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Curricular Units are multi-week groupings of lessons. TE Curricular Unit: Energy Grade: 4 (3-5) Summary Through nine lessons and many activities, students are introduced to a range of energy types and sources, including light, electrical, sound, (geo) thermal, wind, hydro (water), solar, and renewable and alternative. Additional topics include kinetic and potential energy, conservation, conduction, convection, light waves, reflection, refraction, polarization, sound waves, volume, pitch, frequency, batteries, simple circuits, radiation, insulation, thermometers, heat capacity, heat transfer, specific heat, power grid, blackouts, anemometers, wind and water turbines (windmills and waterwheels), and solar heaters and cookers. Students learn how engineers build upon their knowledge of energy to provide us with electricity to meet the basic needs of food, shelter, safety, heating and cooling, as well as luxuries of comfort and entertainment. Engineering Connection Related Subject Areas Keywords: None Related Lessons
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Owner (Return to Contents) Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at BoulderCopyright © 2005 by Regents of the University of Colorado. The contents of these digital library curricula were developed under a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education, and National Science Foundation GK-12 grant no. 0338326. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policies of the U.S. Department of Education or National Science Foundation, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.Last Modified: July 19, 2007 | |||||||
