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Earth Systems
4-ESS2-1. Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

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Focus questions:
How does a photophone work?

Time: 1hr.

Brief Description:
Students will develop a model to explain how a photophone works. They will further develop their model by working in teams to make their own photophone.

1st Lesson
Tuesday, September 27
Gonzalez (RM 25) 9:00 - 10:00 am
Mendoza (RM 22) 11:00 - 12:00pm

Thursday, September 29
Johnson (RM23) 9:00 - 10:00
Estrada (RM 24) 11:00 - 12:00pm

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Earth Systems
4-ESS2-1. Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

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Focus Question:
How does sound travel?

Estimated Time:
1 hour

Brief Description:
Liaison will use a vacuum chamber as a way to show students that different wave types exist. Students will create a model to help them theorize how a wave is made. As they discuss their findings they will learn vocabulary that will help them understand the properties of waves. They will add new information to their photophone models.

2nd Lesson
Tuesday, October ?
Gonzalez (RM 25) 9:00 - 10:00 am
Mendoza (RM 22) 11:00 - 12:00pm

Thursday, October ?
Johnson (RM23) 9:00 - 10:00
Estrada (RM 24) 11:00 - 12:00pm

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4-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
4-ESS3-1. Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.

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Energy Transfer
PS3-2 -
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

PS3-3:
Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.

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Focus Question:
How do our eyes help us see?

Estimated Time:
90 minutes

Brief Description:
Students will explore the structure of an eye to better understand how light waves are transmitted to our brain to process. They will add new information to their photophone models.

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Waves, Sounds and Light:
PS4-1: Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause
objects to move.

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Engineering Design
3–5-ETS1-1. Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
3–5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

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Focus Question:
How do you know energy is being transferred?

Estimated Time:
1 hour

Brief Description:
Students will explore with circuits to show the transfer of energy. They will explore how energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric current. They will add new information to their photophone models.

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1: mini Rube Goldberg machines

Focus Question:
How can we transfer energy to perform a task?

Estimated Time:
1 hour

Brief Description:
Students will be lead in a series of tasks that will help them use materials to transfer energy. They will be given a task to create a Rube Goldberg machine that will serve as a timer for their teacher. They will be presented with constraints and criteria to work within.

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4-LS1 -From Molecules to Organisms
4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

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Complete Rube Goldberg machine

Focus Question:
How can we transfer energy to perform a task?

Estimated Time:
1 hour

Brief Description:
Using the constraints and criteria, teams will develop a Rube Goldberg machine that will serve as a timer for their teacher. As they build they will need to document their progress, through video and documentation.

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