Unit 3 - Conservation and Transformation of Energy
(Energy is conserved, and its transformation can affect living things and the environment.)
Lesson Breakdown
Lesson 0: Unit Conversions
Lesson 1: Energy Produces Change in a System; There are Different Forms of Energy; Energy can be Transformed
Lesson 2: Climate Change (Topic 3.3, Concepts 1-2)
Lesson 3: Radioactivity and Isotopes
- "Staircase" Notes for Metric Units [docx] [pdf]
- Follow-up Notes for Advanced Method of Unit Conversion (Stoichiometry)
- Unit Conversion Worksheet (updated May 25, 2022) [docx] [pdf] [KEY, updated 2024]
Lesson 1: Energy Produces Change in a System; There are Different Forms of Energy; Energy can be Transformed
- 3.1 Powerpoint (last updated Jan 14, 2022) [google drive, old] [pdf, updated]
- Rube Goldberg Assignment [docx] [pdf]
- Workbook pages 132-142
- Kinetic and Potential Energy Questions [docx] [pdf] [KEY]
- Rollercoaster Lab [docx] [pdf]
- Test Outline (last updated June 3, 2022) [docx] [pdf] Formula Sheet [docx] [pdf]
Lesson 2: Climate Change (Topic 3.3, Concepts 1-2)
- Climate Change Powerpoint (last updated June 5 2024) [pdf]
- Student Handout (updated June 3, 2024) [docx] [pdf]
Lesson 3: Radioactivity and Isotopes
- Nuclear Fission Chain Reaction PhET [Video]