6th Grade Lessons
IN THIS LESSON
Unlock the mysteries of the universe by understanding energy in 15 minutes
Essential Questions:
What is heat?
How do different materials affect thermal energy transfer?
How can I use a model to show unobservable things?
How do I use cause and effect to explain a scientific phenomenon?
How do I plan a fair investigation?
How do we know if a design is successful?
Make it
Priority and Supporting SEPs
"Design, construct, and test a device
Planning and conducting investigations
Developing and using models"
Priority and Supporting CCCs
"Energy and matter
Scale, proportion, quantity
Cause and effect"
Example Assignment:
Engineer and revise a design for a ice cream cooler, and conduct an Investigation to show the effect of the amount of ice on the temperature of lemonade, and particle scale model of a hot and cool air, and ice cream—before and after melting.
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