6-8th Grade Science - MS-PS3-3 - Thermal Energy Transfer and Engineering Design Assessment
6 Questions
A student team is designing a non-electric "defrost board" to rapidly thaw frozen food at room temperature.
A student wants to design a "cozy" to keep a bottle of water from warming up on a hot day.
A student is designing a solar oven out of a cardboard box. The design includes lining the inside with aluminum foil and covering the top opening with clear plastic wrap.
Engineers are designing a non-electric cooler backpack to transport vaccines across a hot desert.
A city planner is choosing materials for different parts of a new energy-efficient community center.
A dark plastic phone overheats when left in direct sunlight on a hot bench. A student is designing a protective case with two distinct parts:
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