Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School

Science 4th Grade

Electricity

An Energy ReSource

April 22^nd is Earth Day. You have been studying electricity and know how cool it is. But now it is time for you to think about where it comes from and how careful you should be when using it. It costs $ and most of it comes from fossil fuels.

The Task

You will be investigating how much energy or electricity we use at home.

1. Listen to where fossil fuels are found and how much is left

2. Listen to a review about electricity

3. Students select one or more of the energy usage sites and document how much electricity appliances use and how to reduce that amount

4. Watch Electricity Vampires as a group

5. Have students discuss how these vampires cost you and how they can be stopped

6. Explain home assignment – to collect information about their energy usage

7. Next week will be begin to create a display for Earth Fair

8. They will need to vote on a theme: they can use one of those we have seen:

a. Energy Vampires

b. Energy Hogs

c. Turn Off the Juice

d. Another?

Resources

http://www.educapoles.org/docs/projects/flash_animations/energy2_resources_reserves_en_080924.swf

http://www.southerncompany.com/learningpower/images/h204kids.swf

http://www.energyhog.org/childrens.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/carbon/playalready.html

http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/kids/Problem_Board/problems/electricity/treehouse.html

Electricity Vampires – media play

Evaluation

Criteria/Points	1	2	3
Documentation of energy usage	1-2 correct answers	3-4 correct answers	All answers are correct
Followed Computer Lab and Library Respect Expectations	Had to be reminded more than twice	Complied with expectations	Displayed Exemplary Behavior

Conclusion

Once we have collected real electricity usage, we can decide what we should include in our display for Earth Fair.

Credits

This page was created by Mrs. Swarr, LMS, Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School, 2009