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
king Questions
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJJoKxDsyo
Q
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?
Explore
Plan 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