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What Is a "Model"? Lesson PlanWhat Is a "Model"? Lesson Plan
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Colorado State University
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6th - 12th
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What Is a "Model"?

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Model the transfer of energy during a typical 24-hour period. Young scholars use a game-like approach to learning the patterns of heat transfer through the day and night. Groups of four exchange different tokens as the energy transfers from one type to another.

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Concepts

the atmosphere, the earth's atmosphere, model making, climates

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Incorporate during a unit on climate or climate change
  • Include variations to the model to demonstrate different types of pollution

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  • Requires a specific set of materials

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  • Includes diagrams to model the sequence of steps in the model
  • Easily adaptable to different grade levels

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