'Big Idea'	Grades K-2	Grades 3-4	Grades 5-8	Grades 9-12
1.Energy appears in different forms.		H1	H4	H4, H9
2.Different forms of energy can be produced in different ways.		H2		H6
3.Energy moves in different ways.			H3	H1, H2, H3
4.Energy is transferred into or out of a system.			H6
5.Energy interacts with matter in different ways.				H6
6.Energy can be transformed from one form to another. Heat is a product of most energy tranformations.			H1
7.Energy is neither created nor destroyed, but only changed from one form to another.			H1, H2	H4
8.The sun is a major source of Earth's energy and drives many earth processes.	H1
9.Physical and living systems are driven by energy.	H2
10.Energy sources are categorized as renewable or non-renewable.			H5
11.Humans are dependent on different forms of energy.	H2		H5
12.Energy can be electrical.			H4	H7, H8
Local Assessment Benchmarks	H1	H2	H5	H4 & H9

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