In this investigation, students figure out why a lamp used to keep baby chickens warm is placed above them at a specific height.
The Keeping Chickens Warm with Light kit includes all the materials students will need to design and carry out an investigation.
Each kit contains enough materials for six groups of students.
Materials:
- Light Bulbs
- Clamp-On Light Fixture
- Thermometers
- Cloth Meter Stick
- Black Tubes & Lids
Alignment with Academic Standards for Science
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Code |
Performance Expectation |
NGSS |
4-PS3-2 |
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
Core Idea(s)
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EPS7: Energy transfer and transformations
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EPS6: Waves, light, and sound
Practices
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SEP1: Asking questions and defining problems
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SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations
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SEP4: Analyzing and interpreting data
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SEP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions
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SEP7: Engaging in argument from evidence
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SEP8: Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting Concepts
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CC3: Scale, proportion, and quantity
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CC5: Energy and matter
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