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Physics HS PS3 3
Energy conversion devices
Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.* [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on both qualitative and quantitative evaluations of devices. Examples of devices could include Rube Goldberg devices, wind turbines, solar cells, solar ovens, and generators. Examples of constraints could include use of renewable energy forms and efficiency.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment for quantitative evaluations is limited to total output for a given input. Assessment is limited to devices constructed with materials provided to students.]
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Constructing explanations and designing solutions in 9–12 builds on K–8 experiences and progresses to explanations and designs that are supported by multiple and independent student-generated sources of evidence consistent with scientific ideas, principles, and theories.
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Design, evaluate, and/or refine a solution to a complex real-world problem, based on scientific knowledge, student-generated sources of evidence, prioritized criteria, and trade off considerations.
Energy and Matter
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At the macroscopic scale, energy manifests itself in multiple ways, such as in motion, sound, light, and thermal energy. (HS-PS3-2) (HS-PS3-3)
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem
Prior Knowledge/Previe
Energy Conversion CK-12 FlexBooks
Forms of energy EIA
Energy and Matter cycles – Earth’s Energy Budget video and Water cycle video NASA My Data
Inquiry science
Printable activity Energy Transfer in Earth’s Atmosphere NASA My Data
On-line Solar Energy on Earth Practice activity cK-12
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LAB experiments
Lab #1Clouds and Solar Radiation activity cK-12
Lab #2 Make student Hofmann voltameters + lab Cullen and Hustings
Lab #3 Energy conversion device activities--NEED TO BUY/acquire MATERIALS REcharge Labs
Lab #4 Energy forms and changes PhET
Lab #5 High School Energy Experiments – page 16 Thermal Energy Put to Work BP
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Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Applications and examples
Solar Sails: solar energy --> propulsion NASA video
Electrified Aircraft Systems: Power Converters NASA Glenn Research Center
Small Stirling Converters NASA Glenn Research Center
Radio-isotope Power Systems in Spacecraft NASA Science
PS3 3 Fuel Cell Gemini spacecraft SI Learning Lab Cutaway model
The physics of champagne bubbles could help power the future SI Learning Lab
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EXTENSION material for the curious
Thermal energy Conversion technology NASA
Direct Energy Conversion: Electrochemistry Batteries and Fuel Cells NASA
Nuclear Thermionic and Thermoelectric Systems NASA Technology Transfer
NASA energy concept could harness the Power of Ocean Waves TechBriefs
Radiation and Energy Transfer NASA My Data
Energy and Chemical Change LibreTexts
Thermochemistry including energy form changes Idaho Science Education
Is this new material a game changer for thermoelectricity? Smithsonian Magazine
Batteries recharge with waste heat Smithsonian Magazine​