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PS3.D-H4 Disciplinary Core ideas resources

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PS3.D-H4 | Disciplinary Core ideas

Although energy cannot be destroyed, it can be converted to less useful forms–for example, to thermal energy in the surrounding environment.

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Mā te rauhiringa tātou e ora: Powerful Solutions: How do we provide sustainable energy to communities?

Grades

9, 10, 11, 12

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Learn about the energy all around us through a hands-on power generating lab, a web app exploring resilient energy mixes, and stories about Māui’s innovation. In Te Reo Māori, the unit title translates to "It is through positive energy that we thrive." This unit connects to Māori leadership in self-sufficiency and sustainability as inspiration for the future of energy engineering!

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Lesson 3

In Lesson 3, students learn that some types of energy are less useful, such as heat. Besides this energy "loss" to less useful forms, energy is conserved.

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