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Awakening the FORCE! Unit: All About Energy

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This lesson helps students explore and learn about different forms of energy: mechanical, chemical, electrical, sound, light and heat. This lesson works students through the Engage, Explore, and Explain sections of the 5E model.

Learning Objectives: What will students know and be able to do as a result of this lesson?

Students will able to:

  • Explain that energy has the ability to cause motion or create change.
  • Describe forms of **energy, including: mechanical, chemical, electrical, sound, *light, and heat.
  • Engage effectively with their peers in a whole group or small group setting.
  • Summarize the points the teacher makes and be able to support those points through reasoning and evidence.

*Light energy or ‘radiant’ energy is only the small band of visible energy found on the electromagnetic spectrum.  We will not be dealing with the other parts of the EM spectrum in this lesson.

**There are many other forms of energy not covered here. Students may ask about nuclear energy or even gravitational energy, but these are not addressed in this lesson.

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