required for occurrence, energy released, and the nature of products. SC.3.5.2 Exemplify the Conceptually explain half-life Half-Life Lab & Demonstration radioactive decay of using models. unstable nuclei using the Perform simple half-life Khan Video Half-Life concept of half-life. calculations on an isotope’s half-life value, time of decay, and/or amount of Half-Life Problems substance. SC.3.6 Energy Conservation and Transfer: Understand types of energy, conservation of energy and energy transfer. What Learner Should Know, Objectives Teaching Notes and Resources Understand, and Be Able to Do SC.3.6.1 Explain thermal the ability of various Thermal Energy Explanation energy and its transfer. materials to absorb or release thermal energy in order to Specific Heat Virtual Lab conceptually relate mass, specific heat capacity, and temperature of materials to the Comparison PDF amount of heat transferred. (Calculations with q = mCp should be used to aid in ΔT Latent Heat Explanation conceptual development through laboratory investigation and analysis, not Heat Module as problem-solving exercises.) Compare thermal energy, heat, and temperature. Relate phase changes to latent heat that changes the potential energy of particles while the average kinetic energy of particles (temperature) remains the same. Compare conduction, convection, and radiation as methods of energy transfer. SC.3.6.2 Explain the law of Exemplify the relationship Explanation conservation of energy in a between kinetic energy, mechanical system in potential energy, and heat to terms of kinetic energy, illustrate that total energy is potential energy and heat. conserved in mechanical Pendulum Understanding systems such as a pendulum, roller coaster, cars/balls on ramps, etc. Relate types of friction in a Conservation of Energy system to the transformation of mechanical energy to heat. Friction SC.3.6.3 Explain work in Explain scenarios, in work Work Explanation terms of the relationship is done, identifying the force, among the applied force to displacement, and energy an object, the resulting transfer- work requires energy; displacement of the object, when work is done on an and the energy transferred object, the result is an increase to an object. in its energy and is
required for occurrence, energy released, and the nature of products. SC.3.5.2 Exemplify the radioactive decay of unstable nuclei using the concept of half-life. Conceptually explain half-life using models. Perform simple half-life calculations on an isotope’s half-life value, time of decay, and/or amount of substance. Half-Life Lab & Demonstration Khan Video Half-Life Half-Life Problems SC.3.6 Energy Conservation and Transfer: Understand types of energy, conservation of energy and energy transfer. Objectives What Learner Should Know, Understand, and Be Able to Do Teaching Notes and Resources SC.3.6.1 Explain thermal energy and its transfer. the ability of various materials to absorb or release thermal energy in order to conceptually relate mass, specific heat capacity, and temperature of materials to the amount of heat transferred. (Calculations with q = mCp ΔT should be used to aid in conceptual development through laboratory investigation and analysis, not as problem-solving exercises.) Compare thermal energy, heat, and temperature. Relate phase changes to latent heat that changes the potential energy of particles while the average kinetic energy of particles (temperature) remains the same. Compare conduction, convection, and radiation as methods of energy transfer. Thermal Energy Explanation Specific Heat Virtual Lab Comparison PDF Latent Heat Explanation Heat Module SC.3.6.2 Explain the law of conservation of energy in a mechanical system in terms of kinetic energy, potential energy and heat. Exemplify the relationship between kinetic energy, potential energy, and heat to illustrate that total energy is conserved in mechanical systems such as a pendulum, roller coaster, cars/balls on ramps, etc. Relate types of friction in a system to the transformation of mechanical energy to heat. Explanation Pendulum Understanding Conservation of Energy Friction SC.3.6.3 Explain work in terms of the relationship among the applied force to an object, the resulting displacement of the object, and the energy transferred to an object. Explain scenarios, in work is done, identifying the force, displacement, and energy transfer- work requires energy; when work is done on an object, the result is an increase in its energy and is Work Explanation
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