Thermal Energy & Particle Motion Phenomena-Based Lesson: Deflated Basketball Expanding in a Heated Gymnasium Teacher Discussion Guide | Middle School Physical Science | Grades 6–8
Thermal Energy & Particle Motion Phenomena-Based Lesson: Deflated Basketball Expanding in a Heated Gymnasium Teacher Discussion Guide | Middle School Physical Science | Grades 6–8
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This is the teacher discussion guide, with lesson flow, facilitation questions, anticipated student ideas and model explanations for leading the class discussion for the Phenomena-Based Lesson in the Middle School Physical Science (grades 6–8) chapter Thermal Energy & Particle Motion, built around the phenomenon Deflated Basketball Expanding in a Heated Gymnasium. It is sold separately from the other two parts of the set.
Complete the set: Thermal Energy & Particle Motion Phenomena-Based Lesson: Deflated Basketball Expanding in a Heated Gymnasium Presentation; Thermal Energy & Particle Motion Phenomena-Based Lesson: Deflated Basketball Expanding in a Heated Gymnasium Student Response Sheet. Scaffolded version: Thermal Energy & Particle Motion Scaffolded Phenomena-Based Lesson: A Cold Basketball That Gets Firm Again Teacher Discussion Guide.
Sections: Part 1: Science Goals For Today; NGSS Part; What Students Do Today; Part 2: Central Mystery And The Question; Part 3: Class Talk Prompts; Talk Move; What To Ask; Common Guess. Sample item: “After sitting inside a warm gym for one hour, the same ball feels tight and bounces high without pumping in any extra air. How does warming the air inside the ball raise its pressure when no air was a”
What's inside: Teacher Discussion Guide (editable .doc + PDF, about 1,194 words, 3 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.
Standards: NGSS Middle School Physical Science (MS-PS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.
Resource type: Phenomena-Based Lesson – Teacher Discussion Guide. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.
Classroom use: Open with the phenomenon slide show, let students record ideas on the response sheet, and lead the discussion with the teacher guide. Built for Middle School Physical Science, grades 6–8.
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