PS3 - Standard
Energy
High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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computational modelenergysystemchangecomponentsmacroscopic scalemotions of particlesrelative positionsdeviceconstraintsform of energythermal energyclosed systemenergy distributionsecond law of thermodynamicselectric fieldsmagnetic fieldsobjectsforcesinteraction
Skills
- create (computational models to calculate energy changes in a system) #dok4
- develop and use (models to illustrate energy at the macroscopic scale) #dok3
- design, build, and refine (devices to convert energy forms within constraints) #dok4
- plan and conduct (investigations to provide evidence of thermal energy transfer in closed systems) #dok3
- develop and use (models of objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can define and identify forms of energy and system components. #dok1
- I can describe energy transfer and transformation in a system. #dok1
- I can explain the difference between kinetic and potential energy at the macroscopic scale. #dok2
- I can use a model to illustrate energy associated with motion and with the positions of particles. #dok2
- I can plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence of thermal energy transfer and its effects on a closed system. #dok3
- I can develop and use a model to show how interacting objects exchange energy through electric or magnetic fields. #dok3
- I can use computational models to calculate energy change in a component when other energy changes and flows are known. #dok4
- I can design, build, and refine a device to convert one form of energy into another, considering constraints. #dok4
Big Ideas
- Energy can be transferred and transformed, but is always conserved within a system.
- Models and devices can be created and used to illustrate, calculate, and manipulate the flow and transformation of energy.
Essential Questions
- How can energy be modeled, calculated, transferred, and transformed in physical systems?
- What are the different forms of energy and how do energy flows affect system components?
- How do devices convert one form of energy into another within given constraints?
- How can models be used to predict forces and energy changes when objects interact through fields?
- What happens to the distribution of thermal energy when different temperature components are combined in a closed system?
