Conservation of Energy (Content and Literacy in Science Grade 5)

by Suzanne Barchers

Overview

This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color images. Students will learn all about energy, thermodynamics, convection, radiation, and much more through this engaging text that supports STEM education and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Important text features like a glossary and index will improve students close reading skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781480747234
Publisher:	Teacher Created
Publication date:	09/20/2015
Series:	Science: Informational Text
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	10 - 11 Years

About the Author

Suzanne I. Barchers, Ed.D., has been in education for more than 40 years as a classroom teacher and educational author and publisher. An award-winning author, she has written many educational resources and previously served as managing editor, editor-in-chief, and vice president at several leading educational companies. Barchers is past president of the board of directors for the Associated of Educational Publishers.

Table of Contents

Energy for the Day 4

Potential and Kinetic Energy 6

Forms of Energy 10

Energy Transformations 14

Heat 16

Laws of Thermodynamics 22

Energy Is Everywhere 26

Think Like a Scientist 28

Glossary 30

Index 31

Your Turn! 32