---
title: "SPS7: Energy Transformations and Flow (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SPS7
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SPS7
subject: science
grades:
  - high-school
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# SPS7: Energy Transformations and Flow

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain transformations and flow of energy within a system.

- Subject: Science
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SPS7.a**: Construct explanations for energy transformations within a system.
- **SPS7.b**: Plan and carry out investigations to describe how molecular motion relates to thermal energy changes in terms of conduction, convection, and radiation.
- **SPS7.c**: Analyze and interpret specific heat data to justify the selection of a material for a practical application (e.g., insulators and cooking vessels).
- **SPS7.d**: Analyze and interpret data to explain the flow of energy during phase changes using heating/cooling curves.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.