Learn to connect position-time and velocity-time graphs. Explore velocity using an animated car icon connected to either a position-time or a velocity-time graph, or both. Then investigate other motion graphs. » Lesson Plan and Student Assessment documents are also available.
In this investigation, students begin talking about the idea of energy. Students start by defining energy and investigating differences between potential and kinetic energy. They then explore energy transfer and energy conservation. Finally, they connect energy to charges and atomic structure of matter. This investigation builds toward NGSS PEs: MS-PS3-5, MS-PS1-4, and HS-PS3-2.
In this investigation, students define potential energy and factors that impact the amount of potential energy that exists in a system. Students start by defining potential energy as energy that is stored in a system of interacting objects. Students then explore the relationship between potential energy and fields in order to explain how objects interact […]
This investigation focuses on how electric forces and energy are connected to molecules. Students will explore various simulations to build their understanding of the relationships among electric forces, energy, and the relative distance of two atoms. They will also explain the energy transfers that occur when molecules form and break using the concept of conservation […]
In this investigation, students will construct a model of chemical reactions involving energy and electrostatic interactions. Students learn that a chemical reaction is a process that involves the atoms of substances rearranging to form new substances and that to start any chemical reaction, energy is needed to break bonds in the reactants. Students will compare […]
In this investigation, students make observations about how water behaves connecting those observations to known properties of water. They explore why water is so important for life, how it is different from other liquids, why the components of water (hydrogen and oxygen are important), and how electron distribution affects observations of water. This investigation builds […]
In this investigation, students will explore phase changes of water and develop a model that explains how intramolecular and intermolecular interactions result in arrangements that lower potential energy. This investigation builds towards NGSS PEs HS-PS1-3 and HS-PS3-2.
In this investigation, students will learn how non-polar interactions in combination with polar interactions they learned about in the previous unit effect shape of biological molecules and their function. This investigation builds towards PE HS-PS3-5 and PE HS-LS1-6.
The High-Adventure Science Energy module has six activities. Explore the question, what are our energy choices? In this module, you will explore the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources for generating electricity. A particular focus is given to natural gas extracted from shale formations through the hydraulic fracturing process. At the end of the […]
The High-Adventure Science Climate module has six activities. Explore the question, what will Earth’s climate be in the future? Through a series of guided questions, you will explore interactions between factors that affect Earth’s climate. Explore temperature data from ice cores, sediments, and satellites and greenhouse gas data from atmospheric measurements, run experiments with computational […]