Curriculum Unit
Energy Visualized and Easily Explained to 3rd Graders
Ellen Baca
Title Author
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
Students will be able to explain what energy, where it comes from, and how it is used in their everyday lives.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
What is energy and why is it important to the world and myself?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
How does energy effect my everyday life?
How has energy been used in history?
Where does energy come from?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY A
Solar energy, gas, wind, carbohydrates, lipids, sugars, water power.
Tessel, Edison, Industrial Revolution, battery, watts.
Rocks, minerals, gasoline, coal, sun, transfer.
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