A comprehensive set of extension activities for the book 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind', featuring reading analysis, creative writing, renewable energy research, and a hands-on STEM engineering challenge.

Masters Insulation and Convection. Students engineer 'Arctic Armor' to stop heat transfer and visualize 'Convection Currents' in liquids to understand energy flow.

Focuses on Radiation and Conduction. Students build Solar Ovens to harness radiation and conduct the 'Spoon Showdown' to test how different materials transfer heat via conduction.

Explores phase changes in water (solid, liquid, gas). Students solve the "Desert Water Trap" using 'Ice Island Rescue' and 'Cloud Catcher' activities to master evaporation and condensation.

Investigates how physical properties change through melting, freezing, and sanding. Students explore the "Sanding Lab" and "Chocolate Foundry" to see how energy changes materials.

Focuses on identifying changes caused by heating and cooling, specifically distinguishing between reversible (melting wax) and irreversible (baking/cooking) changes. Includes 'Crayon Sculptors' and 'Pancake Puzzle'.

An immersive study of lions, exploring their social structures, habitats, and survival strategies in the African savanna.

A deep dive into the lives of jungle and safari animals, comparing their environments, diets, and amazing natural behaviors.

Targets TEKS 4.6B/C and 5.6B/C, engaging older students in the science of mixtures and solutions. Students investigate the conservation of mass and the physical properties of substances through activities like 'The Vanishing Gram' and 'Separation Challenge', complete with STAAR-aligned review questions.

Focuses on TEKS 1.6C, 2.6C, and 3.6D, introducing younger students to systems, parts, and material properties through building and reassembling challenges. Activities include 'The Toy Hospital' and 'The Sky High Tower' to explore how materials combine to form functional objects.

A collection of unit-wide resources for the Force Field Academy, including a master shopping list and student achievement certificates.

Upper elementary students design and conduct experimental investigations to test the effects of friction, gravity, and force on systems like cars and rockets. Alignment: TEKS 4.7(A), 5.7(B).

Students demonstrate forces in contact and at a distance, exploring gravity and magnetism through engineering challenges that require precise control of invisible forces. Alignment: TEKS 3.7(A).

Students explore how magnets interact with various materials and use magnetism to push and pull objects through fun, hands-on challenges. Alignment: TEKS K.7(A).

An advanced exploration for grades 4-5 on equal and unequal forces, patterns of motion, and energy transfer. Students solve real-world problems using complex force interactions.