Intro to Thermal Energy: Coffee Cup Warmer Challenge
by Carol Nowakowski
As an intro to Thermal Energy, students are challenged to create a warmer that will keep my coffee warm. Students project will be tested in class, data will be collected, compared, and graphed.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uUeyfL-gGFEDiSxq9Nqpr57zTpsb18J_/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P1: Matter P4: Energy Transfer Technology 1. Empowered Learner 2. Digital Citizen 3. Knowledge Constructor 6. Creative Communicator 7. Global Collaborator Engineering S1: Engineering & Global Society S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering S6: Apply Communications to Engineering S7: Apply Project Management to Engineering Mathematics Operations and Algebraic Thinking (OA) Expressions and Equations (EE) Statistics and Probability (SP) English Language Arts (ELA) Writing Speaking & Listening
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