Teacher poses a question to the class regarding two containers of water and the amount of thermal energy in each.
Students think about the question: How does the mass of a substance affect its temperature when energy is transferred?
Students conduct an investigation with different masses of sand and measure the temperature over a given period of time.
Students analyze data from their experiment through a series of questions. Students use data to explain the relationship between mass, kinetic energy, temperature, and thermal energy.
Students will design an investigation to test the effect of mass on a material’s temperature.
Students will design an investigation to test the effect of mass on a material’s temperature.
Students will design an investigation to test the effect of mass on a material’s temperature.
Students analyze data to determine the type of insulation a contractor should use.
Students plan and conduct an investigation using bbs to determine the effect of mass on temperature when energy is transferred by shaking.
In this cycle, students will discover the answer to the question, “How does the mass of a substance affect its temperature and thermal energy?” Students begin by observing two containers of water with different masses.
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