Lesson and Topic Curriculum Resources and Activities Assessment (FOR, Textbook Foundational

(1 Lesson = 1 Day) Key OF, and AS) Readings and Concepts

Concepts
1)Particle Model recap
(Wednesday February
28th)
2) Thermal energy
4) Expansion and
Contraction intro
Relevant Q’s
STS
2.3 -Have students create an anonym of how to remember the 3 properties. -Exit Slip: Verbal- What is What is the particle -Particle Model of
-Introduce what energy is 1 of the 3 important model of matter? Matter
things of the Particle What is Energy? -Energy
model of Matter Thermal Energy?
(Assessment for learning)
Page 205
2.5 -Lecture -Formative assessment of -What is energy? -Thermal Energy
-Have students read/teacher read discussion-for learning -What is Thermal
-Video energy?
-have students discuss in groups about what Page 206
2.1 -3 videos -Formative assessment of -What is expansion? -Expansion
2.2 -Have students move to what side of the room (left=contraction, discussion-for learning -What is contraction? -Contraction
2.5 right=expansion) that they think the example is -Which one is heated
-Make their own expansion/contraction test and which is cooled
-KWL- to gauge level of knowledge down

4) Expansion and 2.1 -Do the sagging wire experiment, have students fill out a lab report with - Expansion and -what happens to Expansion and
Contraction of solids 2.2 hypothesis, method and materials, procedure, results and discussion Contraction Report-- of solids when heated contraction in a
2.5 -Look at bridges and real-life examples of each. (bridges, thermometer learning and cooled? solid
goes up/down)

5) Expansion and 2.1 -Talk about thermometers and their ability to tell temperature based on - Formative assessment of - Expansion? Expansion and
contraction of liquid 2.2 expansion and contraction discussion-for learning -Contraction? contraction in a
2.5 -Look at real life examples of life examples -What causes them? liquid
-How does it effect
liquid?
6) Expansion and 2.1 -Do the balloon inflating and deflating experiment, have students fill out a - Expansion and - Expansion? Expansion and
contraction of gases 2.2 lab report with hypothesis, method and materials, procedure, results and Contraction Report-- of -Contraction? contraction in a
2.5 discussion learning -What causes them? gas
-Look at real life examples of life examples -How does it effect
gases?
7) Change in state intro 2.1 -Make a flowchart with students of how to determine what state it is in. -Topic 3 and 4 quiz- of - How can you tell -Evaporation
and matching game 2.2 -Play the matching game learning what state -Condensation
2.3 - Matching game- For something is in? -Sublimation
learning -218-220 -freezing
(solidification
-Melting (fusion)
8) Make a poster of the 2.1 -Students can make a pamphlet, poster, comic, podcast etc. about the -Assessment- As learning -Evaporation
changes in state 2.2 changes in state -Condensation
2.3 -Sublimation
-freezing
(solidification
-Melting (fusion)
9) Why temperature 2.1 -Lecture -Formative assessment of -Boiling point? -Boiling point
stays the same 2.2 -Read the textbook discussion-for learning -Melting point? -Melting point
2.3 -more time for the Change in State project -Evaporative cooling? -Evaporative
-Page 221-225 cooling

10) Discuss the 3 ways 21. -Go through a slideshow -Formative assessment of Page 229-230 Conduction
that energy is 2.2 -Watch a video about conduction and convection discussion-for learning Convection
transferred- 2.4
Conduction and
Convection
11)Radiation 21. -Go through a slideshow -Formative assessment of Page 226 Radiation
2.2 -Watch a video about radiation discussion-for learning Conduction
2.4 -Matching game/worksheet Convection

12) Energy Transfer 21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUEPGMnRqGs -Formative assessment of Page 231-233 Energy Transfer
Systems 2.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8Z4SCETPs discussion-for learning
2.4 -Lecture
-Interactive smartboard, where students have to match the description to
the point that the occurs on a volleyball spike

13)Sources of Thermal 3.4 -Go through a lecture with a slideshow, giving brief explanations of each -Formative assessment of Page 238-247 Chemical, Electric,
Energy and 3.5 -Introducing the project-Rubric and expectations discussion-for learning Mechanical,
INTRODUCTIN THE Geothermal, Solar,
PROJECT Wind energy
14) Energy Efficient 3.1 -Pick Windows -Summative assessment- Page 238-256 Efficiency and how
House Project 3.3 of learning to conserve energy
3.4
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
15) Energy Efficient 3.1 -Pick Heating system -Summative assessment- Page 238-256 Efficiency and how
House Project 3.3 of learning to conserve energy
3.4
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
16) Energy Efficient 3.1 -Pick insolation -Summative assessment- Page 238-256 Efficiency and how
House Project 3.3 of learning to conserve energy
3.4
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
17) Energy Efficient 3.1 -Pick hot water source -Summative assessment- Page 238-256 Efficiency and how
House Project 3.3 of learning to conserve energy
3.4
 3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
18) Energy Efficient 3.1 -5-10 other energy efficient changes they would have in their house -Summative assessment- Page 238-256 Efficiency and how
House Project 3.3 of learning to conserve energy
3.4
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
19) Energy Efficient 3.1 -House Layout -Summative assessment- Page 238-256 Efficiency and how
House Project 3.3 of learning to conserve energy
3.4
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
20) Start building 3.1 -Using cardboard and other materials, students will create their house and -Summative assessment- Page 238-256 Efficiency and how
3.3 layout of learning to conserve energy
3.4
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
21) Building the Energy 3.1 -Using cardboard and other materials, students will create their house and -Summative assessment- Page 238-256 Efficiency and how
Efficient House 3.3 layout of learning to conserve energy
3.4
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
22) Building the Energy 3.1 -Using cardboard and other materials, students will create their house and -Summative assessment- Page 238-256 Efficiency and how
Efficient House 3.3 layout of learning to conserve energy
3.4
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
23) Building the Energy 3.1 -Using cardboard and other materials, students will create their house and -Summative assessment- Page 238-256 Efficiency and how
Efficient House 3.3 layout of learning to conserve energy
3.4
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.3
24) Unit Test -Summative assessment-
of learning