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Book Chapter | May 2019
The guiding question of this investigation is, How does the distance between a light source and an object affect the amount of energy an object receives from the light source? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out…
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Energy Transfer Through Collisions
Book Chapter | May 2019
The guiding question of this investigation is, How does the energy of a moving ball change after it collides with objects that have different masses? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out how the energy of a…
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Energy Transfer Between Liquids
Book Chapter | May 2019
The guiding question of this investigation is, How can we predict how much the temperature of 100 ml of water will change when we add different amounts of hot water to it? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out a…
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Energy Transfer by Electric Currents
Book Chapter | May 2019
The guiding question of this investigation is, How can we make an electric car move faster? In this lesson, students will apply what they know about electric currents, closed circuits, and the transfer of energy to…
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Cold Milk: Measuring Energy Transfer in the Creation of Ice Cream
Book Chapter | April 2011
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! This experiment demonstrates endothermic reactions in a way that creates a learning experience that connects science with the popular dessert ice cream. Students are…
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Exposing Hidden Energy Transfer With Inexpensive Thermal Imaging Cameras
Journal Article | February 2016
Explore the conservation of energy and related topics with this now-affordable technology.
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Teacher to Teacher: Predicting, Explaining, and Observing Thermal Energy Transfer
Journal Article | November 2016
This column provides practical advice from your peers. This month's columnn discusses using the Mixing Water formative assessment probe from Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Vol. 2 to determine student thinking…
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Journal Article | January 2023
“Energy is liberated matter, matter is energy waiting to happen.” — Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything
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Journal Article | April 2021
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Journal Article | January 2023
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Journal Article | August 2021
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Blog Post | December 2011
My middle schoolers were full of energy! This month’s Science Scope has many suggestions for channeling their enthusiasm into studying energy transformations. What’s really relevant is that most of the…
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Collection | March 2020
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Collection | March 2020
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Journal Article | December 2006
Core concepts can be integrated throughout lower-division science and engineering courses by using a series of related, cross-referenced laboratory experiments. Starting with butane combustion in chemistry, we expanded…
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