1st Quarter

How the World Works

Technological innovations change society.

4.P.3 Recognize that energy takes various forms that may be grouped based on their interaction with matter.

4.P.3.1 Recognize the basic forms of energy (light, sound, heat, electrical, and magnetic) as the ability to cause motion or create change.

4.P.3.2 Recognize that light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object or travels from one medium to another, and that light can be reflected, refracted, and absorbed.

4.P.1 Explain how various forces affect the motion of an object.

4.P.1.1 Explain how magnets interact with all things made of iron and with other magnets to produce motion without touching them.

4.P.1.2 Explain how electrically charged objects push or pull on other electrically charged objects and produce motion.

Interesting Projects and Extensions