Explanations Using Energy Ideas – Structure of an Explanation Narrative

The following list describes a suggested structure for creating an explanation narrative.

  1. Establish what kind of interaction is occurring.
  2. Explain how the transfer of energy leads to:
  3. Change of relevant types of energy associated with interacting objects.
  4. Explain why one or more of these energy changes leads to:
  5. The Observable outcome.
Graphically, this can be arranged as shown in the following figure for the above stages for construction of an explanation:
picture of the above list.