Mississippi Science P.4.6A.6
The Standard
- P.4.6A
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the common sources and uses of heat and electric energy and the materials used to transfer heat and electricity.
Design a device that converts any form of energy from one form to another form (e.g., construct a musical instrument that will convert vibrations to sound by controlling varying pitches, a solar oven that will convert energy from the sun to heat energy, or a simple circuit that can be used to complete a task). Use an engineering design process to define the problem, design, construct, evaluate, and improve the device. *
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Motion, Forces, and Energy
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose a job for a device that changes energy from one form to another. They sketch, build, test, and change the device to do that job better.
What Mastery Looks Like
- They label stored chemical energy in a battery, electrical energy in wires, and motion at a fan blade. They measure how far the fan moves a paper strip. After changing one part, they test again and explain whether the change helped.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may say a battery makes energy, rather than changing stored chemical energy into electrical energy. They may change several parts at once or call a device improved without testing it.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: A battery fan moves a paper strip 2 cm, but the goal is 10 cm. Name its energy changes, sketch one fix, and say how you would test it.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Pairs build a fan with a motor, paper blade, wires, and AA battery pack, then change the blade to move a paper strip farther.
Ask, "Which blade change moved the paper strip farther, and what measurements support your answer?"
Give pairs picture cards of a battery flashlight, buzzer, and fan to sort by output energy and explain each energy change.
Show a battery-powered toothbrush, then have students draw arrows from its battery to its moving brush head and label each energy form.
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