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Sensing Energy

Grade Level(s):

  • 3-5

Source:

  • AAAS Science NetLinks

Resource type:

  • classroom activity

Discipline:

  • Physical Sciences
  • Space science

Time: Two 45-min class periods

Overview

Students perform simple experiments using UV detection beads to explore unseen energy produced by the sun.

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Image of satellite in space floating above a golden celestial body.
  • [What is science?: Grades 3-5] Scientists ask and address questions. (P1, P3, NOS4)
  • [What is science?: Grades 3-5] Scientists base their ideas on evidence from the natural world. (P3)
  • [What is science?: Grades 3-5] Scientific ideas may change with new evidence. (NOS3)
  • [How science works: Grades 3-5] Scientists observe, explore, discover, and communicate with one another.
  • [How science works: Grades 3-5] Scientific observations can be made directly with our own senses or may be made indirectly through the use of tools. (P3)