PS3 - Standard
Energy
Middle School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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kinetic energymassspeedpotential energysystemthermal energydeviceenergy transfermatteraverage kinetic energyparticlestemperaturegraphical displaysmodelscientific principles
Skills
- construct (graphical displays of data) #dok2
- interpret (graphs about kinetic energy, mass, and speed) #dok2
- develop (models for potential energy in systems) #dok3
- apply (scientific principles to device design and testing) #dok3
- plan (investigations for energy relationships) #dok3
- use (evidence and argumentation to support claims about energy transfer and kinetic energy changes) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can construct graphical displays to describe how kinetic energy is related to mass and speed. #dok2
- I can interpret graphs to determine relationships between kinetic energy, mass, and speed. #dok2
- I can develop a model to describe changes in potential energy due to the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance. #dok3
- I can apply scientific principles to design, build, and test a device for minimizing or maximizing thermal energy transfer. #dok3
- I can plan and carry out an investigation to determine how energy transfer depends on type of matter, mass, and temperature change. #dok3
- I can construct arguments to support claims about what happens when kinetic energy of an object changes. #dok3
- I can explain, using evidence, how energy is transferred to or from an object when its kinetic energy changes. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Energy can take different forms (kinetic, potential, thermal) and is conserved as it is transferred between objects and systems.
- The relationship between mass, speed, and kinetic energy helps explain observations and predictions about motion and energy transfer in physical systems.
Essential Questions
- How is kinetic energy related to mass and speed?
- What factors determine how much potential energy is stored in a system?
- How can scientific principles be applied to design devices that control thermal energy transfer?
- How do experiments help us understand the relationships among energy, matter, and temperature?
- What evidence supports the claim that when kinetic energy changes, energy is transferred to or from an object?