Energy and Control: Grade 4 - Light and Sound Energy

1. demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics and properties of light and sound;
2. investigate different ways in which light and sound are produced and transmitted, and design and make devices that use these forms of energy;
3. identify technological innovations related to light and sound energy and how they are used and controlled at home and in the community, and determine how the quality of life has been affected by these innovations.

Site Name	Online	O.E.	Description
Energy Quest - Energy Ed. From the California Energy Commission		2	This site is loaded with interactive materials for students at all elementary school levels - PJI . It contains puzzles, games, quizes, experiments on a variety of energy related topics.
Explore Science		1,2	This site contains a wide range of simulated activities useful to explore a variety of concepts in the Structures and Mechanisms and Energy and Control Strands.
The Atoms Family		1	This site is part of the Science Learning Network and contains activities related to many of the topics in the Energy and Control Strand. In the section called Dracula’s Library are activities relating to reflections, afterimage, radiometers etc.
The Canadian Sustainable Energy Website		3	Links to many other energy sites.
On-Line Renewable Energy Education Module		1,2	Based on an interactive kiosk, this system uses words and pictures to teach the theoretical and practical basics of renewable energy.
The Tech -- What can Lasers do??		2	Lasers are everywhere and are used to communicate, to measure distance, to be able to record and retrieve information and fix not only machines but the human body as well. This site describes many facets of lasers.
Make a Splash with Colour		1,2	An excellent site that deals with many areas of colour interactively including Talking about Colour, The Lighter Side of Colour, and An Eye on Colour
Whelmers		1,2	Great Science experiments that fall into many of the areas covered in the strands.
Solar Energy		1	Students learn that energy comes from sunlight, the amount of sunlight controls the amount of energy, the amount of sunlight depends on where you are in the world.
Hearing My Own Voice		1	Students listen to sound being transmitted through things. Great pictures and a very good description of how ears hear.