High School Unit H7
Work, Energy & Heat
Resources & Enrichment
Georgia Standards of Excellence
SPS8. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain the relationships among force, mass, and motion.
d. Use mathematics and computational thinking to identify the relationships between work, mechanical advantage, and simple machines.
SPS7. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain transformations and flow of energy within a system.
a. Construct explanations for energy transformations within a system.
(Clarification statement: Types of energy to be addressed include chemical, mechanical, electromagnetic, light, sound, thermal, electrical, and nuclear.)
b. Plan and carry out investigations to describe how molecular motion relates to thermal energy changes in terms of conduction, convection, and radiation.
c. Analyze and interpret specific heat data to justify the selection of a material for a practical application (e.g., insulators and cooking vessels).
d. Analyze and interpret data to explain the flow of energy during phase changes using heating/cooling curves.