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Science Object |
| Average Rating: |
based on 3 reviews |
| Publication Title: |
Energy |
| Publication Date: |
11/1/2006 |
| Grade Level: |
Elementary School, Middle School, High School |
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Description
Science Objects are two hour on-line interactive inquiry-based content modules that help teachers better understand the science content they teach. This Science Object is the third of four Science Objects in the Energy SciPack. It provides a conceptual and real-world understanding of the relationship between thermal energy, heat, and temperature. The thermal energy of a material consists of the disordered motion of its atoms or molecules. Thermal energy can be transferred through materials or from one material to another by conduction (the collisions of atoms), or across space by radiation. If the material is fluid, convection currents aid the transfer of thermal energy (convection). When thermal energy is transferred it is called heat. Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of atoms and molecules in a material.
Ideas For Use
Science Objects are two hour learning experiences teachers can use to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept. Teachers can access any topic “on demand” from the Internet. Topics are based on the science literacy goals in the national standards (NSES, Science for All Americans, Benchmarks, and the Atlas of Scientific Literacy) and tied to state standards.
Each Science Object provides an understanding of the science content by providing a structured set of learning experiences through simulations and practice assessments. Science Objects challenge teachers to explore and explain real world phenomena and are founded on the principle that learners must be challenged with a problem, observation, data, etc., in order to develop scientific understanding. Science Objects utilize the five phases of inquiry-based learning: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate.
Learning Outcomes:
Energy: Thermal Energy, Heat, and Temperature
- Distinguish between thermal energy and heat.
- Explain thermal energy as the random motion of particles.
- Cite examples of thermal energy being transferred and explain it as conduction, radiation, or convection.
Additional Info
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Science Discipline:
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Energy transfer
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Temperature
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| Intended User Role: | Elementary-Level Educator, High-School Educator, Middle-Level Educator, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Inquiry learning, Professional development, Teacher content knowledge, Teaching strategies |
Technical
| Resource Format: | application/x-shockwave-flash, audio/mp3, image/gif, image/jpeg, text/html, video/quicktime |
| Installation Remarks: | Run the Science Objects System Check to ensure that your system is capable of viewing the simulations: http://ecommerce2.nsta.org/system_check/ |
| Requirements: | Requires Macromedia Flash Player and Apple Quicktime Player |
National Standards Correlation
This resource has 10 correlations with the National Standards.
[HIDE CORRELATIONS]
- Physical Science
- Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
- Heat can move from one object to another by conduction.
- Transfer of Energy
- Energy is a property of many substances and is associated with heat, light, electricity, mechanical motion, sound, nuclei, and the nature of a chemical.
- Heat moves in predictable ways, flowing from warmer objects to cooler ones, until both reach the same temperature.
- Heat, light, mechanical motion, or electricity might all be involved in energy transfers.
- Conservation of energy and increase in disorder
- Energy can be transferred by collisions in chemical and nuclear reactions, by light waves and other radiations, and in many other ways. (9-12)
- As energy transfers occur, the matter involved becomes steadily less ordered. (9-12)
- In all energy transfers, the overall effect is that the energy is spread out uniformly. Examples are the transfer of energy from hotter to cooler objects by conduction, radiation, or convection and the warming of our surroundings when we burn fuels. (9-12)
- Process Standards for Professional Development
- Research-Based
- Address teachers' needs as learners and build on their current knowledge of science content, teaching, and learning. (NSES)
- Design
- Introduce teachers to scientific literature, media, and technological resources that expand their science knowledge and their ability to access further knowledge. (NSES)
- Learning
- Build on the teacher's current science understanding, ability, and attitudes. (NSES)
State Standards Correlation
Use the form below to view which of your state standards this resource addresses.
Customer Reviews
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Use for middle and high school students |
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Reviewed by: Ann McNicol on February 18, 2008 |
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Excellent learning object. The animations would supliment lecture, and the interactive concept checks are well dsigned |
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Very Good |
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Reviewed by: Liz M (Interlaken, NY) on August 8, 2009 |
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Great background information and demonstration idea. Not all concepts are appropriate developmentally for elementary students, but it's important for teachers to know this and to use these terms correctly. |
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devil in the details |
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Reviewed by: Margaret (Rochester, NY) on July 9, 2009 |
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On the whole, this object is informative and the animations are very helpful. But I did find one major and one minor error. In the summary,it states
"Heat always transfers from the object with more thermal energy to the object with less thermal energy" Temperature should replace thermal energy both times in this statement. An iceberg has more thermal energy than a cup of hot cofee, but heat would transfer from the cup of coffee to the iceberg. Also in the evaluation questions in the feed back on the carpet vs. tile question, it states that tile feels colder because it has more points of contact with your feet, but I believe it is really that the tile is a better conductor than the carpet is.
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