Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 14 Beat the Heat MEA Part 1: Setting up the Cooler Experiment

this MEA, students will have the opportunity to apply what they learned about describing
the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling. This MEA
is divided into four parts. In Part 1 of this activity, students will learn how to set up the
cooler experiment. They will watch a video and take notes. Students will also develop their
hypothesis in preparation to perform the experiment. In part 2, students will be asked to
use ice to test the coolers they designed in Beat the Heat Engineering Design Lessons.
Students will take measurements and collect data on their cooler. In part 3, students will
analyze the data they collected. Finally, in part 4 they will develop a procedure for selecting
the most effective cooler to keep water frozen the longest at the beach. In the optional
twist, students will need to take the mass of the cooler into account.

This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit ofSaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.
Resource ID#: 191833 Type: Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 3
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 20 Minute(s)
Keywords: SaM-1, sam, water, states of matter, beach, beach vacation, solid, liquid, gas, cooler, cool, heat, MEA, Model Eliciting Activity (MEA), Model Eliciting Activity , experiment, melt, boil, condensation, evaporation, celsius, freeze, ice, mass, temperature, properties
Instructional Component Type(s): Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson,  Lesson Plan,  Unit/Lesson Sequence, 
Instructional Design Framework(s): Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: CPALMS Physical Science with SaM-1 Lessons

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