability to cause motion or create change
  • investigate and explain that electrical energy can be transformed into heat, light, and sound energy as well as the energy of motion
  • investigate and explain that an electrically charged object can attract an uncharged object and can either attract or repel another charged object without any contact between objects
  • investigate and illustrate that the flow of electricity requires a closed circuit
  • identify and classify materials that conduct electricity and materials that do not