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Identify that objects that give off light often give off heat.
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Number: SC.3.P.11.In.1
Category: Independent
Date Adopted or Revised:
02/08
Big Idea:
Energy Transfer and Transformations : A. Waves involve a transfer of energy without a transfer of matter.
B. Water and sound waves transfer energy through a material.
C. Light waves can travel through a vacuum and through matter.
Clarification for grades 5-8: The target understanding for Big Idea 11: Energy Transfer and Transformations, is the Law of Conservation of Energy: Energy is conserved as it transfers from one object to another and from one form to another.
B. Water and sound waves transfer energy through a material.
C. Light waves can travel through a vacuum and through matter.
Clarification for grades 5-8: The target understanding for Big Idea 11: Energy Transfer and Transformations, is the Law of Conservation of Energy: Energy is conserved as it transfers from one object to another and from one form to another.
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Don't Marry the Mole! (Sun as an Energy Source):
Students conduct a series of activities to better understand solar energy and the broader concept of the sun as an energy source. Some of the activities include: observing how heat energy blows up a balloon, launching a solar air balloon, and making a solar oven.
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