Alternative Energy Learning Activities

Layout 1 Our goal is to provide the strongest support available for science teachers in our rapidly changing world. • Both government agencies and professional organizations agree that changes are necessary in the way we educate our students. Scie...

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Speedy Energy Grade 4: Motion Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 This is an interactive inquiry where students will investigate the speed of an object and the energy it exerts as it ...

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Energy in Motion Grade 6: Temperature Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 Just because a bottle looks empty doesn’t mean that it is empty. The bottle actually contains air, which is m...

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Feel the heat Kindergarten: Temperature Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 This is a teacher-led whole class inquiry activity where students demonstrate and observe the effects of su...

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Thermal Insulators and Conductors Grade 4: Temperature Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 This is an activity where students demonstrate and observe the effects that different materi...

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Heavy Ice or Heavy Water? Grade 5: Temperature Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 This is a teacher-led whole class inquiry activity where students observe the effects of temperature...

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Heat It Up, Cool It Down Grade 2: Temperature Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 Demonstrate the effect of temperature on changes in matter caused by heating and cooling. This inquir...

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Do Vibrations Make Sound? Grade 1: Sound Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 Students will learn about sound and vibrations. This activity will allow students to see and hear how vibr...

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Page 1 Money to Burn Recommended Grade Level(s): Appropriate for: Middle school and High school Time Requirements: Activity Time: 30 minutes Teaching Topics & Concepts: • Combustion, Chemical Reactions, Enthalpy of reaction, and Flammability • Ind...

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Unbalanced forces Grade 3: Force Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 Students will simulate a tug-of-war using two WARD’S Single Force Probes to illustrate balanced and unbalanced for...

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1 All About Elements: Neon https://wardsci.com/store wardsci.com | 800-962-2660 2 Ward’s All About Elements Series Building Real-World Connections to the Building Blocks of Chemistry The periodic table of elements is an essential part of any chemi...

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1 All About Elements: Lithium https://wardsci.com/store wardsci.com | 800-962-2660 2 3 Fun Facts About… Lithium 1. Elemental lithium can float in mineral oil. 2. Lithium was one of the elements produced during Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. The other t...

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instructional content: + Differentiate abiotic and biotic factors + Levels of organization in the biosphere • Species • Populations • Communities • Ecosystems • Biomes + Energy Flow • Food chains and food webs • Energy transfer between trophic lev...

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instructional content: + Cell membrane structure • Fluid mosaic model • Role of membranes in organelles • Selective permeability + Passive transport • Concentration gradient • Diffusion • Osmosis • Types of solutions: hypertonic, hypotonic, isoton...

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instructional content: + Chemical energy and ATP • Storing energy in ADP • Releasing energy in ATP + Photosynthesis • Structure of chloroplast • Light-dependent reactions • Light-independent reactions + Cellular respiration • Structure of mitochon...

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1 All About Elements: Oxygen http://wardsci.com https://wardsci.com/store wardsci.com | 800-962-2660 2 3 Fun Facts About… Oxygen 1. Oxygen constitutes 21% of our atmosphere, nearly half the mass of the earth’s crust and about two thirds of the hum...

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