Thermal Energy

Insulators CER

Reading & �Calculate Averages

Homework

Zero Waste this week: �- Continue to collect trash�- Look at the “Data & Reflections” section. Read the article. Look over the data.�- Start to write a “Reflection”

Read Insulation & R-Value CER reading

Do NOT work on Popcorn CER.

You will get class time to work on the Popcorn CER this week in class.

Materials

Reading: Insulators & R-Values

Computers

Interactive Science Notebooks (ISN)

colored pencils

Glue

Today’s Lesson

In today’s lesson we’re going to read about insulators.

Remember, an insulator is a substance that is poor at conducting heat.

You will also calculate your averages for your Insulator CER class data. Revise your claim, if necessary.

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Mindful Minute

Plant your feet on the ground. Let any stress in your body leave through the soles of your feet.

Get materials

Resource Managers make sure your group has:

• Colored pencils & glue
• Reading: Insulators & R-Values CER
• Computers

There should be three people getting up to get resources

Calculating Averages of Class Data - Canvas

1. Go to Canvas Insulator & R-Value CER.
2. Go to Insulation CER Class Data document and CONTROL A (Copy all the data table. It includes data from ALL three classes). NOTE: You are going to PASTE all THREE class’s tables. You are NOT making a copy of the document.
3. Open your Google Doc called Insulation CER.
4. PASTE (control V) the TABLE into your Insulator CER. You will put this UNDER your GROUP Table where it says “paste your tables here.” Raise your hand if you need help. Get students to help each other. 2 minutes.
5. Watch video on next page.
6. We will all enter the cotton average together. It includes the data for ALL THREE CLASSES. Look at the calculation on the board. NOTE: -2 + -3 = -5. When all of the numbers are negative, just add them together and make the answer negative.

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Calculating Averages of Class Data - Canvas

The video will teach you how to make equations and how to add a degree sign, ^oC.

1. Look at the board. As a class, enter the cotton values. Do the average for cotton.
2. Each person will be responsible for TWO different calculations.

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You are responsible for:

Hearts = Wool & aluminum

Spades= aluminum & newspaper

Clubs = newspaper & cork

Diamonds = cork & wool

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Finish for homework. If not done in class.

Insulator & R-Value Reading - P. 33

1. Use Talk to Text Tools. Annotate the title. Number the paragraphs.
2. Read the vocabulary as a class. Circle or highlight in orange vocabulary words.
3. Fill in the table as a class. Learning word families (ex. nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) can quickly build your vocabulary and make you sound more scholarly. :) ex. insulation (noun), insulate (verb)
4. Read the passages together as a table. Use Talk to Text Tools.
5. Write one sentence using two vocabulary words from table. The sentence needs to be scientifically accurate.
6. Glue onto p. 33.

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Absent? Handout

Done? Get computers for table. Go to Canvas: Insulation CER.

New Control Data

On Canvas, change the CONTROL column data*

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Insulation CER - on Canvas

Write a CER on Canvas

Claim - REVISE claim if necessary�Data�Calculations�Evidence - “make sense” of data that support your claim�Reason - explain what properties of the materials you think made it a better insulator.

Before writing the reason section, brainstorm key vocabulary words. ��