Unit #: ____3____ Subject(s): ___Science___________________ Grade(s): __5_____ Designer(s): Sarah Jones, Amanda Dyer, Kimberly Kopp
STAGE 1 – DESIRED RESULTS
Unit Title: _____Energy Conservation and Transfer_____
Understandings: Students will understand that…
 Heat energy is a property of many substances and many processes give off
heat energy.
Essential Questions:
 How does heat move from one place to another?
 How does heat transfer relate to conduction, convection, and radiation?
 What are natural examples of heat transfer?
 In what ways does temperature affect materials?
Students will know:
 When warmer items are put with cooler items, the warmer items lose heat
and the cool items gain it until they are the same temperature.
 A warmer object can warm a cooler object by contact or at a distance.
 Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy between things that are
touching.
 Convection is the movement of thermal energy by the movement of liquids
or gases and is an important factor that influences weather and climate.
 Radiation is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
 Electromagnetic waves can carry energy through places with or without any
matter.
 The sun is the main source of electromagnetic energy on Earth that is used
by producers to make food.
 Radiation can also happen in other circumstances (i.e. sitting in front of a
fireplace).
 Heating and cooling can cause changes in the properties of materials, but not
all materials respond the same way to being heated and cooled.
 Heating and cooling cause changes in the properties of materials, such as
water turning into steam by boiling and water turning into ice by freezing.
 Many kinds of changes occur faster at higher temperatures.
 Some materials conduct heat much better than others, and poor conductors
can reduce heat loss.
 Heat energy moves in predictable ways.
 When two objects are rubbed against each other, they both get warmer.
 When objects of varying temperatures are combined their temperatures
become equalized.
 Heat energy can be transferred in multiple ways.
 The sun is the main source of electromagnetic energy.
Key Vocabulary Terms
conduction, convection, radiation, temperature, energy, heat transfer
Students will be able to:
 Explain the relationship between the mixing of hot and cold items.
 Identify and explain conduction, convection, and radiation.
 Describe how heat energy is transferred and carried through items.
 Analyze the changes that take place in properties when they are heated or
cooled.
 Identify and describe materials that are good conductors of heat.
 Explain how heat changes the properties of a substance.
 Explain the ways heat energy behaves in a predictable manner.
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Unit #: ____3____ Subject(s): ___Science___________________ Grade(s): __5_____ Designer(s): Sarah Jones, Amanda Dyer, Kimberly Kopp
5.P.3
STAGE 1– Standards
Explain how the properties of some materials change as a result of heating and cooling.
5.P.3.1
Explain the effects of the transfer of heat (either by direct contact or at a distance) that occurs between objects at different temperatures. (conduction,
convection or radiation).
5.P.3.2
Explain how heating and cooling affect some materials and how this relates to their purpose and practical applications.
5.TT.1
Use technology tools and skills to reinforce and extend classroom concepts and activities.
STAGE 2 – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Performance Tasks:
 Task 1: W1/W2 Task
 Task 2: Ice Cream in a Bag
 Task 3: Energy Conversion Games
 Task 4: Balloon Blow Up: An Energy Conversion
www.fi.edu/tfi/activity/energy/ener-4.html
 Task 5: The Incredible Flexible Egg Experiment
www.education.com/activity/article/Flexible_Egg/
Other Evidence:
Formative
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 1 The Mitten Problem pg. 103
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 1 Objects and Temperature pg.
