Unit 2 Energy
S8P2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments that energy can transform from one form to another within a system.
a) Analyze and interpret data to create graphical displays that illustrate the relationships of kinetic energy to mass and speed, and potential energy to mass and height of an object.
b) Plan and carry out an investigation to explain the transformation between kinetic and potential energy within a system (e.g. roller coasters, pendulums, rubber bands, etc.).
c) Construct an argument to support a claim about the type of energy transformations within a system [e.g., lighting a match (light to heat), turning on a light (electrical to light).
d) Plan and carry out investigations on the effects of heat transfer on molecular motion as it relates to the collision of atoms (conduction), through space (radiation), or in currents in a liquid or a gas (convection).
a) Analyze and interpret data to create graphical displays that illustrate the relationships of kinetic energy to mass and speed, and potential energy to mass and height of an object.
b) Plan and carry out an investigation to explain the transformation between kinetic and potential energy within a system (e.g. roller coasters, pendulums, rubber bands, etc.).
c) Construct an argument to support a claim about the type of energy transformations within a system [e.g., lighting a match (light to heat), turning on a light (electrical to light).
d) Plan and carry out investigations on the effects of heat transfer on molecular motion as it relates to the collision of atoms (conduction), through space (radiation), or in currents in a liquid or a gas (convection).
Vocabulary
Energy, potential energy, kinetic energy, forms of energy (chemical, nuclear, mechanical, sound, electromagnetic/radiant/light, thermal, electrical), heat, temperature, specific heat, conduction, convection, radiation, Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy, potential energy, kinetic energy, forms of energy (chemical, nuclear, mechanical, sound, electromagnetic/radiant/light, thermal, electrical), heat, temperature, specific heat, conduction, convection, radiation, Law of Conservation of Energy