Curriculum / ELA / 4th Grade / Unit 4: Powering Our Future: Energy (2020) / Lesson 11

Powering Our Future: Energy (2020)

Lesson 11

ELA

Unit 4

4th Grade

Lesson 11 of 14

Lesson Overview

Objective

Create a presentation describing an renewable energy source.

Readings and Materials

Book: Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future with 20 Projects by Joshua Sneideman and Erin Twamley — Chapter 4 ("Mother Earth's Beating Heart") and Chapter 5 ("Circle of Life")

Lesson Notes

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Lesson Map

Lesson

Describe what energy is and if all types of energy are the same.

Materials

Forms of Energy — pp. 4 – 11; 40–41

Standards

RI.4.3RI.4.7

Lesson

Describe heat energy and why it is important.

Materials

Forms of Energy pp. 12–17

Standards

RI.4.3RI.4.7

Lesson

Explain why the author starts by saying that "electricity is the most useful of all forms of energy" and how it works.

Materials

Forms of Energy pp. 26–29

Standards

RI.4.3RI.4.7

Lesson

Describe chemical energy and two energy sources that use chemical energy.

Materials

Forms of Energy pp. 22–25 — chart on p. 38

Standards

RI.4.3

Lesson

Describe how an additional form of energy works.

Materials

Forms of Energy — pp. 36–37, 30–33, 34–35

Standards

RI.4.3RI.4.7SL.4.1SL.4.3SL.4.4

Lesson

Discussion & Writing

Explain how multiple different forms of energy work together to keep cities and towns running.

Materials

Forms of Energy pp. 40–41

Standards

RI.4.3SL.4.1W.4.2W.4.9

Lesson

Opinion Writing

2 days

Explain the pros and cons of using fossil fuels for energy.

Materials

Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future with 20 Projects — pp. 4–5, 8
“Fossil Fuels”
Literary Analysis and Opinion Writing Rubric (G4)

Standards

RI.4.3RI.4.8SL.4.1SL.4.4W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.1.cW.4.9

Lesson

Opinion Writing

2 days

Explain the pros and cons of using hydropower and dams.

Materials

Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future with 20 Projects — "Planet Water," pp. 47 (para 2), 48–49, 54–55, 57
Literary Analysis and Opinion Writing Rubric (G4)

Standards

RI.4.3RI.4.8SL.4.1SL.4.4W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.1.cW.4.9

Lesson

Opinion Writing

2 days

Explain the pros and cons of using solar energy.

Materials

Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the Future with 20 Projects — "The Power of the Sun," pp. 15–16 (para 1), 18–21 (para 1), 23–25
Literary Analysis and Opinion Writing Rubric (G4)

Standards

RI.4.3RI.4.8SL.4.1SL.4.4W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.1.cW.4.9