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tanding of systems and innovative thinking.
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How do humans harness energy?
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What is energy?
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Where does energy come from?
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What is an efficient energy system?
5.
What is innovation?
Questions to Ask your Child
Home Learning
Suggested Home Extensions
Key Vocabulary
● Explore the coding website SCRATCH. What can you create? Teach your parents.
● Do an energy audit at home. How could you save energy? Make a family plan.
● Watch documentaries about energy and discuss these. What did you learn as a family?
● Continue to work on your Grade 4 Khan Academy math mission.
● Talk to your child about the energy systems that exist in your home. Discuss with your child
how these work.
● Share your household electricity and water bills with your child. Does the energy saving
plan you made affect your bills? Have your child do the math.
● Please consult with your child about what they are doing for their energy prototype project.
See if they need your support to research or collect materials for their project.
System, Energy, Innovation, Prototype, Transfer, Transform, Efficiency, Kinetic Energy,
Potential Energy, Renewable, Non-Renewable, Solar, Electricity, Coding, Iteration