In this video, students learn that heat is a form of energy. Heat is thermal energy that exists in matter. The faster an object's particles move, the more heat it has. Heat can be added to an object by making its particles speed up.
With this activity, students will figure out what happens because the earth is tilted.
Students identify different forms of energy produced by the sun.
In this lesson, students find out that there is radiation other than visible light arriving from the Sun by reproducing a version of William Herschel"™s experiment of 1800 that discovered the existence of infrared radiation. Students discuss current uses of infrared radiation and learn that it is both very beneficial and a major concern for planetary explorations such as the MESSENGER mission to Mercury.
Project Summary
In this lesson students will learn about electromagnetic energy through a female engineer who invented frequency hopping that is used by so many devices we use daily. Students will explore and solve a real world problem by designing a device to block or build a stronger Wi-Fi signals. Each team will record their work with Flip.
Driving Questions / Scenario (what are we trying to solve or improve?)
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum does Wi-Fi use?
What materials do you think will block a Wi-Fi signal? What materials do you think will let a Wi-Fi signal pass through?
Literacy Connection
Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor
By: Laurie Wallmark
Subject(s)
6th grade science, computer science, engineering, ELA, History
Standard(s) Addressed
Sc- - 6.P.1 Understand the properties of waves and the wavelike property of energy in earthquakes, light and sound. 6.P.3 Understand characteristics of energy transfer and interactions of matter and energy.
ISTE - 1.1.b, 1.2.b, 1.3.d, 1.4.a-d, 1.5.b, 1.6.d,1.7.d, 1.7.c
This resource describes ultraviolet radiation and its effects on the earth and human health.
In this activity, students demonstrate that energy from the sun can be collected and stored in many ways.
In this design challenge, students will harness the power of the sun to design, construct and evaluate a solar-powered model car of their creation. Students will utilize the design process and select an optimal gear ratio and components for their car.
This activity introduces the electromagnetic spectrum. A riddle is proposed and users stroll through an imaginary amusement park to identify the object being described. During the journey, they discover the different types of electromagnetic energy and learn about telescopes that see the universe in these different parts of the spectrum.
In this lesson, students investigate satellite missions operating in four electromagnetic bands using the Internet and hands-on activities.
In this activity, students estimate the energy output of the Sun (radiation) using a simple device and discover how much power sunlight provides to Earth; they learn that the Sun is the main source of energy on Earth. Students also compare the amount of solar radiation emitted at Mercury as to Earth. They also learn that sunlight and the electromagnetic spectrum are the main tools with which we study objects in the Solar System.
Students explore light and heat as different components of the Sun's energy.
Students investigate color as a factor that can cause differences in Earth's surface temperature.
This is an article about the color of the sky. Learners will read about and discuss the colors of the day- and night-time skies. They may sing the Top-down Black and Blues, a song about the sky; or they may write a poem, essay, or song about the bluest sky or blackest night they have ever experienced.
In this lab activity, students learn about albedo and the ice albedo feedback effect as it relates to snow, ice, and the likely results of reduced snow and ice cover on global temperatures.
Students explore the transformation of the sun's energy into heat energy through several experiments.
Students use satellite imagery to learn about the visible light spectrum and infrared radiation and radar waves.
In this series of activities, students compare Earth and Mars and investigate whether or not life could be possible on Mars. Students will also identify characteristics of living organisms.
Students complete a series of inquiry-based projects involving the sun and its energy.