Appendix: Implementing District Standards
This unit was designed to directly correlate with the following Standards of Learning for Science, adopted in 2018 by the Virginia Department of Education.
5.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices by:
Asking questions and defining problems.
Planning and carrying out investigations.
Interpreting, evaluating, and analyzing data.
Constructing and critiquing conclusions and explanations.
Developing and using models.
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information.
5.2b The student will investigate and understand that energy can take many forms. Key ideas include energy is the ability to do work or cause change.
5.9a,b The student will investigate and understand that the conservation of energy resources is important. Key ideas include some sources of energy are considered renewable and others are not; individuals and communities have means of conserving both energy and matter.
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