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Science — Grade 6

Goal 6: The learner will conduct investigations and examine models and devices to build an understanding of the characteristics of energy transfer and/or transformation.

Objective 6.07. Analyze the Law of Conservation of Energy:

  • Conclude that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only changed from one form into another.
  • Conclude that the amount of energy stays the same, although within the process some energy is always converted to heat.
  • Some systems transform energy with less loss of heat than others.

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Thermochemistry
This lesson increases students' understanding of heat and chemical reactions by having students conduct a hot/cold pack experiment. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Rust and Corrosion
This lesson reinforces students' understanding of thermochemistry and electrochemistry by exposure to rusting and corrosion, a process that they observe in everyday life. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Renewable energy sources
In this lesson, students will use Internet resources to investigate renewable sources of energy. The students should already have a basic understanding of energy, and know several examples of renewable and nonrenewable sources. This lesson is designed to... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Introducing atoms
In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students will be asked to review websites to learn about the atom's basic structure and the positive and negative charges of its subparticles. This is the first of a series of four lessons about static electricity. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Harnessing solar energy
The purpose of this lesson is to discover the properties of light (radiant) energy from the sun by experimenting with solar collectors, cookers, and calculators. This investigation could be the beginning of a unit on the many forms of energy. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Electrochemistry
This lesson increases students' understanding of electron transfer and its role in chemical changes. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science