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Students ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide by observing the movement of marbles rolling down a cardboard ramp. They  plan and conduct an investigation about how energy changes.

Students use bouncing, flashing, balls to observe forms of energy including mechanical, electrical, sound, light, and heat- making observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Students use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. They go through extensive investigations- Directed, Guided, Connected and Full Inquiry- practicing the scientific practices of NGSS.

Students work in teams to engage in the engineering process to design and build a model passive solar house. They test their house to collect data on how effectively it transfers light energy to heat energy and retains that heat energy.

Students make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by light, and heat.Students use the engineering processes to design, test, and refine their solar oven, analyzing energy transfer from radiant energy to heat energy.

Energy! Get all 5 packets from Science and Kids Activities that target the NGSS standards for grade 4, NGSS 4-PS3-1,2,3,4. These lessons/assessments will be valuable additions to your action packed Energy unit..

Students create models of continental and valley glaciers and observe the cause and effect relationships between glaciers and weather and erosion. 

Students  construct models and conduct tests of structures in an earthquake. They also develop an engineering project to address a problem and reduce the impact caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, or volcanoes.

Students obtain and combine information that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.

This. bundle contains 6 sets of hands on lessons, investigations and engineering design for Earth Processes and Natural Resources. 

 Students explore bird beaks and feet in a series of activities to learn about adaptations that help birds survive in their environments. 

This bundle includes 19 developmentally appropriate templates for grades K-5, from layered booklets, folded books, to science project displays

Students brainstorm vertebrate animals. Next, research the characteristics scientists use to classify the 5 vertebrate groups. They are challenged to group the vertebrate and invertebrate  according to some system of their own choosing such as locomotion, body covering, habitat. Students create a new animal with structures that help it survive in an environment and write a newspaper article.

Students obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment by simulating mining coal using chocolate chip cookies. They devise a plan to minimize destruction to the environment when mining chips.

Students generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans by  simulating what happens to the environment when a dam is constructed on a river. 

Engage students in using scientific practices to learn  core ideas of sound energy.  Each lesson is structured into 3 hands on activities, giving you a total of 21activities. Students access their prior knowledge. Then build content in the core lesson. Final  activity is for students to apply their new knowledge.. 

There are 36 activities and investigations for grades 4-8,  277 pages. Teach each inquiry process skill (scientific practices  with a hands-on activity, then apply those skills in earth, physical and life science using rocks, seashells, and sound energy as content.