MS-PS3-3
Middle School Science · Next Generation Science Standards · 2013
The Standard
Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Standard Unwrapping
AI-generated as a starting point.Vocabulary
scientific principlesdesigndevicethermal energy transferthermal energy
Skills
- apply (scientific principles to real-world problems) #dok3
- design (a device to control thermal energy transfer) #dok3
- construct (a device for minimizing or maximizing thermal energy transfer) #dok3
- test (a device for efficiency in thermal energy transfer) #dok3
- evaluate (the effectiveness of a constructed device) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify scientific principles relevant to thermal energy transfer. #dok1
- I can describe ways that thermal energy can be transferred. #dok1
- I can explain the difference between minimizing and maximizing energy transfer. #dok2
- I can apply scientific principles to create a design for a device that affects heat transfer. #dok3
- I can construct a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer. #dok3
- I can test a device to determine its effectiveness in transferring thermal energy and make improvements. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Devices can be designed using scientific principles to control the movement of thermal energy.
- The transfer of thermal energy can be minimized or maximized depending on the design and intended function of a device.
Essential Questions
- How can scientific principles help us design devices that control the transfer of thermal energy?
- What features make a device effective at minimizing or maximizing thermal energy transfer?
- Why might we want to either increase or decrease thermal energy transfer in different situations?
- How can testing and improving a device enhance its effectiveness for thermal energy transfer?
- What everyday technologies rely on controlling the transfer of thermal energy?
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