Anchored Science Unit 7.3: Moving Thermal Energy Student Workbook

Anchored Science by Mi-STAR is a comprehensive middle school science curriculum driven by a bold vision for the future, where science isn’t just a subject but a powerful, integrated body of knowledge that equips students to tackle today’s pressing societal challenges. This curriculum harnesses the full potential of the Next Generation Science Standards, empowering students to actively engage with science and engineering practices. They’ll move beyond the classroom, using their skills to solve real-world problems, making learning both impactful and deeply relevant to their lives and the world around them.

Each unit delivers a NGSS-aligned assessment package that fully integrates tools to measure student progress and deepen their engagement with science. The Professional Learning program provides a dynamic range of flexible, ongoing opportunities, enabling teachers to not only master the unit content but also continually enhance their skills, while motivating and challenging their students.

Unit 7.3: Moving Thermal Energy “Cooling Hot Dogs”
Unit Challenge Question: How can scientific principles be used to design, construct, and test a device to keep a dog crate from overheating during hot days?

In this unit, students conduct investigations and develop evidence-based models of thermal energy transfer as part of designing a system to cool an outdoor dog crate. The system models are used in combination with engineering practices to design, test, and improve a physical model of a “pet crate” that will keep a dog cool during hot summer days.

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