HS-PS3-2
High School Science · Next Generation Science Standards · 2013
The Standard
Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative positions of particles (objects).
Standard Unwrapping
AI-generated as a starting point.Vocabulary
modelsenergymacroscopic scalecombinationmotions of particlesobjectsrelative positionsparticles
Skills
- develop models (to illustrate energy at the macroscopic scale) #dok3
- use models (to account for energy as a combination of motion and position of objects) #dok2
- describe (the types of energy associated with particles' motion and position) #dok1
- explain (how energy can be accounted for at the macroscopic scale) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can describe the different forms of energy related to the motion and position of particles and objects. #dok1
- I can use models to account for energy at the macroscopic scale as a combination of motion and positional energy. #dok2
- I can explain how models represent the motion and location of particles or objects as sources of energy. #dok2
- I can develop a model to illustrate how energy at the macroscopic scale is associated with the movement and arrangement of particles or objects. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Energy in systems at large scales can be understood as a combination of motion (kinetic energy) and position (potential energy) of particles or objects.
- Models can be used to represent and track how energy is distributed and conserved in systems through particle motion and arrangement.
Essential Questions
- How can energy at the macroscopic scale be represented using models?
- What are the differences between energy associated with the motion of particles and the relative position of particles?
- In what ways do models help explain the conservation or transfer of energy in physical systems?
- How do changes in motion and position of particles or objects affect the total energy in a system?
- Why is it important to distinguish between different forms of energy when analyzing physical systems?
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