5th Grade Science Unit 4

Big Idea:

Energy occurs in many forms and can be observed in cycles, patterns, and systems.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

5.6B Demonstrate that the flow of electricity in closed circuits can produce light, heat, or sound

Ongoing TEKS

5.1A Demonstrate safe practices and the use of safety equipment as outlined in TEA-approved safety standards during classroom and outdoor investigations using safety equipment, including safety goggles or chemical splash goggles, as appropriate, and gloves, as appropriate…

5.3C draw or develop a model that represents how something works or looks that cannot be seen such as the Sun, Earth, and Moon system and formation of sedimentary rock works or looks

5.5A Classify matter based on measurable, testable, and observable physical properties, including mass, magnetism, physical state (solid, liquid, gas), relative density (sinking and floating using water as a reference point), solubility in water, and the ability to conduct or insulate thermal energy or electric energy

Student Learning Targets:

• I will demonstrate that current electricity flows through a conductor which forms a closed circuit
• I will demonstrate that the source of electricity can be a battery, outlet, or alternative energy
• I will demonstrate that circuits are broken by switches, fuses, breakers, and other openings
• I will demonstrate that electricity can be converted into other, more useful sources such as light, heat, sound
• I will recognize that sound energy is the result of the vibrations of matter

Essential Questions:

• What parts of a circuit are necessary for electricity to flow?
• How can the flow of electricity through a circuit be interrupted?
• In what common ways is electricity converted and used to produce light? ...Heat?...Sound?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Science Fusion, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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