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Unit 3. Energy [ 38 -40 hours)

3.1Temperature (Conduction) // Anticipated length: 10 50-minute classes // // Resources //
 * Anticipated Length of Unit: ** 38 – 40 50-minute classes
 * Sections ** : Sections
 * Information & Materials: ** Unit 1 Data Sheets (1 per section for a total of 7 Data Sheets. //None for final test 1.7//)

1. Activity: Thermometer Design Prelab 4. Activity: Developing a Mathematical Formula
 * 1) Lab: Thermometer Design Lab
 * 2) Assessment: Rubric : Thermometer Design
 * 1) Activity: Comparing Temperature and Heat

3.2. Convection // Anticipated length: 5 50-minute classes // // Resources //


 * 1) Lab: Energy lab (Health Sciences)
 * 2) Activity: Cup of coffee Vensim Model (Feedback)
 * 3) Activity: Earthly convection – wind, mantle, ocean currents (collapse of the thermohaline )

3.3 Radiation 2 hours // Anticipated length: 2 50-minute classes // // Resources //

1. Lecture: IR Radiation and Heat (PowerPoint) 2. Lab: Explorations with IR (map activity) 3. Assessment: Lab Report Rubric

3.4 Earth’s Energy Budget // Anticipated length: 5 50-minute classes // // Resources //


 * 1) Lab: Earth’s Energy Budget 4 hours
 * 2) Prelab: Albedo and IR
 * 3) Lecture: Wind, Mantle and Ocean currents
 * 4) Activity: Snowball Earth
 * 5) Sources of Energy – fossil fuels, hydro, nuclear (probably 3 separate lessons)

3.5Wind Energy // Anticipated length: 17 50-minute classes // // Resources //

1. Activity: Who has seen the wind lab 2. Lab: Wind Turbine Design Lab 3. Design Problem: Harish – Design Problem 4. Design Problem: Catching some wind of New York City