1. Lesson 1: Phenomenon Introduction

Carole Namowicz, Shruti Researcher
Chemistry
50 min
High School
v5
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Overview

Students are introduced to the phenomenon. They will view two separate videos of mulch or compost piles spontaneously combusting.

They will be asked to think about decomposition, what is occurring on the microscopic level, and where the energy comes from.

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Standards

Next Generation Science Standards
  •   Physical Science
    • [HS-PS1-4] Develop a model to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond energy.
    • [HS-PS3-2] Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative positions of particles (objects)
Computational Thinking in STEM
  •   Data Practices
    • Collecting Data
    • Creating Data
    • Manipulating Data
    • Visualizing Data
    • Analyzing Data
  •   Modeling and Simulation Practices
    • Assessing Computational Models
    • Using Computational Models to Understand a Concept
  •   Systems Thinking Practices
    • Communicating Information about a System
    • Investigating a Complex System as a Whole
    • Thinking in Levels
    • Understanding the Relationships within a System
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