Learning Target:
- I can state what Baker Company does
- I can ask 2 questions of an engineer or microbiologist
HOWLs Target:
- I ask questions to dig deeper and deeper
Agenda
- Warm-up: ENGINEERS and MICROBIOLOGIST (2min)
- What do engineers do?
- What does a microbiologist do?
- Draw a picture of each.
- Engineering day introduction
- Baker Company
- introductory video
- investor looking for a local company good for community
- scientist looking for a product to use in a lab
- person looking for a job
- Google Classroom
- Website
- questions for an engineer or microbiologist (2 total)
- completing the test
- completing the energy project
- Turn it all in
Homework:
Learning Target:
- I can describe transfers of energy through a system
HOWLs Target:
- I demonstrate positive and kind behavior by not distracting others while they are working
Agenda
- Warm-up: TYPES (2min)
- Give an example of something with both kinetic energy and potential energy. Explain using the specific types of kinetic and potential energies.
- Energy test.
- completing the energy project
Homework:
- Energy transformation project, Wednesday 4/12
Learning Target:
- I can describe transfers of energy through a system
HOWLs Target:
- I can self-assess to understand what I need to study.
Agenda
- Warm-up: WITHOUT LOOKING (2min)
- Without looking, write the law of conservation of energy and a definition for energy.
- check your answer when done
- kahoot
- examples
- think of an example with 2-3 energy transfers
- write the example without the energy transfers listed
- for example: a roller coaster going around a loop
Homework:
- Energy transformation and conservation of energy test, Tuesday 4/11
Learning Target:
- I can describe transfers of energy through a system
HOWLs Target:
- I keep working until the task is complete.
Agenda
- Warm-up: PRETTY PICTURE LAST CLASS OF WEEK (2min)
- How does energy change when riding a bike down a hill? Describe the energy transformations including "lost" energy.

- Eric Barone during a run as he breaks the bicycle world speed record on snow, on March 18, 2017, in Vars, France. #
- Richard Bord / Getty
- Rube Goldberg machines
- Project
- Develop a plan for a Rube Goldberg machine
- must have 6 energy transfers
- must have 4 different types of energy
- must have 1 form of "lost" energy
- must have descriptions of the transfers and energies that demonstrate general understanding of the types of energy
- must have a description of how the machine demonstrates the law of conservation of energy
- instead of Goldberg machine, use another system such as nuclear power plant, or pencil sharpener
Homework:
- Energy transformation and conservation of energy test, moved to Tuesday 4/11
Learning Target:
- I can describe transfers of energy through a system
HOWLs Target:
- I keep working until the task is complete.
Agenda
- Warm-up: TRANSFERS #3 (2min)
- How does energy change when boiling water causes a teakettle to whistle? Describe the energy transformations.
- Rube Goldberg machines
- Project
- Develop a plan for a Rube Goldberg machine
- must have 6 energy transfers
- must have 4 different types of energy
- must have 1 form of "lost" energy
- must have descriptions of the transfers and energies that demonstrate general understanding of the types of energy
- must have a description of how the machine demonstrates the law of conservation of energy
- instead of Goldberg machine, use another system such as nuclear power plant, or pencil sharpener
Homework:
- Energy transformation and conservation of energy test, moved to Tuesday 4/11
Learning Target:
- I can describe transfers of energy through a system
HOWLs Target:
- I can self-assess to improve my writing
Agenda
- Warm-up: TRANSFERS #2 (2min)
- How does energy change when blowing up a balloon and letting it go? Identify the types of energy and where they occur in order of when they happen.
- Rube Goldberg machines
- Project
- Develop a plan for a Rube Goldberg machine
- must have 6 energy transfers
- must have 4 different types of energy
- must have 1 form of "lost" energy
- must have descriptions of the transfers and energies that demonstrate general understanding of the types of energy
- must have a description of how the machine demonstrates the law of conservation of energy
- instead of Goldberg machine, use another system such as nuclear power plant, or pencil sharpener
Homework:
- Energy transformation and conservation of energy test, Thursday 3/6 or Friday 3/7 depending on when you have science
Learning Target:
- I can identify transfers of energy
HOWLs Target:
- I take initiative by figuring out what I want to work on and getting started.
Agenda
- Warm-up: TRANSFERS (2min)
- How does energy change through a battery powered flashlight (see board for diagram)? Identify the types of energy and where they occur in order of when they happen.
- Rube Goldberg machines
- Project
- Develop a plan for a Rube Goldberg machine
- must have 6 energy transfers
- must have 4 different types of energy
- must have 1 form of "lost" energy
- must have descriptions of the transfers and energies that demonstrate general understanding of the types of energy
- must have a description of how the machine demonstrates the law of conservation of energy
- instead of Goldberg machine, use another system such as nuclear power plant, or pencil sharpener
Homework: