Grade: 5th
Subject: Science
Topic: Energy
Description: In groups, students will take pictures of energy being used and produced around campus or in classrooms. Students will come back to the classroom and create a chart on a google doc/ electronic science notebook or regular notebook to organize their findings. Students should be guided to record the objects they found, what energy is being used and what energy is being produced.
Science TEK: 5.6A Explore uses of energy including mechanical, light, thermal, electrical, and sound energy
Technology TEK: 1A Creativity & Innovation – Create original products using a variety of resources. 2A Communication & Collaboration – Draft, edit, and publish products in different media individually and collaboratively.
4Cs: Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking
Device Type: Tablets, or cameras with laptops or Chromebooks
Link: Lesson