Unit 2.6: Is heat always a dead end, or can it do something useful too? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Physical Science
Sandra Penny, Russell Sage College, and Natalie Bursztyn, University of Montana
Students focus on some thermodynamic aspects of energy: Heat, heat engines, and the second law of thermodynamics. We have already laid the groundwork for these concepts in Unit 2.3 (Energy Types and ...

Unit 2.2: Measuring and Analyzing Waves part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Physical Science
Sandra Penny, Russell Sage College; Natalie Bursztyn, The University of Montana-Missoula
This unit follows up and reinforces the topics introduced in the previous unit (Unit 2.1) about waves and wave properties. Multiple scaffolded extension activities and lab exercises build on similar concepts with ...

Unit 2.4: Power part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Physical Science
Sandra Penny, Russell Sage College
In this unit, students explore the relationship between energy and power when they design an experiment to measure and calculate their maximum power output by running up a staircase at a fast, medium, and slow ...

Unit 5.1: Introduction to flooding and the water cycle part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
Mark Abolins, Middle Tennessee State University; Karen Viskupic, Boise State University. Parts are based on InTeGrate activities by Manoj K. Jha, Ed Barbanell, Meghann Jarchow, and John Ritter.
Students learn about flooding by exploring the Internet, watching videos, and watching an in-class slide presentation. Unit 5.1 introduces the basic vocabulary and concepts of the water cycle, riverine flooding, ...

Unit 5.2: Designing flood-resilient developments part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
Mark Abolins, Middle Tennessee State University; Karen Viskupic, Boise State University
Students use data and maps to explore flood hazards and design a community where the risk of flooding is reduced. Geographically, students focus on Houston, TX, and their personal places of interest. Unit 5.2 is ...

Unit 2.1: Why are waves created and what is the point of them? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Physical Science
Sandra Penny, Russell Sage College
Waves are observable all over the place, so why do they exist? Students analyze properties such as wave speed, distance traveled, and time elapsed through their own explorations. They are introduced to new lab ...

Unit 2.1 Extension: Wave Application to Hunga Tsunami Wave Data part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Physical Science
Sandra Penny, Russell Sage College; Natalie Bursztyn, The University of Montana-Missoula
Waves are observable all over the place, so why do they exist? Students conduct experiments to examine wave speed, then use data to analyze wave speed, distance traveled, and time elapsed for the tsunami wave ...

Unit 3.2 Why are there layers of the atmosphere? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Physical Science
Sandra Penny, Russell Sage College; Natalie Bursztyn, University of Montana
We know the atmosphere is composed of gases and has a layered structure, yet these properties are invisible to the naked eye. Building on the idea of observing the unobservable, students will investigate air ...

Unit 3.3 What causes ocean stratification? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Physical Science
Natalie Bursztyn, University of Montana
Students will investigate ocean stratification using real-world data, measure the density of various fluids, construct and experiment with a physical model of ocean layers, and compare real-world data with model ...

Unit 3.6 Why do plates "tectonic"? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Physical Science
Natalie Bursztyn, University of Montana
Why do plates "tectonic"? Students will apply their understanding of density and mechanical behavior of Earth's materials to design and build a model with which they can experiment with (and observe) ...