UNIT+1-ENERGY+BASICS+&+FUNDAMENTALS

=**Energy Basics & Fundamentals**=
 * Topic: Forms of Energy ||
 * **Desired Results ** ||
 * **Unit Objectives**— What will students know and be able to
 * **Unit Objectives**— What will students know and be able to

Potential, kinetic, heat, radiant, mechanical, sound, electrical, chemical, nuclear, energy, vibration, sound waves, atoms, thermal, light, transformation || Seven forms of energy: thermal, radiant, mechanical, sound, electrical, chemical, nuclear. Two types of energy: kinetic, potential. Energy is not created nor destroyed. Energy does change forms. Energy is essential to all aspects of life. Energy can be both valuable and hazardous. People utilize the law of conservation of energy to improve the quality of life. || What is energy? How is energy hazardous? How does society interact with energy products? Where does energy come from? What are the Laws of Thermodynamics? ||
 * 1) Summarize and differentiate the seven forms of energy. Identify the types of energy (kinetic and potential).
 * 2) Laws of Thermodynamics
 * 3) Energy’s role in a global society
 * 4) Differentiate between energy and energy products ||
 * ** Vocabulary: **
 * ** Enduring Understanding(s): **
 * ** Essential Question(s): **
 * **Assessment Evidence ** ||
 * ** Evidence of Learning: **
 * Suggestions: **
 * Journal of careers explored, guest speaker summaries, field trips, job shadowing.
 * Quizzes over weekly or modular topics.
 * Test covering Fundamentals of Energy.
 * Demonstration of Goldberg experiment with all forms of energy included.
 * Transformation detective completion. ||
 * **Learning Plan ** ||
 * ** Learning Activities: **


 * Rube Goldberg project: use animation at nppd.com/kiosk. Go to explore/energy efficiency/physics/energy transformation.
 * Identify energy in the world. Collaborative. Teams of students collaborate to identify all energy transformations in:
 * Home
 * Farm
 * School
 * Car
 * County fair
 * Ecosystem
 * Search the Internet for current events related to the energy business, news.
 * Share knowledge with elementary students.
 * Create posters about energy topics of interest such as emerging technology, etc.
 * Joule’s experiment. Replicate in classroom. Energy/power. Joule measured mechanical energy along with thermal energy generated: butter churn-esque.
 * Measure energy: Btu, calories, watts, joules. Scavenger hunt: find items in the schools that use these units of measure.
 * Transformation detectives.
 * Create a simple circuit. Sketch and label your circuit, including at least 20 energy transformations. All 7 forms of energy should be included and summarized. (Electricity only counts one way)
 * Journal entries:
 * chart daily activities/energy audit.
 * Collect energy-related current events
 * Divide and conquer: Identify and share/present careers related to the seven forms of energy.
 * Websites:
 * ESU 4 Science Wiki - http://bit.ly/fx37cX
 * Energy for Kids - []
 * Energy Quest - []
 * NROC - []
 * NPPD - []
 * Center for Energy Workforce Development - [|__http://www.cewd.org__]
 * National Energy Education Development Project - [|__http://www.need.org__] ||