Unit 1 Energy

Challenge Question:

HOW DO WE USE AND CONTROL THERMAL ENERGY IN A SYSTEM?

Weekly Expeditions and Journal Entries

(Day by day happenings in Science Class)

Weekly Expeditions - Click Here to see what is happening in class.

Journal Entries

Presentations and Vocabulary

Daily Journals - This is a running list of our daily journals.

Presentation 8/29- Systems and Models

Quizlet Study Set- "Introduction and Energy"

Activities

Play the simulation below. It is a MODEL of how thermal energy affects molecules. Change the temperature up and down as much as you wish. (Do not mess with pressure for now.)

Pay attention to the movement of the PARTICLES (molecules).

Be ready to answer the following questions:

What happens to the PARTICLES when the temperature rises?
What happens to the PARTICLES when the temperature decreases?
What does this have to do with THERMAL ENERGY? HEAT?

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