Resources by Best Evidence Science Teaching
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Thermal Conduction
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
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Describe the speed at which the temperature increases along a thermal conductor compared to a thermal insulator
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Identify materials that are good thermal conductors or...
Thermal Store of Energy
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
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Identify which of two objects or substances has the most energy in its thermal store when the only difference between them is temperature
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Identify which of two objects...
Transfer of energy by conduction
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
- Describe how the sensation of hotness is caused by vibrating particles.
- Describe the mechanism of thermal conduction that can occur in all solids.
- Explain why metals are...
Transmitting electricity
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
- Describe the heating effect of current on a conducting wire.
- Predict changes to current through transmission lines using P = I x V.
- Calculate power dissipated by a wire...
Trends in Physical Properties
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
- Distinguish a physical from a chemical property
- Use the location of metals and non-metals in the Periodic Table to predict the properties of an element.
- Describe the trend...
Trophic levels and biomass transfer
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
- Recall that consumers depend upon biomass that is transferred along food chains.
- Describe the different trophic levels in a food chain or web.
- Use diagrams that represent...
Turning effects
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
- Recall that a bigger applied force and/or a longer lever gives a larger turning effect.
- Identify levers and their pivots, and describe what they do.
- Predict the relative...
Velocity
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
- Explain the difference between distance and displacement, and between speed and velocity.
- Calculate displacement and velocity for one-dimensional motion.
- Calculate...