Next Generation PET Table of Contents L# or A# Lesson (L) or Activity (A) Title 1 UM Ext A 2 UM Ext B UM ED Magnetism and Static Electricity Module Unit M: Developing a Model for Magnetism Modeling and the Mystery Tube Exploring Magnetic Effects Exploring the Region Around a Magnet Developing a Model for Magnetism Evaluating Magnetism Models Better Model for Magnetism Explaining Phenomena involving Magnetism Engineering Design: Is the US Loosing Its Edge? (The Maglev System-- Apply a model of magnetism to prevent accidents on maglev trains.) USE Ext A USE Ext B USE Ext C USE Ext D USE Ext E USE Ext F USE ED UEM Ext A UEM Ext B Unit SE: Developing a Model for Static Electricity Exploring Static Electric Effects Which Charge is Which? The Law of Electric Charges Developing a Model for Static Electricity Representing Uncharged Objects in Your Model Electroscope and Negatively (-) Charged Object What do the Charged Entities Represent? Refining Your Model for Different Materials What Happens When a Charged Object is Discharged? Interactions Between Charged and Uncharged Objects Explaining Phenomena Involving Static Electricity [For SC only] Engineering Design: Refueling Safety (Design a safety device to avoid explosions on airplanes during refueling due to static electricity.) Interactions and Energy Module Unit EM: Energy-based Model for Interactions Interactions and Motion Representing Motion on Speed-Time Graphs Motion and Energy Explanations using Energy Ideas. [For SC only] 1 There are both small class (SC) and large class (LC) versions of NextGenPET. Although the names of the activities (A s) and lessons (L s) in the two versions are the same, the SC versions take 2-3 times longer to do in class than the corresponding LC versions. A SC period is about 2-3 hours long, while a LC period is about 75 min. 2 Extensions (Ext s) are online homework activities. NEXTGENPET TOC 1
UEM Ext C UEM Ext D UEM Ext E UEM Ext F UEM Ext G UEM Ext H L7 L8 UEM Ext I UEM ED UPEF Ext A UPEF Ext B UPEF Ext C UPEF Ext D UPEF ED Describing Interactions in Terms of Energy [For LC only] Slowing and Stopping Scientific Explanations Simultaneous Interactions Friction as an Interaction Effects of Friction Warming and Cooling Mechanisms for Heat Interactions Keeping Track of Energy in Electric Circuit Interactions More on Keeping Track of Energy More on Keeping Track of Energy Conservation of Energy More on Efficiency and Conservation of Energy Engineering Design: No More Cold Showers (The task is to decide which device will be more effective at providing warm water without electricity.) Unit PEF: Potential Energy and Fields Elastic Objects and Energy More on Elastic Energy Magnetic and Static Electricity Interactions and Energy Exploring Magnetic and Electric Fields Electromagnetic Interactions More on Electromagnetic Interactions Gravitational Interactions and Energy Exploring Gravitational Potential Energy Engineering Design: The Head Butt Dilemma (Make a decision about whether to ban teens from head butting during soccer or allowing it but requiring them to use headgear.) UFM Ext A UFM Ext B UFM Ext C UFM Ext D UFM Ext E UFM Ext F 2 NEXTGENPET TOC Interactions and Forces Module Unit FM: Force-based Model for Interactions Interactions, Force and Motion Force Diagrams Motion with a Continuous Force Pushing a Skateboarder Pushes and Slowing Down Connecting Force and Energy Models Forces and Friction How Does Friction Work? Changing Force Strength and Mass Changing Direction Comparing Forces During Interactions Newton s Third Law and Balanced Forces