109
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 2 Turning the Dial pg. 47
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 2 Boiling Time and Temperature
pg. 53
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 2 Freezing Ice pg. 59
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 2 Ice Cold lemonade pg. 78
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 2 Mixing water pg. 83
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 3 Where did the water come
from? pg. 163
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 4 Iron Bar pg. 17
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 4 Ice Water pg. 45
 Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Volume 4 Warming Water pg. 53
Summative
 Task 6: Summative Assessment Writing Task
 Task 7: Task End of Unit Assessment
o Task 7 Key
Key Criteria:
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Unit #: ____3____ Subject(s): ___Science___________________ Grade(s): __5_____ Designer(s): Sarah Jones, Amanda Dyer, Kimberly Kopp
STAGE 3 – LEARNING PLAN
District Resources:
 Live Binder - CCS 5th Grade Scienceology
 Discovery Education
1. Too Hot to Handle
http://gtmmedia.discoveryeducation.com/videos/dsc/externalApplications/virtual_labs/
TooHottoHandle/index.html
2. Exploring: Heat
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/?assetGuid=695245e9-294a-479394b747399e612784&fromMyDe=0&isPrinterFriendly=0&provider=&isLessonFr
omHealth=0&productcode=US&isAssigned=false&includeHeader=YES&ho
meworkGuid=
3. Basics of Physics: Exploring Heat
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/?assetGuid=8c8fe28c-5d3a-4c95981428cb19e3c817&fromMyDe=0&isPrinterFriendly=0&provider=&isLessonFro
mHealth=0&productcode=US&isAssigned=false&includeHeader=YES&ho
meworkGuid=
4. Heat, Temperature, and Energy
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/?assetGuid=7a294f04-b8e3-4acf8fd456dde7ad62b2&fromMyDe=0&isPrinterFriendly=0&provider=&isLessonFr
omHealth=0&productcode=US&isAssigned=false&includeHeader=YES&ho
meworkGuid=
5. Basics of Physics: Exploring Heat
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/?assetGuid=63a6b549-4ff1-4bf4838d73ea9965cd44&fromMyDe=0&isPrinterFriendly=0&provider=&isLessonFro
mHealth=0&productcode=US&isAssigned=false&includeHeader=YES&ho
meworkGuid=
Supplemental Resources:
 Mr. Parr Songs – (You Tube) “Heat Transfer Song”, “The Heating Song”
 NCDPI 5th Science Resources – Energy Conservation
 Study Jams – Heat
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-lightsound/heat.htm
 Study Jam – Energy and Matter
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/matter/energy-andmatter.htm
 Heat Energy
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/gary/heat/activities/mystery/M
ystery.html
 Bing! Bang! Boom!
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=11545
 Heat as Easy as 123
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=16198
 Popcorn Lesson
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/atmosphere/popcorn.html
 Was Goldilocks Telling the Truth?
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=21570
 Virtual lab: Too Hot to Handle
http://gtmmedia.discoveryeducation.com/videos/dsc/externalApplications/virtual_labs/Too
HottoHandle/index.html
 Heat Transfer
http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=sce304
Discovery Education Resources
Standard 5.P.3
Video:
Thinking About Heat, Energy, and Temperature: An Introduction
Heat, Temperature, and Energy
How Glass is Made
Weathering
Cooling and Heating Air: A Demonstration of Air Molecules
Expansion and Contraction (AGL)
The Blue Dragon: Changing Things (BGL)
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Unit #: ____3____ Subject(s): ___Science___________________ Grade(s): __5_____ Designer(s): Sarah Jones, Amanda Dyer, Kimberly Kopp
Standard 5.P.3.1
Video:
Heat Energy and the Atmosphere
Heat: The Flow of Energy from One Thing to Another
Conductors and Insulators
Convection
Radiation and the Sun
Heat and the Changing States of Matter (AGL)
Heat Changes Things (BGL)
Standard 5.P.3.2
Video:
The Basic Structure of Matter
Everything Is Made of Something
Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye: The Science of Materials
Conductors, Insulators, Ohms
Insulation: A Conserver of Heat Energy
Go Green: Eco Insulation (AGL)
Instructional Images:
Insulators on power line (BGL)
Standard 5.TT.1
Video:
A Year In Tech
Technology at Work: Part 01
Technology At Work: Part 02
TEAMS: Geometry in My World: Properties of Polyhedrons: Technology in the
Classroom and Journal Writing
Enhancing Education Through Technology
Creating a Career with the Media Arts in Mind 4: The Benefits of Technology
Differentiated Resources (AIG, ESL, EC, Technology, etc.):
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