Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Heat Transfer: No Magic About It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Heat transfer is an important concept that is a part of everyday life yet often misunderstood by students. In this lesson, students learn the scientific concepts of temperature, heat, and the transfer of heat through conduction,...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Decomposing Energy: Heat Energy From Compost

For Students 9th - 10th
In this energy and power science fair project, the student will calculate the heat energy produced by an active compost pile, surrounding a tin can filled with water. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning...
Handout
European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Impress: Heat Transfer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the transfer of thermal energy through concise information, and illustrated animations. Contains descriptions of conduction, convection, and radiation.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Heat Engine

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Having trouble understanding the energy transfer in heat engines? This simulation allows students to learn about the conversion of heat energy to mechanical energy in the context of heat engine.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Heat Transfer

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this interactive activity adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, students will learn how heat can be transferred in one of three ways: conduction, convection, and radiation.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: To Heat or Not to Heat?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to various types of energy with a focus on thermal energy and types of heat transfer as they are challenged to design a better travel thermos that is cost efficient, aesthetically pleasing and meets the design...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Is Heat?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students learn about the definition of heat as a form of energy and how it exists in everyday life. They also learn about the three types of heat transfer as well as the connection between heat and insulation.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 3:5 Investigation 4 Heat Misconceptions

For Teachers 3rd
Gloves do not give heat, but will insulate or hold in any heat that is in your hand.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Transfer of Heat Radiation: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe how heat can be transferred by radiation. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Transfer of Heat - Radiation."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Transfer of Heat Radiation: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe how heat can be transferred by radiation. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Transfer of Heat - Radiation."
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Heat and Heat Transfer Methods: Heat

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do define heat as a transfer of energy.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Heat Transfer Methods

For Students 11th - 12th
In this section of the textbook, learn about the methods of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. Book can be downloaded.
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Mechanical Equivalent of Heat Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students look at a greatly simplified version of James Joule's experiment showing the conversion of mechanical energy to heat.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solar Water Heater

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Student teams design and build solar water heating devices that mimic those used in residences to capture energy in the form of solar radiation and convert it to thermal energy. This thermal energy is next transferred to water (to be...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Heat Transfer

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore the relationship between heat and energy transfer, and learn about the three ways that heat can be transferred between objects of different...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Heat Transfer: From Hot to Not

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students learn the fundamental concepts of heat transfer and heat of reaction. This includes concepts such as physical chemistry, an equation for heat transfer, and a basic understanding of energy and heat transfer.
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Specifiic Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information on specific heat,the amount of heat required to change a unit mass of a substance by one degree in temperature. Included are many links and formulas.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science Underwater City: What Are Good and Poor Conductors of Heat?

For Students 3rd - 5th
John and Jessi are going underwater, and they need to stay warm. Help them learn about conductors of heat so they can stay warm.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: College Physics: Heat

For Students 11th - 12th
In this section of the textbook, find information about how heat and work transfer energy. Also understand how a heat transfer is related to temperature and what mechanical equivalent of heat relates to work and heat transfer. Book can...
Interactive
Other

Three Methods of Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection and Radiation

For Students 6th - 8th
A quick, illustrated overview of the three main methods of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Law of Conservation of Energy: Heat Transfer

For Students 9th - 10th
Given illustrations, scenarios, descriptions, and/or diagrams, students will demonstrate understanding of heat transfer.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Let's Get Breezy!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students apply an understanding of the concept of heat transfer through convection, conduction, and radiation as they use wireless temperature probes to investigate the heating capacity of different materials under heat lamps.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Convection

For Students 11th - 12th
In this section of a college textbook, the topic of convection is explored. Understand how the process of convection transfers heat. Also learn how to calculate the rate of heat transfer by convection. Section also includes problems and...
Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Heat and Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial that explores the concepts of heat and temperature, the transfer of energy between substances, the relationship of temperature and the movement of atom, and thermal radiation. The tutorial includes animations, interactive...