Thermal Energy

Objective: Students will be introduced to a real world problem allowing them to put into practice their understanding of thermal energy, temperature, and energy transfer. 

Slides: 122-139

Standard: MS PS 3-4, MS PS 1-4

Absent Students: Students who were absent will be excused from the lab. Wednesdays lesson will fill in any gaps they missed. 

Objective: Students will briefly design a short lab to test the thermal properties of a variety of common materials. Students will then determine which materials are conductors and which are insulators based on the results.

Slides: 105-121

Standard: MS PS 3-4, MS PS 1-4

Absent Students: Students who were absent will be excused from the lab. Wednesdays lesson will fill in any gaps they missed. 

Objective: Students will review temperature and equilibrium and then will dig into comparing thermal energy and temperature. 

Slides: 

Standard: MS PS 3-4, MS PS 1-4

Absent Students: Students can complete this quiz from home. 

Objective: Students will review temperature and equilibrium and will then have a short quiz at the end of class putting their newfound knowledge into practice. 

Slides: 20-34

Standard: MS PS 3-4, MS PS 1-4

Absent Students: Students can complete this quiz from home. 

Objective: Students will be doing an activity to demonstrate energy transfer 

Slides: 20-34

Standard: MS PS 3-4, MS PS 1-4

Absent Students: Students can review the slides and article and do most of the daily form. 

Objective: Students will be looking at our unit SIM to check how it can be used to help us answer our weekly question. Students will also read a brief article, linked to the right, about the concept of absolute zero regarding temperature. 

Slides: 20-34

Standard: MS PS 3-4, MS PS 1-4

Absent Students: Students can review the slides and article and do most of the daily form. 

Objective: Students will be introduced to our new unit covering thermal energy. Students will also do some general upkeep of our notes and bookmarking our new unit page. 

Slides: 1 - 18

Standard: MS PS 3-4, MS PS 1-4

Absent Students: Students can review the slides and do most of the daily form.