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INTRODUCTION
Your Renewable Energy World is an activity booklet for grades 4-6 that explores the main renewable energy resources used in the world today, and the advantages and challenges of each of these resources. Topics include forms of energy, renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, electricity generation, electrical circuits, and energy conservation tips for home and school. This booklet supports the following Oregon Academic Content Standards in the area of science:
Grade 4
4.1 Structure and Function: Living and non-living things can be classified by their characteristics and properties.
4.1P.1 Describe the properties of forms of energy and how objects vary in the extent to which they absorb, reflect, and conduct energy.
4.1L.1 Compare and contrast characteristics of fossils and living organisms.
4.1E.1 Identify properties, uses, and availability of Earth materials.
4.2 Interaction and Change: Living and non-living things undergo changes that involve force and energy.
4.2P.1 Describe physical changes in matter and explain how they occur.
4.3 Scientific Inquiry: Scientific inquiry is a process of investigation through questioning, collecting, describing, and examining evidence to explain natural phenomena and artifacts.
4.3S.1 Based on observations identify testable questions, design a scientific investigation, and collect and record data consistent with a planned scientific investigation.
4.3S.2 Summarize the results from a scientific investigation and use the results to respond to the question being tested.
Grade 5
5.2 Interaction and Change: Force, energy, matter, and organisms interact within living and non-living systems.
5.2E.1 Explain how the energy from the sun affects Earth’s weather and climate.
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.