Keeping Chickens Warm with Light

In this investigation, students figure out why a lamp used to keep baby chickens warm is placed above them at a specific height. The Keeping Chickens Warm with Light kit includes all the materials students will need to design and carry out an investigation in the 4th-grade science book (NGSS Edition).  Each kit contains enough materials for six groups of students.  Materials: Light Bulbs  Clamp-On Light Fixture  Thermometers Cloth Meter Stick  Black Tubes & Lids  Alignment with Academic Standards for Science  Source  Code  Performance Expectation  NGSS  4-PS3-2  Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.    Core Idea(s)  EPS7: Energy transfer and transformations  EPS6: Waves, light, and sound   Practices  SEP1: Asking questions and defining problems   SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations  SEP4: Ana