Thermal Energy Source Rubric
Name:
Topic:
Research a picture showing how the energy source produces thermal energy.
Identify the source as renewable or nonrenewable.
Describe one advantage and one disadvantage to using the energy source as a heat
source for your section of the school.
Will you be using this energy source for your section of the school, or do you need
to do further research?
Mastery
Describe how
Your
the energy
description of
source produces the process
thermal energy. correctly
includes at least
one heat key
concept that we
have not
discussed in
class.
Describe an
You describe
advantage and a both an
disadvantage to advantage and a
using the energy disadvantage
source as a heat and explain
source for your why it would or
section of the
would not be a
New School.
worthy heat
source for your
section of the
school.
Proficient
Your
description of
the process
thoroughly
includes more
than one key
concept of heat.
Acceptable
Your
description of
the process is
briefly based
correctly on one
key concept.
Beginning
Your
description of
the process is
incomplete
because no key
heat concepts
were included.
You describe
both an
advantage and a
disadvantage of
the heat source
and explain
why it would or
would not be a
reliable heat
source.
You describe
both an
advantage and a
disadvantage of
the heat source.
You describe
either one
advantage or
disadvantage of
the energy
source.
Key Heat Concepts:
1) Heat is transferred from high energy to low energy.
2) Heat is measured in joules.
3) The amount of heat an object transfers depends on:
a. The amount of substance.
b. The type of substance.
c. The average speed of the particles (temperature).
4) Particle model of matter
a. All matter is made up of tiny particles.
b. All particles are moving.
c. There is space between the particles.
d. The particles are colliding.
5) Heat is transferred in one of three ways:
a. Conduction
b. Radiation
c. Convection