Grade

6

Module

2

DQ

3

Can we design a house that uses the Sun's energy to keep people warm?

I can...

    • Build, test, and revise a model for a home that uses the Sun’s energy to keep people warm
    • Conduct experiments to learn how different materials change temperature during the day and night, and create a spreadsheet and graph of the results
    • Use what I have learned about materials to create and present a final design for my passive solar home.

MS-PS3-3, MS-PS3-4, MS-PS3-5, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2, MS-ETS1-3

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Build a Home

Lesson

1

Build a Home
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Building Better Walls, Part 1

Lesson

2

Building Better Walls, Part 1
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Building Better Walls, Part 2

Lesson

3

Building Better Walls, Part 2
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How Architects Design Passive Solar Homes

Lesson

4

How Architects Design Passive Solar Homes
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Planning to Test Floor Materials

Lesson

5

Planning to Test Floor Materials
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Testing Floor Materials

Lesson

6

Testing Floor Materials
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Analyzing Investigations

Lesson

7

Analyzing Investigations
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Finalizing Your Passive Solar Home

Lesson

8

Finalizing Your Passive Solar Home
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Present Your Passive Solar Home

Lesson

9

Present Your Passive Solar Home