Document Type
Teacher Resource
Grade Level
Grade Level: 5th Grade
Publication Date
5-2020
Background Information
Energy exists in many forms and is constantly being transferred between forms. All energy types can be sorted into two main categories: potential and kinetic. Potential energy is stored energy. Chemical energy, nuclear energy, stored mechanical energy, and gravitational energy are all examples of potential energy. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. Radiant (light) energy, thermal energy, sound energy, and electrical energy are all examples of kinetic energy. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred between the types of energy. Most energy we use on Earth stems from the nuclear energy from within the sun.
Performance Expectations
5-PS3-1 ENERGY
Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun
https://www.nextgenscience.org/pe/5-ps3-1-energy
5-LS1-1 FROM MOLECULES TO ORGANISMS: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES
Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
https://www.nextgenscience.org/pe/5-ls1-1-molecules-organisms-structures-and-processes
Recommended Citation
Armstrong, Cassandra, "Life Science - TRACKING MATTER: Movement of Matter" (2020). Model NGSS Lessons: 4th - 5th Grade. 12.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/model_ngss_lessons_4_5/12