macroscopic kinetic energy / chemical reactions / heat energy / chemical reaction activity / kinetic energy / added energy / potential energy / internal energy / kinetic and potential energy / wonderful tool / average kinetic energy / energy concepts / random kinetic energy / gas laws / energy / namely kinetic energy / /
Organization
National Academy of Sciences / American Educational Research Association / /
Person
ROBERT TINKER / AMY PALLANT / /
Position
Senior Science Education Researcher / President / /
Understanding Heat and Temperature: Can Atoms Help? BY ROBERT TINKER AND AMY PALLANT A fundamental tenet of our work is that a deeper conceptual understanding can simplify learning. If students understand deep, unifying