Course Selections

5th Grade Curriculum

Intro to Electricity

The Lesson Plan

Lesson - Building a Circuit

Activity - How to Card: Double Sided: Side 1 and Side 2

Forms of Energy

The Lesson Plan

Lesson - Class Write Around

Lesson - Scavenger Web Quest

Activity - Scavenger Web Quest

Lesson - Vocabulary Charge

Activity - Charge Game Cards

Understanding Charges

The Lesson Plan

Lesson - Classroom Carousel Discussion

Lesson - Testing for Conductivity with Different Conductors and Insulators

Lesson - Static Electricity: Balloon Labs

Lesson - Balloons and Static Electricity Labs

Lesson - Exploring Electrical Forces Lab

Lesson - Separating Salt and Pepper with Static Electricity Lab

Activity - Static Electricity Labs

Electrical Circuits and Energy Transformations

The Lesson Plan

Lesson – Electrical Circuits and Energy Transformations

Lesson – Energy Transformations Lesson

Lesson – Energy Transformations Lesson Answer Key

Lesson – Chemical Energy: Glow Stick Lab

Chemical Energy: Glow Stick Lab – What Happened?

Forms of Energy Cards

Force and Motion of an Object

The Lesson Plan

Lesson – Science Vocabulary Maps

Activity – Vocabulary Map

Lesson – Tug of War Activity

Activity – Tug of War Worksheet

Lesson – Balloon Rockets

Activity – Balloon Rockets Lab Sheet

Renewable Energy

The Lesson Plan

Lesson – Renewable Energy Stations

Lesson – Renewable Energy Introduction

Lesson – Solar Energy: Making a Solar Oven

Lesson – Wind Energy: Making and Testing Pinwheels to Lift a Load

Lesson – Hydroelectric Energy: Making a Water Wheel

Energy Efficiency and Conservation

The Lesson Plan

Lesson – Energy Efficiency vs. Conservation

Lesson – The Energy I Used Today Activity

Lesson – Using Energy at School Activity & Proposal

Saving Energy at Home and School Student and Family Guide

Saving Energy at Home and School Teacher Guide

Invention and Innovation

The Lesson Plan

Lesson – SPARK: Energy Invention Challenge

Lesson – Invention and Innovation

Activity – Two Column Notes

Materials List