In this investigation, students figure out how the temperature of an object is affected by its color.
The Tops of School Buses kit includes all the materials students will need to design and carry out an investigation.
This kit includes enough materials for 8 groups of students.
Materials:
- Clamp Lights
- Light Bulbs
- Digital Thermometers
- Stopwatches
- Cloth Measuring Tapes
- Colored Cardboard Tubes & Caps
- Black Tubes
- White Tubes
- Gold Tubes
- Green Tubes
- Red Tubes
- Blue Tubes
Alignment with Academic Standards for Science
Source |
Code |
Performance Expectation |
NGSS |
MS-PS4-2 |
Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. |
Core Idea(s)
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PS6: Waves, light, and sound
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PS7: Energy transfer and transformations
Practices
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SEP1: Asking questions and defining problems
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SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations
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SEP4: Analyzing and interpreting data
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SEP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions
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SEP7: Engaging in argument from evidence
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SEP8: Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting Concepts
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CC4: Systems and system models
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CC5: Energy and matter
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