Standard #: SC.5.P.10.4


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Investigate and explain that electrical energy can be transformed into heat, light, and sound energy, as well as the energy of motion.


General Information

Subject Area: Science
Grade: 5
Body of Knowledge: Physical Science
Big Idea: Forms of Energy -

A. Energy is involved in all physical processes and is a unifying concept in many areas of science.

B. Energy exists in many forms and has the ability to do work or cause a change.

Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Date of Last Rating: 05/08
Status: State Board Approved
Assessed: Yes

Related Courses

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5020060: Science - Grade Five (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
7720060: Access Science Grade 5 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))
5020120: STEM Lab Grade 5 (Specifically in versions: 2016 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))


Related Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SC.5.P.10.In.4 Demonstrate that electricity can produce heat, light, and sound.
SC.5.P.10.Su.4 Recognize examples of electricity as a producer of heat, light, and sound.
SC.5.P.10.Pa.4 Identify one source of sound, heat, or light that uses electricity.


Related Resources

Lesson Plans

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Electricity--Energy Lighting the Way!

Students will investigate and illustrate complete circuits using a battery, wires, light bulb and various conductors and insulators. They will understand that electricity is a form of energy that can be converted into other forms of energy such as heat and light.

Inventions and Innovations MEA

Inventive minds have persisted throughout history. Inventors have improved our lives with inventions created out of a desire to solve a problem or make the quality of peoples' lives better. Our president is concerned that we are not keeping up with other countries in the area of engineering and inventive thinking. Why is this? As students explore famous inventions from around the world throughout history, they will decide what the best inventions of all time are and support their opinion with strong reasons.

The Shocking Truth About Circuits - An Engineering Design Challenge

This Engineering Design Challenge is intended to help students apply the concepts of electrical energy, circuits, insulators and conductors in standards SC.5.P.10.4, SC.5.P.11.1, SC.5.P.11.1, SC.5.P.11.2 by constructing circuits. It may also be used as introductory instruction of the content.

Transformation of Electrical Energy

This lesson helps students learn that electrical energy can be transformed into: sound, heat, and light energy. In this lesson, students will participate in a hands-on lab to explore what forms of energy electrical energy will be transformed into. This lesson can be completed in one 60 minute science block.

Sammy's Solar Fountains

In this MEA students are presented with start-up business that needs to buy solar batteries for their business. Students will form engineering teams to review battery choices. Students will understand that solar energy is transferred into electrical energy.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.

Solar Energy QR Hunt

This lesson allows students to read and internalize information about solar power from the article "Solar-Powered Plane" from Time For Kids (1080L Lexile Level). After reading the article independently, discussing and answering the questions in pairs, the students get to go for a hunt around the classroom with a smartphone or scanner capable device to find the answers that are in the forms of QR Codes! This lesson can be completed in one 50 minute science block.

Enlightening Explorations, Part I

This lesson contains three student experiments: How Light Travels, Comparing Light Sources, and Reflective Surfaces.

Original Student Tutorials

Name Description
Energy Transformations

Investigate electrical energy and how it can be transformed into different forms including heat, light, sound, and motion energy in this interactive tutorial.

Electrical To Thermal Energy

Learn how electrical energy is produced from earth's natural resources. In this interactive tutorial, explore the process to power buildings and other electronic devices.

Teaching Idea

Name Description
Design Squad - Feel the Heat A project challenge that uses an engineering approach to build a solar water heater out of common materials.

Unit/Lesson Sequence

Name Description
Electricity and Energy

Students will learn about light energy including light waves with which the students will study shadows they make. They will also learn to relate certain forms of energy to real life scenarios by using illustrations. The students will learn how static electricity works and will even create some of their own in an experiment. They will also realize how light and heat energy are often involved in the same situations.

Virtual Manipulative

Name Description
Static Electricity This online manipulative models and simulates common static electricity concepts such as transfer of charge.

Student Resources

Original Student Tutorials

Name Description
Energy Transformations:

Investigate electrical energy and how it can be transformed into different forms including heat, light, sound, and motion energy in this interactive tutorial.

Electrical To Thermal Energy:

Learn how electrical energy is produced from earth's natural resources. In this interactive tutorial, explore the process to power buildings and other electronic devices.

Virtual Manipulative

Name Description
Static Electricity: This online manipulative models and simulates common static electricity concepts such as transfer of charge.


Parent Resources

Teaching Idea

Name Description
Design Squad - Feel the Heat: A project challenge that uses an engineering approach to build a solar water heater out of common materials.

Virtual Manipulative

Name Description
Static Electricity: This online manipulative models and simulates common static electricity concepts such as transfer of charge.


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