4-PS3-2 Energy

Students who demonstrate understanding can:

4-PS3-2.	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy.]

The performance expectation above was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions or test solutions to problems in 3–5 builds on K–2 experiences and progresses to include investigations that control variables and provide evidence to support explanations or design solutions.

Make observations to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.A: Definitions of Energy

Energy can be moved from place to place by moving objects or through sound, light, or electric currents.

PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and EnergyTransfer

Energy is present whenever there are moving objects, sound, light, or heat. When objects collide, energy can be transferred from one object to another, thereby changing their motion. In such collisions, some energy is typically also transferred to the surrounding air; as a result, the air gets heated and sound is produced.

Light also transfers energy from place to place.

Energy can also be transferred from place to place by electric currents, which can then be used locally to produce motion, sound, heat, or light. The currents may have been produced to begin with by transforming the energy of motion into electrical energy.

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and Matter

Energy can be transferred in various ways and between objects.

Connections to other DCIs in fourth grade: N/A

Articulation of DCIs across grade-levels:

MS.PS3.A ; MS.PS3.B ; MS.PS4.B

Common Core State Standards Connections:

ELA/Literacy -
W.4.7	Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. (4-PS3-2),
W.4.8	Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. (4-PS3-2)

Students who demonstrate understanding can:

4-PS3-2.	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy.]

The performance expectation above was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Make observations to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.A: Definitions of Energy

Energy can be moved from place to place by moving objects or through sound, light, or electric currents.

PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and EnergyTransfer

Light also transfers energy from place to place.

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and Matter

Energy can be transferred in various ways and between objects.

Connections to other DCIs in fourth grade: N/A

Articulation of DCIs across grade-levels:

MS.PS3.A ; MS.PS3.B ; MS.PS4.B

Common Core State Standards Connections:

ELA/Literacy -
W.4.7	Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. (4-PS3-2),
W.4.8	Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. (4-PS3-2)

Students who demonstrate understanding can:

4-PS3-2.	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include quantitative measurements of energy.]

The performance expectation above was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Make observations to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.A: Definitions of Energy

Energy can be moved from place to place by moving objects or through sound, light, or electric currents.

PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and EnergyTransfer

Light also transfers energy from place to place.

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and Matter

Energy can be transferred in various ways and between objects.

Connections to other DCIs in fourth grade: N/A

Articulation of DCIs across grade-levels:

MS.PS3.A ; MS.PS3.B ; MS.PS4.B

Common Core State Standards Connections:

ELA/Literacy -
W.4.7	Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. (4-PS3-2),
W.4.8	Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. (4-PS3-2)

Science and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.A: Definitions of Energy

PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and EnergyTransfer

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and Matter

Science and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.A: Definitions of Energy

PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and EnergyTransfer

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and Matter

Science and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS3.A: Definitions of Energy

PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and EnergyTransfer

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and Matter

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