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Essential Standards | Adopted: 2010
NCES.4.P: : Forces and Motion
NCES.4.P.1: : Explain how various forces affect the motion of an object.
NCES.4.P.1.2: : Explain how electrically charged objects push or pull on other electrically charged objects and produce motion.
Charge Launcher
Launch a charged particle into a chamber. Charged particles can be added into the chamber to influence the path of the moving particle. The launch speed can be changed as well. Try to match a given path by manipulating the fixed particles in the chamber. 5 Minute Preview
NCES.4.P: : Matter: Properties and Change
NCES.4.P.2: : Understand the composition and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change or interaction.
NCES.4.P.2.1: : Compare the physical properties of samples of matter (strength, hardness, flexibility, ability to conduct heat, ability to conduct electricity, ability to be attracted by magnets, reactions to water and fire).
Circuit Builder
Create circuits using batteries, light bulbs, switches, fuses, and a variety of materials. Examine series and parallel circuits, conductors and insulators, and the effects of battery voltage. Thousands of different circuits can be built with this Gizmo. 5 Minute Preview
Mineral Identification
Observe and measure the properties of a mineral sample, and then use a key to identify the mineral. Students can observe the color, luster, shape, density, hardness, streak, and reaction to acid for each mineral. There are 26 mineral samples to identify. 5 Minute Preview
NCES.4.P.2.2: : Explain how minerals are identified using tests for the physical properties of hardness, color, luster, cleavage and streak.
Mineral Identification
Observe and measure the properties of a mineral sample, and then use a key to identify the mineral. Students can observe the color, luster, shape, density, hardness, streak, and reaction to acid for each mineral. There are 26 mineral samples to identify. 5 Minute Preview
NCES.4.P: : Energy: Conservation and Transfer
NCES.4.P.3: : Recognize that energy takes various forms that may be grouped based on their interaction with matter.
NCES.4.P.3.2: : Recognize that light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object or travels from one medium to another, and that light can be reflected, refracted, and absorbed.
Color Absorption
Mix the primary colors of light by using red, green, and blue lights. Use pieces of colored glass to filter the light and create a wide variety of colors. Determine how light is absorbed and transmitted by each color of glass. 5 Minute Preview
Heat Absorption
Shine a powerful flashlight on a variety of materials, and measure how quickly each material heats up. See how the light angle, light color, type of material, and material color affect heating. A glass cover can be added to simulate a greenhouse. 5 Minute Preview
NCES.4.E: : Earth in the Universe
NCES.4.E.1: : Explain the causes of day and night and phases of the moon.
NCES.4.E.1.1: : Explain the cause of day and night based on the rotation of Earth on its axis.
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Observe the motions of the Earth, Moon and Sun in three dimensions to explain Sunrise and Sunset, and to see how we define a day, a month, and a year. Compare times of Sunrise and Sunset for different dates and locations. Relate shadows to the position of the Sun in the sky, and relate shadows to compass directions. 5 Minute Preview
NCES.4.E.1.2: : Explain the monthly changes in the appearance of the moon, based on the moon’s orbit around the Earth.
Phases of the Moon
Understand the phases of the Moon by observing the positions of the Moon, Earth and Sun. A view of the Moon from Earth is shown on the right as the Moon orbits Earth. Learn the names of Moon phases and in what order they occur. Click Play to watch the Moon go around, or click Pause and drag the Moon yourself. 5 Minute Preview
Correlation last revised: 10/4/2022
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