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Understanding Energy Transfer advances understanding and effective teaching about how energy is transferred from substance to another and what happens in these situations.
Course Objectives
- Define energy transfer and provide examples in everyday situations
- Explain the phrase conservation of energy
- Explain what happens when energy is converted from one form to another
- Examine inquiry-oriented, research-based methods for teaching these topics
Course Syllabus
Session 1:
Transfer of Energy
Participants explore what happens to energy when it converted from one form to another.
Session 2:
Inquiry Learning
In a companion methodology session, participants look at energy transfer in the context of research about how people learn and inquiry-based instructional models.
Additional Course Information
- 15 contact hours
- First in a series of four courses for teachers of middle school physical science
- Other courses in the series:
- A full survey course (45 contact hours), Teaching Middle School Physical Science, is also available.
We recommend course modules be taken in order. If this is not possible, it's important to have a basic knowledge of the content and methodology described in the preceding courses.
See also: example
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