Subject: Science
Overview/Summary:
Grade:
4
Topic
Energy/Transfer of Energy
Code
NGSS Standard
4-PS3-1
Use evidence to construct an explanation* relating
the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
CLT#
1
2
3
* You will need to directly teach students what an
4
evidence –based explanation is and how to construct
one before you can assess this performance
expectation. They will need experiences /practice in
constructing explanations using evidence to ensure
they understand this science and engineering practice
before applying it to the content of this standard.
Additional CLTs will be needed to address.
4-PS3-3
Ask questions and predict outcomes
1
about the changes in energy that
2
occur when objects collide.
4-PS3-2
4-PS3-4
Make observations to provide
evidence* that energy can be
transferred from place to place by
sound, light, heat, and electric
currents.
1
*Students will need to understand
the difference between observations
and inferences in providing evidence
of something. Additional CLTs will be
needed to address.
4
Apply scientific ideas to design, test,
and refine a device that converts
energy from one form to another
2
3
5
Clear Learning Targets
I can explain what energy is and describe the two different types of energy.
I can explain what speed is and describe the relationship between speed and energy.
I can collect data to use as evidence to show the relationship between the speed and
energy of an object.
I can use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the
energy of that object.
DOK
K
K
R
I can explain what happens to energy when objects collide.
I can ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when
objects collide.
K
R
I can describe how energy can be transferred from place to place and between objects
by sound.
I can describe how energy can be transferred from place to place and between objects
by light.
I can describe how energy can be transferred from place to place and between objects
by heat.
I can describe how energy can be transferred from place to place and between objects
by electric currents.
I can provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place and between
objects by sound, light, heat, and electric current.
K
This could be used as the summative performance assessment for the unit
P
P
K
K
K
P