Grade 6 Science Instructional Component 2, Content Standard Group 1

4a, 4b, 4d, 4e 3a, 3d

#1001, Solar Powered Cars

Using the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar powered car travels 200 miles at speeds of 50 to 65 mph.

#1018, Solar Power Plants

Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produce electricity cleanly and efficiently.

#1020, Making Sparks: Photovoltaics

Sunlight can be converted directly into electricity with a device made of one of Earth's most plentiful elements.

#1023, Off the Grid: The Solar Solution

For people in remote locations without access to a power grid, solar panels can provide a solution to their energy problems.

#1024, Off the Grid: Delivering Energy

Engineers from Sandia Laboratories install a solar panel in a small roadside store in Honduras.

4a, 4b, 4d, 4e 3a, 3d

#3002, Tornado Chase

Tornado-chasing meteorologists do research in the path of the storm’s edge as they strive to better understand tornadoes for more accurate, faster forecasting.

#1001, Solar Powered Cars

Using the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar powered car travels 200 miles at speeds of 50 to 65 mph.

#1010, Electricity from the Wind

The natural force of the wind is harnessed by mathematics and physics to generate clean electricity.

#1018, Solar Power Plants

Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produce electricity cleanly and efficiently.

#1019, Making Sparks: Where Energy Comes From

When you turn on your lights, you are plugging into a power grid which is fed by fossil fuel, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants.

#1020, Making Sparks: Photovoltaics

Sunlight can be converted directly into electricity with a device made of one of Earth's most plentiful elements.

#1023, Off the Grid: The Solar Solution

For people in remote locations without access to a power grid, solar panels can provide a solution to their energy problems.

#1024, Off the Grid: Delivering Energy

Engineers from Sandia Laboratories install a solar panel in a small roadside store in Honduras

Prompt (for any of the above movies):  In the situation described in this movie, the energy arrives to the Earth as sunlight.  How does the energy change form?  What do you think finally happens to it?

Content Standard Groups

5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e

#2001, The Disappearing Call of the Wild

Archiving and analyzing over 2,000 hours of rainforest sounds, bio-acoustician Bernie Krause measures the decline of species as habitats disappear.

Prompt: Why do you think the loss of a single type of animal or plant in an area affects the other living things in that area?

#2007, Bats

Bats are an essential and fascinating part of the ecology of many environments.

5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e

#2001, The Disappearing Call of the Wild

Archiving and analyzing over 2,000 hours of rainforest sounds, bio-acoustician Bernie Krause measures the decline of species as habitats disappear.

Prompt: Do we have hippopotamuses where we live?  Do we have any animals that are at all similar?  How are they similar? 

#2006, Cheetahs

To help save an endangered species like the cheetah, you must start by understanding its behavior.

Prompt: Do we have cheetahs where we live?  Do we have any animals that are similar in some ways?  How are they similar?

#2007, Bats

Bats are an essential and fascinating part of the ecology of many environments.

Prompt: Many bats survive by eating insects.  But bats don’t live everywhere.  What other animals eat insects?

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Grade 6 Science Instructional Component 3, Content Standard Group 2

Content Standard Groups

6a, 6b, 6c, 2d, 3b

#1001, Solar Powered Cars

Using the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar powered car travels 200 miles at speeds of 50 to 65 mph.

#1010, Electricity from the Wind

The natural force of the wind is harnessed by mathematics and physics to generate clean electricity.

#1018, Solar Power Plants

Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produce electricity cleanly and efficiently.

#1019, Making Sparks: Where Energy Comes From

When you turn on your lights, you are plugging into a power grid which is fed by fossil fuel, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants.

#1020, Making Sparks: Photovoltaics

Sunlight can be converted directly into electricity with a device made of one of Earth's most plentiful elements.

#1021, Making Sparks: How it Works

Solar panels are a practical source of electricity for an individual or a nation.

#1023, Off the Grid: The Solar Solution

For people in remote locations without access to a power grid, solar panels can provide a solution to their energy problems.

6a, 6b, 6c, 2d, 3b

#1010, Electricity from the Wind

The natural force of the wind is harnessed by mathematics and physics to generate clean electricity.

#1018, Solar Power Plants

Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produce electricity cleanly and efficiently.

#1019, Making Sparks: Where Energy Comes From

When you turn on your lights, you are plugging into a power grid which is fed by fossil fuel, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants.

#1021, Making Sparks: How it Works

Solar panels are a practical source of electricity for an individual or a nation.