Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Physical Science Unit 4 Day 1 + Vocab Card Instructions

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Objective: Students will define and describe the cause and effect of thermodynamics on the movement of molecules using the words kinetic energy, thermal energy, radiation, conduction, specific heat, latent heat, condensation and completing vocabulary cards.

Questions:
1) List the 4 phases of matter.
2) Describe the molecules in a solid and the molecules in a gas.
3) What is kinetic energy? Which phase of matter has the most?

Vocabulary Cards -- Instructions
  • On the front of the notecard write the word and draw a picture or diagram about the word.
  • On the back of the card, choose 2 of the following:
    • Definition
    • Apex sentence (a sentence that uses the word, not the definition)
    • related words or synonyms (2)
    • This word means...
    • This word makes me think about...
    • A hint: (what can help you remember the definition or the word better?)
    • Antonyms (2 words that mean the opposite)

Exit Ticket: Describe the effect of raising the temperature of molecules. Write a perfect 3 sentence paragraph (topic + 2 details) using the following sentence stem "Raising the temperature of molecules results in..." and at least 2 green words from the objective above.