P.S. 211 Fall 2023 STEM Newsletter (4th Grade)

Energy Conversions

Fourth Grade Engineers have been exploring their first science unit by gathering evidence from texts, investigating and collecting data using digital simulations, developing models and discussing their ideas with classmates.

In this unit, students will propose solutions to help a city named Ergstown with their system problems. They will do this by studying the following big ideas:

as the speed of an object increases, so does energy
energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another
when objects collide, energy is transferred
engineers design, test and refine solutions
energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment

We encourage you to ask your 4th Grade Engineer about what they are learning in class!

What evidence have you found of energy transfers?
What solutions have you thought of for the Ergstown blackout?
Where does energy come from?

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Important Vocabulary Within This Newsletter:

Engineer
Electricity
System
Motion
Kinetic
Thermal
Chemical
Collide
Structure
Function
Convert
Efficient
Constraints
Input
Output
Solution