MS-PS1-6
Middle School Science · Next Generation Science Standards · 2013
The Standard
Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Standard Unwrapping
AI-generated as a starting point.Vocabulary
design projectdevicethermal energychemical processestestmodificationreleaseabsorption
Skills
- undertake (design projects to construct devices) #dok3
- test (devices that release or absorb thermal energy) #dok3
- modify (devices based on test results) #dok3
- construct (devices that release or absorb thermal energy through chemical processes) #dok3
- analyze (the effectiveness of devices in releasing or absorbing thermal energy) #dok4
Learning Targets
- I can identify devices that release or absorb thermal energy by chemical processes. #dok1
- I can describe how a device releases or absorbs thermal energy. #dok2
- I can undertake a design project to construct a device that releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes. #dok3
- I can test my device to evaluate its ability to release or absorb thermal energy. #dok3
- I can modify my device based on test results to improve its performance. #dok3
- I can analyze and justify choices made during the design, testing, and modification of my device. #dok4
Big Ideas
- Devices can be engineered to control the release or absorption of thermal energy through chemical processes.
- Designing, testing, and refining devices helps us solve real-world problems involving thermal energy.
Essential Questions
- How do chemical processes release or absorb thermal energy?
- What factors should be considered when designing a device that changes thermal energy?
- How can testing and modification improve the effectiveness of a thermal energy device?
- Why is it important to use chemical processes to manage thermal energy in everyday life?
- What challenges might arise in constructing and modifying a device to control thermal energy?
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