Central Idea
Energy moves and changes to transfer information.
Lines of Inquiry
1. Energy Transfer and Transformation.
Exploring how energy changes form (e.g., electrical to light energy).
Understanding different types of energy (e.g., kinetic, potential).
2. Collisions.
Investigating how collisions transfer energy.
Understanding the effects of different types of collisions.
3. Waves.
Exploring how waves carry energy.
Understanding different types of waves (e.g., sound waves, light waves).
4. Information Transfer.
Investigating how information is transferred using energy (e.g., communication technologies).
Exploring the role of waves in transferring information.
