August-June
Within a natural system, the transfer of energy drives the motion and/or cycling of matter. Students will design a horse farm and explore the types of energy and energy transfers to determine the most efficient management practices.
Ohio Science Standards:
- 7.PS.2 – Matter can be separated or changed, but in a closed system, the number and types of atoms remains constant.
- 7.PS.3 – Energy can be transformed or transferred but is never lost.
- 7.PS.4 – Energy can be transferred through a variety of ways.
- 7.LS.1 – Energy flows and matter is transferred continuously from one organism to another and between organisms and their physical environments.
- 7.LS.2 – In any particular biome, the number, growth and survival of organisms and populations depend on biotic and abiotic factors.
Vocabulary:
matter, conservation, system, mechanical energy, elastic potential energy, electrical potential energy, chemical energy, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, photosynthesis, transform, transfer