Includes Lessons and Curriculum
Elementary Energy Kit
Young physicists analyze the many facets of energy with interactive, standards-aligned energy kits.
Introduce kinetic energy for kids as they discover concepts from kinetic and potential energy, conductors and insulators, light energy, energy conversions and more. Curriculum details ten 40-minute lab periods to involve students in a wide range of subject material. Accommodates 10 projects. Recommended for Elementary.
Standards: Aligns with NGSS
CHOKING HAZARD (1). Not for under 3 yrs.
Kit includes:
- Race Track, 12 Ea
- Prisms, 2 Ea
- Mirrors, 8 Ea
- Die Cast Cars, 12 Ea
- Plastic Boats, 24 Ea
- Flashlights, 6 Ea
- Metal Slinkys, 6 Ea
- Binder Clips, 8 Pack
- Plastic Bag, 1 Ea
- Plastic Cups, 15 Ea
- Styrofoam Cups, 15 Ea
- Paper Cups, 60 Ea
- String (840'), 1 Roll
- Metal Spoons, 15 Ea
- Plastic Spoons, 15 Ea
- Wooden Spoons, 15 Ea
- Ice Tray, 1 Ea
- Candles, 2 Ea
- Wax (1 oz), 1 Ea
- Plastic Quart Jars, 2 Ea
- Timer, 1 Ea
- Nails, 12 Ea
- Zinc Strips, 2 Ea
- Aluminum Foil (12"), 1 Roll
- Permanent Marker, 1 Ea
- Forceps, 1 Ea
- Matches, 1 Book
- Toothpicks, 750 Ea
- Battery Holders, 6 Ea
- D-Cell Batteries, 6 Ea
- Buzzers, 6 Ea
- Light Bulb Holders, 6 Ea
- Light Bulbs, 30 Ea
- Alligator Clip Leads, 12 Ea
- Motors, 6 Ea
- Test Tubes, 12 Ea
- Tuning Fork, 2 Ea
- Funnel, 1 Ea
- Graduated Pipets ( 7 mL), 30 Ea
- Vinegar (32 oz), 1 Ea
- Baking Soda, 1 lb
Topics covered:
- Kinetic and potential energy
- Energy transfer
- Heat energy
- Conduction of heat through solids and fluids
- Conductors and insulators
- Wave energy
- Light energy (refraction, reflection, and absorption)
- Sound energy
- Electrical energy
- Energy conversions
- Chemical energy
Next Generation Science Standards*:
- 3-PS2-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
- 3-PS2-2: Make observations and measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that the change in speed or direction of an object depends on the force applied.
- 4-PS3-1: Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of the object.
- 4-PS3-2: Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
- 4-PS3-3: Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
- 4-PS4-1: Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
- 4-PS4-2: Develop a model to describe that light reflects off mirrors and enters the eye, providing a way for objects to be seen.
- 5-PS1-4: Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in a new substance.
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