Transdisciplinary Theme: How The World Works
Central Idea: Energy may be transformed and used in various ways
Key concepts: Form, Function and Change
Related concepts: Energy, Transformation
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Different forms of energy
2. How energy can be transformed and used
3. Alternative energy
Summative assessment task(s):
What are the possible ways of assessing students’ understanding of the central idea? What evidence, including student-initiated actions, will we look for?
What (knowledge): To know the sources and forms of energy.
Why (conceptual understanding To understand how the forms of energy are transformed for a certain purpose
How (Situation):
You are a young scientist, you want to make an experiment model to show how energy transformed. (independence).
Content:
Explain the forms of energy they use.
Explain the transformation of energy they use.
Explain the procedure of the experiment
Process:
∙ Create an experiment model.
(Communication skills)
Assessment tool: checklist
Assessment strategy: Process-focused assessments
Learning outcomes:
∙ Explain the forms of energy they use.
∙ Explain the transformation of energy they use.