National Standards Grades 9-12 Heat & Temperature

National Science Education Standards for Grades 9-12

CONTENT STANDARD A: Science as Inquiry

Understandings about Scientific Inquiry

1. Scientists rely on technology to enhance the gathering and manipulation of data.
2. Mathematics is essential in scientific inquiry.

CONTENT STANDARD B: Physical Science

Structure of Atoms

1. Matter is made of minute particles called atoms.
   

Conservation of Energy and the Increase in Disorder

1. Heat consists of random motion and the vibrations of atoms, molecules, and ions. The higher the temperature, the greater the atomic or molecular motion.
   

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