September 27 -- October 1

Monday, September 27

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

-Good Things

-Warmup

-Hand Generators and Light Bulb Circuits

-Input/Output

-Generator Phet

Tuesday, September 28

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

-Warmup

-Whiteboard Discussion Generators

-Generator Phet

-Unit Summary Table

-Definitions

Wednesday, September 29

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?

-Warmup

-SPLAT!

-Pendulum Testing

Thursday, September 30

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?

-Warmup

-Pendulum Height and Testing

-Summary Table

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

Friday, October 1

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?

-Phet Simulation

-Legends of Learning--Energy

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)