Lesson libraryScience · 45 min · Organizing Idea energy: Understandings Of The Physical World Are Deepened By Investigating Matter And Energy. guiding Question how Can Forces Affect Objects From A Distance? guiding Question how Are Forces Similar And Different In Water And Air? learning Outcome students Investigate And Compare How Forces Affect Living Things And Objects In Water And Air. knowledge thrust And Drag Are Opposing Forces. lift And Weight Are Opposing Forces. thrust Is A Force That Can Act In The Direction Of Movement. drag Is A Force That Can Act In Opposition To The Direction Of Movement. lift Is An Upward Force That Acts To Overcome The Weight Of A Living Thing Or Object And Hold It In The Air. weight Is A Force Caused By Gravity That Acts On A Living Thing Or Object In A Downward Direction. forces Can Affect The Flight Of Living Things And Objects In Various Ways, Including speed horizontal And Vertical Movement altitude straight And Level Flight traditional Technologies Developed By Diverse Cultures That Reflect Understanding Of Forces That Affect Flight Include The bow And Arrow slingshot fishing Spear understanding flight Of Living Things And Objects Is Influenced By Opposing Forces. skills & Procedures diagram Opposing Forces That Act On Living Things Or Objects In Flight. explain The Effects Of Thrust And Drag On The Flight Of Living Things And Objects. explain The Effects Of Lift And Weight On The Flight Of Living Things And Objects. observe Living Things And Objects In Flight. describe Traditional Or Modern Technologies Developed By Diverse Cultures That Reflect Understanding Of Forces That Affect Flight. construct A Device That Can Fly. practise Safe And Appropriate Use Of Tools, Equipment, And Materials While Constructing A Device. knowledge buoyant Force Is An Upward Force Exerted By A Fluid That Opposes The Weight Of Anything Placed In The Fluid. when The Buoyant Force Is Greater Than The Weight Of An Object, The Object Will Float. when The Buoyant Force Is Less Than The Weight Of An Object, The Object Will Sink. fluids Include Liquids And Gases. understanding the Relationship Between Buoyant Force And Gravity Can Be Used To Explain The Behaviour Of An Object In Water. skills & Procedures relate Buoyant Force And Weight To The Tendency To Float Or Sink In Water. conduct Controlled Experiments To Determine If Various Objects And Materials Float In Different Fluids. construct A Device That Can Float. practise Safe And Appropriate Use Of Tools, Equipment, And Materials While Constructing A Device. guiding Question how Are Energy Resources Understood? learning Outcome students Investigate And Analyze Various Energy Resources. knowledge energy Resources Are Renewable Or Non-renewable. renewable Energy Resources Are Not Depleted Over Time As They Can Be Naturally Replenished If Handled Responsibly. renewable Energy Resources Include solar wind biomass geothermal tidal water And Hydro non-renewable Energy Resources Are Depleted Over Time Because They Will Not Be Naturally Replenished For Thousands Or Millions Of Years. non-renewable Energy Resources Include Nuclear And Fossil Fuels. alberta Relies On Both Renewable And Non-renewable Energy Resources To Fulfill Energy Needs, Including fossil Fuels water And Hydro wind biomass understanding humans Rely On Energy Resources To Fulfill Energy Needs. skills & Procedures compare Renewable Energy Resources With Non-renewable Energy Resources. discuss Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Renewable And Non-renewable Energy Resources. examine How Various Provinces And Territories Throughout Canada Fulfill Energy Needs.

Energy and Flight

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I can build a flying or floating device and explain how forces and energy help it work.

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What are renewable energy resources? Give three examples from the video.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of using renewable energy resources, as discussed in the video.

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“Describe a flying or floating device you could build. What renewable energy source could power it, and how would that energy source help it move? Imagine you built a floating device powered by solar energy. What are two forces that would affect how well it floats, and how could you design it to overcome these forces? If you built a flying device, what renewable energy source could you use to create thrust? Explain how thrust and drag would affect the device's movement through the air.”

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