Turn Down the Heat: Exploring Thermal Insulation

Objectives

★ Apply science and engineering practices to our professional learning and daily classroom instruction

★ Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate using inquiry

★Determine effective use of materials to support inquiry science

Student Outcome Statements

★ Ask questions to discover how energy moves

WHST.6-8.7

★ Plan and carry out investigations to explore the movement of heat in a system WHST.-8.2, MP.1

★Obtain, evaluate and communicate information WHST.6-8.4, SL.6

5E Model of Instruction

★ Engage-Evokes students curiosity and prior knowledge

★ Explore-Students explore ideas and questions through activities

★ Explain-Students analyze data and develop explanation

★ Extend-Students apply knowledge in new context

★ Evaluate-Students assess own learning in addition to teachers assessment

Human Development Activity

Asking Questions

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Engage

DrIving question for inquiry:

★ In what ways can thermal energy be

transferred? Give practical examples

★What kind of heat transfer keeps us warm in

the winter?

★Read Informationall text-Answer questions

ExplorePlan and conduct experiment to answer inquiry question:

★ How do we design the experiment?

★ What data do we need to collect?

★ What are the variables

★ Which variables can you keep constant?

★ Make some predictions/hypothesize

★ What will be your control?

★ Record method and all ideas and data generated in your

journal

Explain

Explain and justify the choices you made during planning and investigation:

★What role does the word of the day play in answering the inquiry question?

★What is the answer to the inquiry question?

Elaborate/Extend

★What have you learned from doing the experiment?

★How can you apply this to your personal life?

★How can you apply this to other real life situations?

Evaluate

Assess scientific practices and core ideas: ★ Communicate your data using a graph

★Write a scientific Explanation to show your understanding of the results using claim, evidence and reasoning

Reflections & Sharing

★ Connecting to the standards

★ Cookbook vs. Inquiry

★ Challenges and Successes

★ Classroom Practices

Group Planning & Exit Slip

Meet in grade level teams:

★ Review Resources

★ Have conversations

★ Share a Plan

★ Please complete exit slip