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INTRODUCTION
Hands-on Energy Efficiency uses articles, experiments, and activities to explain energy efficiency science concepts, and how to use energy efficiently at home and at school. The content is appropriate for students in grades 5-7.
Hands-on Energy Efficiency supports the following Oregon Academic Content Standards for science education:
Grade 5
Science
5.2 Interaction and Change: Force, energy, matter, and organisms interact within living and non-living systems.
5.3 Scientific Inquiry: Scientific inquiry is a process of investigation based on science principles and questioning, collecting, describing, and examining evidence to explain natural phenomena and artifacts.
5.3S.1 Based on observations and science principles, identify questions that can be tested, design an experiment or investigation, and identify appropriate tools. Collect and record multiple observations while conducting investigations or experiments to test a scientific question or hypothesis.
5.3S.2 Identify patterns in data that support a reasonable explanation for the results of an investigation or experiment and communicate findings using graphs, charts, maps, models, and oral and written reports.
Social Sciences: Economics
Understand that resources are limited (e.g., scarcity).
SS.05.EC.01 Understand that all economic choices have costs and benefits, and compare options in terms of costs and benefits.
Grade 6
Science
6.1 Structure and Function: Living and non-living systems are organized groups of related parts that function together and have characteristics and properties.
6.3S.1 Based on observation and science principles propose questions or hypotheses that can be examined through scientific investigation. Design and conduct an investigation that uses appropriate tools and techniques to collect relevant data.
6.3S.2 Organize and display relevant data, construct an evidence-based explanation of the results of an investigation, and communicate the conclusions.