Energy is a fantastic unit for the grade fives as they really seem interested and want to be learning more and more.
We discovered that there are two types of energy: Potential energy and Kinetic energy. Did you know that using a slingshot is a great way to explore these types of energy? Just be careful not to hurt anyone!
Tomorrow we will look further into potential and kinetic energy as they come in different forms. For example, the potential energy an object has based on its height is termed gravitational potential energy, while the potential energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom is termed nuclear potential energy.
To understand these forms of energy a bit better, I thought the grade fives should have an understanding of the `atom` and its parts.
Who better to explain the atom than the one and only: Bill Nye the Science Guy!
Note: After watching this you will need to recall information you learned and included it in the section of your unit notebook `What I learned.`
We discovered that there are two types of energy: Potential energy and Kinetic energy. Did you know that using a slingshot is a great way to explore these types of energy? Just be careful not to hurt anyone!
Tomorrow we will look further into potential and kinetic energy as they come in different forms. For example, the potential energy an object has based on its height is termed gravitational potential energy, while the potential energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom is termed nuclear potential energy.
To understand these forms of energy a bit better, I thought the grade fives should have an understanding of the `atom` and its parts.
Who better to explain the atom than the one and only: Bill Nye the Science Guy!
Note: After watching this you will need to recall information you learned and included it in the section of your unit notebook `What I learned.`
Happy watching!
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