Florida SC.4.P.10.4
The Standard
Describe how moving water and air are sources of energy and can be used to move things.
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how moving air or water can push objects and cause motion. They identify examples such as wind turning a turbine or water spinning a wheel.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a picture or demonstration, students identify the energy source and describe what it moves. They predict how faster-moving air or water may change the motion.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think air cannot move objects because it is invisible. They may also think still water provides energy, rather than recognizing that the water must move.
How to Assess It
- Show a picture of a wind turbine and a water wheel. Ask students to name the energy source and explain how it moves each object.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Use a fan at two speeds to spin a pinwheel, then record how the pinwheel’s motion changes.
Write an explanation for this prompt: How can moving water make a toy boat travel downstream?
Sort picture cards into three groups: moved by air, moved by water, or not moved by either.
Examine photos of wind turbines and hydroelectric dams, then identify what moves and what useful work results.
Free download
Printable SC.4.P.10.4 Worksheet
A ready-to-print activity worksheet aligned to SC.4.P.10.4, with an answer key for the teacher on its own page. No account needed.
PDF, US Letter, prints cleanly in black and white.
Download the worksheetKeep exploring
Related Standards
- SC.5.P.10.4
Investigate and explain that electrical energy can be transformed into heat, light, and sound energy, as well as the energy of motion.
- SC.4.P.10.2
Investigate and describe that energy has the ability to cause motion or create change.
- SC.2.P.10.1
Discuss that people use electricity or other forms of energy to cook their food, cool or warm their homes, and power their cars.
- SC.5.P.10.2
Investigate and explain that energy has the ability to cause motion or create change.
Turn this exact standard into a lesson
Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.
Also for this standard:Make a WorksheetMake a QuizMake a Sub Lesson