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Three Methods of Heat Transfer
Pupils participate in a variety of experiments designed to illustrate types of heat transfer including conduction, convection and radiation. They complete worksheets as an assessment of the experiments.
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Heat on the Move
Students complete a performance event in which they choose a "problem" involving convection, conduction, or radiation to solve. They conduct internet research to help them design their "answer" and write a "mission plan" explaining how...
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Breaker Breaker
Pupils create a model of a circuit breaker to help them explain how friction causes heat, and how current is carried.
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Matter Matters!
Second graders experiment with heating and cooling and research the states of matter (solid, liquid, gas).
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Keeping Warm
Students participate in an online activity to determine how objects heat and cool. They determine what objects best serve as thermal insulators.
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Hot and Cold Colors
Students explore the effect of heating and cooling on the dispersal of food coloring in water.
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The Warmth of the Sun
Learners broaden their understanding of the sun, particularly its critical role in warming the land, air and water around us.
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Heat and electrical resistance (Middle, Science)
Students work in teams to create electrical resistance when studying heat and thermal energy.
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Iron Oxide Lab: Incorporating Math and Science
Students conduct an experiment in small groups, draw conclusions about the amount heat of a compound achieves and practice their data analysis skills.
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E3 Project Instrustional Plan
Students will learn about energy. This physics lesson plan, outlines the energy unit to be taught that covers energy, conversions, and heat.
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Thermal Expansion
Students investigate thermal expansion of different substances. For this physics lesson, students explain how heat transfer occurs.
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Condensation Lab
Students investigate condensation in the lab. In this chemistry lesson, students explain molecular motion during phase changes. They relate this observation to Earth's weather conditions.
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Heat Loss and Gain in Physical Changes and Chemical Reactions
Students compare and contrast exothermic and endothermic reactions. In this chemistry lesson, students perform experiments to determine whether heat was released or absorbed in a reaction. They share their observations in class.
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Heating the Earth
Students examine heat rates for dark and light surfaces. In this heat lesson students complete a lab activity and plot data.
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The Physical Setting
Tenth graders examine chemical reactions. In this chemistry lesson students choose an investigation that they wish to perform based on their interest.
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The Science of Weather: Humidity makes air feel even hotter.
Students examine the effects of heat and humidity. In this weather lesson, students read a chart to determine the effects heat and humidity can have on the human body. This lesson includes an optional extension activity using a newspaper.
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Energy Detective Worksheet
For this energy worksheet, students explore their environment to find items that use energy. Students then write a definition of energy. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer and 1 short answer question.
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Energy Works!
In this energy worksheet, students review the different types of energy and determine what form of work that energy provides. Then students give examples of how energy is related to work. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer and 3...
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Imagine Life Without Friction
Students learn about the concept of friction. For this friction lesson, students learn how friction from one object to another moves that object and creates energy.
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Heat of Formation
For this reactions worksheet, students calculate the heat of reaction for given chemical reactions. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.
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Review for Thermodynamics Quiz
In this thermodynamics worksheet, students review kinetic and potential energy, enthalpy, entropy, and standard hear of formation. This worksheet has 1 short answer and 5 problem solving questions.
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Calorimetry Exercises
In this calorimetry learning exercise, students determine the specific heat and the heat of neutralization in the 2 problems they solve.
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The Enthalpy of Chemical Change
In this chemical change worksheet, students review enthalpy and use Hess's law to calculate enthalpy and the heat of reaction for given reactions. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.