Awesome tool!

- I chose to put this article in my collection because I loved how there were 5 different lessons that are explained out for us to use and implement in our classrooms. Each lesson has so m... See More

- I chose to put this article in my collection because I loved how there were 5 different lessons that are explained out for us to use and implement in our classrooms. Each lesson has so many different types of energy for our students to explore and begin to understand. - I learned how to find and explain the energy found in any toy. This is something that our students can easily understand because of what they play with at home. -4.(6) Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy exists in many forms and can be observed in cycles, patterns, and systems. The student is expected to: (A) differentiate among forms of energy, including mechanical, sound, electrical, light, and thermal. This TEK would work in my 4th grade classroom when completing all of these lessons throughout the week to introduce the different types of energy. - I really enjoyed reading this article because it gave me so many ideas about how to teach about energy. Im so excited to use these experiments in my classroom to show students first hand what energy is!

Energy Lessons

This unit is a great hands on and engaging lesson to teach children about energy. The use of toys is a great way to make the lesson real to the students since they have toys that operate us... See More

This unit is a great hands on and engaging lesson to teach children about energy. The use of toys is a great way to make the lesson real to the students since they have toys that operate using energy and probably never really thought about why it works. I particularly like the portions where the students can create their own toy with energy.

To the point

The article incorporates hands on activities that are easy for students to understand. Sometimes it is just the lack of opportunities to see science in action and these simple activities ar... See More

The article incorporates hands on activities that are easy for students to understand. Sometimes it is just the lack of opportunities to see science in action and these simple activities arise curiosity in students.

Spring into Energy

This series of hands-on activities can help children use toys and common objects to explore energy and energy transformations. The authors provide details about the ways that students are ab... See More

This series of hands-on activities can help children use toys and common objects to explore energy and energy transformations. The authors provide details about the ways that students are able to observe the toys best. The activities include songs, chants, and drawing so that students who have a variety of interests and abilities are engaged. Both hands-on and inquiry strategies are included among the activities discussed.

Nice resource for lesson ideas

I opted to reading this in order to prepare for my field placement's energy lesson. It has a lot of interesting ideas for teaching energy, which I loved. It provided me with valuable insight... See More

I opted to reading this in order to prepare for my field placement's energy lesson. It has a lot of interesting ideas for teaching energy, which I loved. It provided me with valuable insight into how to introduce energy to students. I enjoy how it incorporates hands-on activities; I am a huge believer in designing lessons that students can truly participate in, so this aligned well with my own teaching preferences.

Great Lesson Ideas!

I added this article to my collection because I wanted to extend my knowledge about energy. This month, I am going to teach a lesson involving forms of energy and I will need to know how to ... See More

I added this article to my collection because I wanted to extend my knowledge about energy. This month, I am going to teach a lesson involving forms of energy and I will need to know how to plan it effectively. The article was very eye-opening for me because it refreshed my memory and informed me of the ways I could teach my students about energy. For instance, it includes five lessons that educators can integrate in their classroom instruction. As I planned my STEM lesson, I used an idea from the article that mentioned the importance of allowing students to explore energy by examining toys. During my lesson, students will rotate to different stations to investigate energy. One station will have a toy dog that can be moved with a string, allowing the children to be hands-on as they learn. I feel like I would use this article for future lessons because it includes various hands-on activities that allow children to learn by doing. It also emphasizes the importance of using movement and real-world experiences to help students learn the material. Many of my elementary teachers did not use these strategies in the science classroom, which made it challenging for me to make sense of everything. If they had implemented these strategies, I would have been engaged and understood the content better. On the other hand, I think the article should have included a list of books that could be used to teach students about energy. This would have been a great way to include reading instruction into the lesson as well! Overall, I am glad I came across this article and I am excited to use these strategies in my future classroom!

Spring Into Energy

I chose this article as this is a topic area that I have not worked with in a while, and wanted to refresh my knowledge. New information that I learned from this article includes how energy ... See More

I chose this article as this is a topic area that I have not worked with in a while, and wanted to refresh my knowledge. New information that I learned from this article includes how energy fully relates to the energy used in an object. I was able to refresh my memory of all of the different ways an object will use and exert energy. A TEK I would use would relate to third grade, 3.6B. This TEK shows how objects use different energy which directly relates to the article. This can be used in a classroom as a fun and interactive classroom lesson exploring how energy is seen with different objects. I have questions about the article in that how would you narrow down what students bring to class from home to present their understanding of energy within objects, and how to keep them on task and focused during the lesson.

Energy lessons

This is a good articles. Has great ideas for lesson plans.