Type & Translate – TSP
GRADE 7 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE :
Energy
Total Unit Running Time: 30-40 minutes
FIELD TRIP: Stinson Beach, CA
Running Time: 3:10
NGSS: MS-PS3-5
VVR Host, Steve Grubbs, addresses kinetic energy and mass, as well as wave movement caused by heat and wind–all while standing on the sandy shores of the central coast in California
INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE : Word Search
Running Time: Self-paced
Based on the traditional word search students stand in a 360* cylinder with letters spanning from floor to the ceiling. Hidden within the mass of letters are terms from the lessons they experience in this unit. By staring at the first letter of a vocabulary word, they start a yellow line that runs across the word as they move their head. Once students get to the last letter, they pause and allow the word to be fully highlighted and checked off the list.
THEATER 1 : Transformation of Energy
Running Time: 6:35
NGSS: MS-PS3-3, MS-PS3-5
Topics Covered
- 3 types of energy transfer: conduction, radiation, convection
- 6 forms of energy
- Potential vs. kinetic energy
Assessment Answer Key & Critical Thinking Skills
- A (BT3–application)
- B (BT2–comprehension)
- D (BT6–evaluation)
- C (BT1–knowledge)
- D (BT3–application)
THEATER 2 : Electric & Gravitational Fields
Running Time: 6:05
NGSS: MS-PS2-3, MS-PS2-4, MS-PS2-5
Topics Covered
- Distinction between mass and weight
- Gravitational vs magnetic fields
- Concepts of force, field, gravity
Assessment Answer Key & Critical Thinking Skills
- D (BT3–application)
- D (BT2–comprehension)
- C (BT4—analysis)
- A (BT6–evaluation)
- B (BT2–comprehension)
TEACHER DEMO : Kitchen Physics with Wendy
Running Time: 12:03
NGSS: MS-PS3-3, MS-PS3-5
Topics Covered
Wendy works through a series of demos that exemplify unit standards (making a magnet and a catapult; lighting a bulb in the microwave with salt water; erupting soda using Mentos)
Assessment Answer Key & Critical Thinking Skills
- D (BT1–knowledge)
- B (BT1–knowledge)
- A (BT3—application)
- C (BT4–analysis)
- A (BT3–application)
Science Standards:
NGSS: MS-PS2-3, MS-PS2-4, MS-PS2-5, MS-PS3-3, MS-PS3-5; TEKS: 7(b.2.A), 7(b.3.C), 7(b.4.A), 7(b.4.B), 7(b.7.A), 7(b.7.B), 7(b.7.C); CPALMS: SC.7.N.1.5, SC.7.N.3.2, SC.7.P.11.1, SC.7.P.11.2, SC.7.P.11.3, SC.7.P.11.4