Thinking in Scale

Level 4

Scale Models


 

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Time, space, and energy phenomena can be observed at various scales using models to study systems that are too large or too small.

TERMS

  • Phenomena - observable events in the natural world (require explanations)

    • Time - an irreversible series of events

    • Space - the dimensions in which all things exist and move

  • Scale models - a representation of a target system that has been reduced or enlarged to a specific scale

  • Target system - relevant aspects of the phenomenon

STANDARDS

MS-ESS1-3 / MS-ESS1-4 / MS-ESS2-2 / MS-PS1-1