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S8P2.c- Forms & Transformations of Energy

Updated 7/7/2022: Johns

Unit 2: Forms and Transformations of Energy

STANDARD: S8P2   Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the law of conservation of energy to develop arguments that energy can transform from one form to another within a system. 

ELEMENT: S8P2.c   Construct an argument to support a claim about the type of energy transformations within a system [e.g., lighting a match (light to heat), turning on a light (electrical to light)].

LEARNING TARGETS:

  1. I can provide examples of the forms of energy. (Knowledge)
  2. I can identify the energy transformations that occur within a closed system. (Knowledge)
  3. I can state and explain the Law of Conservation of Energy. (Knowledge)
  4. I can use the Law of Conservation of Energy to describe apparent energy loss during energy transformations. (Reasoning)
  5. I can, from an example, identify that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can only be changed from one form to another. (Reasoning)
  6. I can explain that heat is often produced as a byproduct when one form of energy is converted to another form. (Reasoning)
  7. I can use models to show the transformation of energy in a system. (Reasoning)
  8. I can distinguish between open and closed systems in terms of the flow of energy. (Reasoning)
  9. I can identify and trace the changes that occur during energy transformations in everyday situations. (Reasoning)
  10. I can construct an argument to support my understanding of the energy transformations that occur within a system of events, such as lighting a match, turning lights on/off, etc. (Product)

Forms of Energy & Law of Conservation of Energy

 

Examples: Forms (Types) of Energy

 

Example: Energy Transformations

 

Example: Energy Transformations

 Open, Closed, and Isolated Systems

 

Law of Conservation of Energy

 

Learning Targets #4, #5 & #6 will be done in an online lab.

Energy Transfers and Transformations

 Construct an Argument - C.E.R. (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)

 

The video below is the video the teacher uses in the C.E.R. video above.