Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 15 Beat the Heat MEA Part 2: Cooler Experiment

In 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, students will develop their hypothesis and receive
information on how to set up the cooler experiment. In part 2, students will 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 of SaM-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#: 191834 Type: Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
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Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 3
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: SaM-1, sam, beach, beach vacation, water, solid, liquid gas, liquid, gas, states of matter, ice, cooler, melt, boil, condensation, evaporation, volume, mass, celsius, temperature, freeze, cooler, heat, MEA
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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