Unit Overview

• This unit utilizes a popcorn theme. It was developed to provide an opportunity for students to have enjoyable science experiences focused on Energy Forms and Interactions. This unit will help students recognize that energy and energy interactions cause many of the changes that happen around them. 
• Students will participate in teacher directed experiences where several energy forms and interactions occur including the popping and sprouting of popcorn kernels. The science skills emphasized in the Energy Forms and Interactions kit are observing, collecting data, organizing data, interpreting data, and discussing. Integrated hands-on math activities are also included in this kit.

Manuals, Inventory, and NYS Correlation Downloads

• The teacher manual, student manual, inventory sheet, and kit correlation are available online for download. 
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Energy Forms and Interactions Manual
Energy Forms and Interactions Student Manual                                                              Energy Forms and Interactions Inventory Sheet
Energy Forms and Interactions Correlation

Digital Resources

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Online Energy Forms and Interactions Teacher Training

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Online Energy Forms and Interactions Training

Scheduling and Science Kit Ordering Information

• This unit may take five to seven weeks to complete depending upon the goals of the teacher and interests of the students.
• Teachers in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties request the kits from us, and the couriers deliver the kits to the schools.  Teachers have up to six weeks to complete each of the learning experiences.  Once the teachers complete the learning experiences provided with the math and science kits, the kits are then sent back to us so we can refurbish them and send them out again when they are requested.  **If you need additional time to complete your kit, please contact 716-376-8272 so we can accommodate an extension. 

**Missing Items: If the kit you requested has missing item(s), please contact 716-376-8272. We will send missing item(s) out to you as soon as possible.  

• Do you want to book this kit? There are several ways to order science kits.  Ways you can order are:

MediaNet: Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES Media Library - Energy Forms and Interactions Phone: 716-376-8272   Fax: 716-372-0621   Email: leigh_leyva@caboces.org or mst_kits@caboces.org                                                                                                       U.S. Mail: C/A BOCES – Math, Science, & Technology Department at Allegany, 1825 Windfall Road, Olean, NY 14760