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Driving Question:
How are electric, sound, light, thermal, and mechanical energy transferred and demonstrated in our toys?
Your group will need to create a multimedia presentation to incorporate the criteria below.
Title
Electricity
Energy and
Circuits
Sound
Energy
Light Energy
Mechanical
and Thermal
Energy
Content Task
Cards
20pts
15pts
10pts
I showed and described how an
electric circuit works, took pictures or
diagramed the parts and labeled
them. I used all specific vocabulary;
conductors, insulators, open/closed
circuit, switch, electrons, flow, electric
current, power source, and more.
I showed how an electric circuit
works and included pictures of the
circuits describing how most of them
work. I used all specific vocabulary;
conductors, insulators, open/closed
circuit, switch, electrons, flow, electric
current, and power source.
I showed how some of the electric
circuit works and labeled some parts
of the circuit using most of the
specific vocabulary.
I showed one or less ways that
the electric circuit works and
may or many not have labeled
using minimal vocabulary to
show understanding.
I explained in detail and with pictures
what parts of the toy produce sound
and how they produce sound by
creating vibrations.
I used five or more vocabulary:
vibrations, sound, high pitch, low
pitch, soft, loud, decibel.
I identified how my toy is or could be
reflecting and refracting light energy.
I talked about the colors of the
materials and their luster. I used 5 or
more vocabulary words; reflect,
refract, lens, absorb, transmit,
opaque, translucent, illuminate,
magnify, laser, mirror, luster to
describe how light energy is
demonstrated in my toy.
I located, analyzed, and described
where many mechanical moving parts
are found and how they are causing
friction to produce heat/thermal
energy.
I used five or more vocabulary;
friction, thermal, conductor, insulator,
gravity, force, weight, spin, speed,
acceleration, lever, fulcrum, pulley,
wheel and axle.
I used and answered all the questions
from 4 or more concept task cards to
describe energy.
I explained what parts of the toy
produce sound and how they produce
sound by creating vibrations. I used
five vocabulary: vibrations, sound,
high pitch, low pitch, soft, loud,
decibel.
I attempted to explained what parts
of the toy produce sound and how
they produce sound by creating
vibrations, but may have some gaps.
I used a few vocabulary: vibrations,
sound, high pitch, low pitch, soft,
loud, decibel.
I identified how my toy is reflecting
or refracting light energy in a basic
way. I used less than 5 vocabulary
words; reflect, refract, lens, absorb,
transmit, opaque, translucent,
illuminate, magnify, laser, mirror,
luster to describe how light energy is
demonstrated in my toy.
I didn’t explain what parts of the
toy produce sound and how they
produce sound by creating
vibrations. I used two or less
vocabulary: vibrations, sound,
high pitch, low pitch, soft, loud,
decibel.
I identified how my toy is
reflecting or refracting light
energy with many gaps. I used
less than 5 vocabulary words;
reflect, refract, lens, absorb,
transmit, opaque, translucent,
illuminate, magnify, laser, mirror,
luster to describe how light
energy is demonstrated in my
toy.
I located, analyzed, and
described where one mechanical
moving part is found and how it
is causing friction to produce
heat/thermal energy. I used two
or less vocabulary; friction,
thermal, conductor, insulator,
gravity, force, weight, spin,
speed, acceleration, lever,
fulcrum, pulley, wheel and axle.
I used and answered all the
questions from 1 concept task
card to describe energy.
I identified how my toy is or could be
reflecting and refracting light energy.
I used all 5 vocabulary words; reflect,
refract, lens, absorb, transmit,
opaque, translucent, illuminate,
magnify, laser, mirror, luster to
describe how light energy is
demonstrated in my toy.
I located, analyzed, and described
where mechanical moving parts are
found and how they are causing
friction to produce heat/thermal
energy. I used five vocabulary;
friction, thermal, conductor, insulator,
gravity, force, weight, spin, speed,
acceleration, lever, fulcrum, pulley,
wheel and axle.
I used and answered all the questions
from 3 concept task cards to describe
energy.
I located, analyzed, and described
where a two mechanical moving
parts are found and how they are
causing friction to produce
heat/thermal energy. I used less
than five vocabulary; friction,
thermal, conductor, insulator,
gravity, force, weight, spin, speed,
acceleration, lever, fulcrum, pulley,
wheel and axle.
I used and answered all the
questions from 2 concept task cards
to describe energy.
5pts