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Identification of Goals:
Virginia Standard of Learning:
Grade 3, Science 3.11: The student will investigate and
understand different sources of energy. Key concepts
include:
a) energy from the sun;
b) sources of renewable energy; and
c) sources of nonrenewable energy.
Mapping the Essentials:
Essential Understandings:
Assessment
Preassessmen
t
Participatio
n in whole
group
discussions
Methods:
Whole group-read along,
discussions, listening
Interactive Notebooks
Participatio
n in whole
group
discussions
Interactive
notebook
diagram
and chart
notebooks.
Participation
in whole
group
discussions,
participation
in sorting
activity,
Natural
resources
brainpopjr
quiz
Methods:
Whole Group-discussion
Interactive Notebooks
1. Whole group-Teacher talk:
Remind students that there are
two types of natural resources,
renewable and non-renewable.
Nonrenewable resources are
formed from fossil fuels.
Examples of fossil fuels are coal,
gas, and oil.
2. Interactive Notebooks:
Students will glue a new note
page into their notebooks. As a
whole group we will read the
information on the note pages,
stopping to answer questions.
Next students will insert the
graphic organizer into their
notebooks. Students will be
given another note page to add
into their notebooks. We will
review it as a whole class.
3. Activity: Students will partner
with their neighbor. Each student
will get a set of cards and a table.
Students will glue the table into
their notebooks. With their partner,
Participation
in whole
group
discussions,
interactive
notebooks
Energy
Resources
Interactive
Notebook Unit
Guide-Ch. 5,
created by
Stephanie
Elkowitz
Day 5 (1 hr)
Students will be
able to describe the
five major types of
renewable energy
and recognize
benefits and
limitations of each
type.
Students will work
in pairs to create
and test wind
powered cars.
Key Vocab:
Renewable
energy
Hydroelectric,
biomass,
solar,
geothermal,
wind energy
Materials:
Energy
Resources
Interactive
Notebook Unit
Guide-Ch. 6,
created by
Stephanie
Elkowitz
Wind Power
Challenge
Methods:
Whole group discussions
Interactive notebooks
STEM activity-hands-on
1. Whole-group: Recall with
students what renewable and
nonrenewable resources are.
Define nonrenewable resources
and ask for examples from
previous day.
2. Interactive Notebooks:
Students will glue in a note
page into their notebooks. We
will not discuss all the notes
during this lesson, but we will
refer to Wind Energy for today.
Give students the graphic
organizer to cut and glue into
their notebooks. When students
have completed this, inform
them that we will be focusing on
wind energy for todays lesson.
As a whole group, fill out the
organizer for the wind energy
flap.
3. Video Clip Students will
watch a brief video clip
explaining what wind turbines
are and how we use them to
collect wind energy. This visual
will hopefully help students
during their STEM activity.
4. STEM Activity: Explain to
students they will be working in
pairs. After students are in their
Participation
in whole
group
discussions,
interactive
notebooks,
STEM journal
Instructions
and materials
Wind Power
video
Floor Fan
Video Link:
https://youtu.be/tsZITSeQ
FR0
Methods:
Whole group discussion
Interactive notebooks
Worksheet
1. Whole group: Ask students to
describe renewable resources.
Give examples. Recall lesson
on wind energy. Remind
students that the sun is the
earths major source of energy.
The sun gives off heat in the
form of thermal energy.
2. Interactive notebooks:
Students will turn to the last
page in their interactive
notebooks where we glued in
graphic organizers from the
previous lesson on Day 5.
Today we will focus on solar
energy and biomass energy. As
a whole group we will fill in the
benefits and limitations of both
forms of energy.
3. Video: Students will watch two
brief videos about solar energy
and how solar panels work.
4. Worksheet: Students will then
independently complete a
worksheet on solar energy and
solar power. They must read a
passage and highlight their
keywords and prove their
answers to the questions on
the back of the worksheet
before submitting.
*Extension: If students finish early
Whole-group
discussions,
interactive
notebooks,
worksheet
Methods:
Whole group discussion
Interactive notebooks
Multiple choice quiz
1. Whole group: Ask students to
describe renewable resources.
Give examples of sources we
have discussed in previous
lessons. What are nonrenewable resources, give
examples.
2. Interactive notebooks:
Students will turn to the last
page in their interactive
notebooks where we glued in
graphic organizers from the
previous lesson on Day 5.
Today we will focus on water
and geothermal energy. As a
whole group we will fill in the
benefits and limitations of both
forms of energy.
Next students will be given a
new note page comparing
renewable and nonrenewable
resources.
As review for the upcoming end
of unit test, students will glue
in the venn diagram graphic
organizer and complete with a
Whole-group
discussions,
interactive
notebooks,
graphic
organizer, and
brain pop quiz
created by
Stephanie
Elkowitz
Note pages
from Day 5
Interactive
notebooks
BrainPopJr.
Quiz
Participation
in whole
group
discussions,
interactive
notebooks,
completions
of end of unit
review in
fusion
notebooks.
notebooks
Fusion Books
pgs. 258-259
Participation
in whole
group
discussions
and the
jeopardy
game, energy
quiz.
Notebooks
Jeopardy
game PPT
Energy
Practice quiz
Summative
end of the
unit exam.