Week of: 11/2712/01 Subject/Class: SEI-6 Teacher: Jane Dowell

Unit (Week Overview/Purpose): Students will describe what determines the various types of energy and the uses of each

Day Warm Up or Review from Daily Objective Instruction & Activities Formal/Informal Due Dates:
Previous lesson Assessments

Mon Science word of the week Students will explore the Bill Nye Energy Describe the difference Notebooks Due
in a sentence. different kinds of energy Ski Trip wksht between potential and 11/30
PLASTISPHERE and the characteristics of kinetic energy
each
Tues Are energy and work the Students will explore the Energy Activity None Notebooks Due
same thing? different kinds of energy and the Tomorrow
characteristics of each
Wed Ice-Cold Lemonade Students will explore elastic Soaring Straws What effects Notebooks Due
Handout and gravitational potential Activity gravitational potential Today
energy by performing a energy?
investigation on a created
device Students will explore
the different kinds of energy and
the characteristics of each
Thurs Mixing Water Students will construct a Kicking Machine When there is an Notebooks Due
Handout device that will use either challenge energy transfer there is 12/14
gravitational or elastic always an amount of
potential energy that will kick ____________ energy
a ball into a cup released
Fri Swinging Pendulum Students will explore the Energy Conversions Explain the conversion Notebooks Due
Handout different kinds of energy and the Notes of energy when a fan is 12/14
characteristics of each and how turned on.
they transfer from one form to
another