Monday, September 30
-Good Things
-Warmup
-Whiteboard Data
-Summary Table
-Definitions
Tuesday, October 1
How can electrical energy be generated? What are the necessary parts of an electrical generation system?
-Warmup
-Pendulum Testing Phet Simulation
Wednesday, October 2
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
-Marshmallow Catapult
Thursday, October 3
How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
-Marshmallow Catapult
-Readworks?
Friday, October 4
How are mass and speed related to kinetic energy?
-Pendulum Mass and Testing
-Pendulum Graphs
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)