UFM ED UCF Ext A UCF Ext B UCF Ext C UCF Ext D UCF ED Engineering Design: Controls for a Self-Driving Subway Car (Predict how the subway car will react given different propulsive forces, and how to reduce the impact of collisions.) Unit CF: Combinations of Forces Combinations of Forces Newton s Second Law Balanced Forces More on Balanced Forces Situations Involving Friction Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Falling objects More on Vertical Motion Engineering Design: Inspiration from Nature (The Whirligig Challenge--Design a Landing Craft Inspired by a Maple Seed) UWS Ext A UWS Ext B UWS Ext C UWS Ext D UWS ED UL Ext A UL Ext B UL Ext C UL ED Waves, Sound and Light Module Unit WS: Mechanical Waves and Sound Wave Pulses Continuous Waves How Do Waves Move? Two-Dimensional Waves An Analogy for Refraction. [For LC only] Reflection of 2D Waves Sound Waves Seismic Waves Engineering Design: Seafloor Mapping (Analyze aerial images of wave patterns to locate shallow regions so as to provide warnings for ships navigating the continental shelf.) Unit L: Electromagnetic Waves and Light Electromagnetic Waves How are Electromagnetic Waves Generated and Detected? Light and Color Pinholes and Shadows Drawing Light Ray Diagrams for Pinholes and Shadows Reflection of Light Further Investigations of Mirror Reflections and Images Refraction of Light Engineering Design: Designing a Periscope (Construct diagrams based on the law of reflection to plan three periscopes, each with an increasing level of complexity.) NEXTGENPET TOC 3
UPC Ext A UPC Ext B UPC Ext C UPC Ext D UPC Ext E UPC Ext F L7 L8 UPC Ext G UPC ED Matter and Interactions Module Unit PC: Physical Changes Pressure Macroscopic observations of Gases Pressure and volume relationship Mechanism for temperature (Gases) Pressure and SPT Temperature of a gas and energy diagrams Volume and #particles and SPT Mechanism for pressure and temperature of gas SPT Density of gases, liquids and solids Liquids and SPT Solids and SPT Explanation of heating solids and liquids using energy diagrams Changes in State: Heating and Cooling Curves Changes in State and SPT Characteristic properties of matter Engineering Design: Evaluate Ballonet Designs (A ballonet is an inflatable balloon inside a blimp, which maintains pressure while the temperature of the air changes during the day. Task is to compare different designs to see which will do the job.) Unit CR: Chemical Reactions (Tentative lesson and extension titles) Properties of Elements, Mixtures and Compounds UCR Ext A Evidence for chemical reactions Macroscopic and Microscopic Composition UCR Ext B Reactions rates and temperature UCR Ext C Collision theory and pictures of chemical reactions Conservation of Mass Chemical Reactions and Energy UCR Ext D Reactions, rates and energy Classifying Elements Organizing Properties of Elements UCR Ext E TBA UCR ED Engineering Design: Advertising Agency (Given a chemical formula for a chemical warming device for cold hands and feet, create a script for a 1- minute persuasive TV ad that explains how the reaction works, what it does, and why it s safe to use.) 4 NEXTGENPET TOC
Teaching and Learning Module Complements Magnetism and Static Electricity Module Teaching and Learning Science UTL Ext A Reading: The Next Generation Science Standards and NextGenPET UTL Ext B Conducting Interviews with Children about Magnetism Models, Magnets and Children s Ideas (NGSS practice 2) UTL Ext C Engineering Design and Children s Ideas (EiE maglev trains) Complements Interactions and Energy Module Questions, Problems, and Evidence (NGSS practices 1 and 4) UTL Ext D Energy and Evidence (Interview with Children) Reflecting on Interview about Energy UTL Ext E Evidence and evidence in Science and Engineering (EiE Solar Ovens) Complements Interactions and Forces Module Planning and Carrying out Investigations (NGSS practice 3) UTL Ext F Forces, Friction, and Facilitating Investigations Reflection on Investigation UTL Ext G Problems and Investigations in Science and Engineering (EiE Parachutes) Complements Waves, Sound and Light Module L7 Waves, Explanations and Solutions (NGSS practice 6) UTL Ext H Guiding Explanations L8 Arguments and evidence (NGSS practice 7) UTL Ext I Comparing explanations (science) and solutions (engineering) (EiE Light) Complements Matter and Interactions Module L9 Obtaining, Evaluating and Communicating Information (NGSS practice 8) UTL Ext J Teaching through science and engineering practices 0 Putting the practices together UTL Ext K Communicating engineering ideas (EiE Playdough) NEXTGENPET TOC 5