Energy Does the Work
Grade Levels: 4-5
Physical Science
Special Considerations: Real-world NASCAR connections and hands-on investigations encourage students to explore energy transfer and motion.
Program Description: Energy provides the capacity to do work, and every race car on the track depends on it. Students will participate in an interactive investigation to identify, explore and understand multiple forms and types of energy and how energy powers all aspects of NASCAR.
Curriculum Standards:
National: 4-PS3-2; 4-PS3-3; 4-PS3-4; 3.OA.A.1-4; 4.OA.A.1-2; 4.MD.A.1-3; 5.NBT.A.104; 5.NBT.B.5-7
North Carolina: PS.3.3; PS.4.2; NC.5.MD.2
South Carolina: 4-PS3-1.A; PS3.A; PS3.B; PS3.D; ETS1.A-B; 3.MDA.1; 3.ATO.2; 3.NSBT.1-5; 4.MDA.2; 5.MDA.1