October 4 -- October 8

Monday, October 4

How can electrical energy be generated? What are the necessary parts of an electrical generation system?

-Good Things

-Pendulum Height and Testing

-Summary Table

-Definitions

-Connection to Stream--Where is the most Potential Energy

Tuesday, October 5

What causes the potential energy within a system to change? How does the location of an electric generator affect its ability to capture energy from its surroundings?

-Connection to Stream--Where is the most Potential Energy

-Unit Challenge Quadrant

Wednesday, October 6

How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?

-Marshmallow Catapult

-Pendulum Mass and Testing

Thursday, October 7

How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?

-Pendulum Mass and Testing

-Pendulum Graphs

Friday, October 8

How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?

-Speed/Mass and Kinetic Energy Graphs

-Summary Table

-Practice Quiz

NGSS Connections

Engaging in Argument from Evidence

Construct, use, and present oral and written arguments supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support or refute an explanation or a model for a phenomenon. (MS-PS3-5)

PS3.A: Definitions of Energy

A system of objects may also contain stored (potential) energy, depending on their relative positions. (MS-PS3-1)

Systems and System Models

Models can be used to represent systems and their interactions – such as inputs, processes, and outputs – and energy and matter flows within systems. (MS-PS3-2)