Teaching about Heat Budgets of Lakes

Use an exciting role play activity to teach young chemists about the importance of heat transfer in maintaining homeostasis. They assume the role of a dog sled owner who has been abandoned and must fend for themselves with only a few...

Whether you're a salty sea dog or a total land lubber, the lakes and oceans of our world have a tremendous impact upon everyday life. Module six in a seven-part series of lesson plans centered on fresh and saltwater literacy tackles some...

How do the oceans and Great Lakes influence weather and climate? Part three of a seven-part series about salt and freshwater examines the impact large bodies of water have on the skies above us. Included in the lesson is a study of...

Wow! This is a nifty presentation for teaching high school chemists about the heating curve. It displays a graph for temperature vs. heat added, then enters the curve itself. The final slide identifies each part of the curve. Notes are...

Are you feeling the heat to find a great resource that teaches about thermal energy transfer? Try an engaging video! Chemistry pupils explore the concepts and calculations involved in chemical systems. The narrator shows examples and...

Three experiments are shown to demonstrate thermal conductivity. Dr. Carlson is amusing and educational at the same time. Show this video in your chemistry class when teaching about heat conductivity, especially if you do not have the...

Which is better for baking potatoes: the heat conduction of an oven or the electromagnetic radiation of a microwave? Chef Jamika tries both, and explains the physical science occurring along the way. She also emphasizes the fractional...

Energy has many forms ... but very few sources! How do we present this to young scientists? Explore the Definitions of Energy, PS3A, in a video about the Next Generation Science Standards. The narrator keeps it simple by relating each...

Introduce your chemistry class to heat energy with this appealing presentation. Go through basic facts about heat transfer, specific heat, and heat calculations. Finally, teach that calories are a measurement of the heat energy in food....

Students explore a variety of relevant lake water chemistry questions, compose responses, and present their results in a poster format. They, in pairs, answer questions about lake chemistry which are imbedded in this plan.