About This Lesson
A week long cross-curricular unit that teaches the purpose of insulation materials as they relate to heat transfer, the basic attributes of common insulation materials, and how engineers decide which materials to use.
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Subject
English Language Arts — Reading Standards for Informational Text, Writing • Science — Science and Engineering Practices
Grade Level
Grades 3-5
Resource Type
Activity
Standards Alignment
State-specific
License
Resources
Files
P.Janicek 5th Grade Energy Engineering Lesson Plan.pdf
Standards
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence supports which point(s).
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic or related topics in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
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