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Too Hot to Handle
Students identify sources of geothermal energy. They watch videos and investigate the sources of geothermal energy.
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Go With the Flow!
Learners experiment with heat transfer in a countercurrent system and describe the importance of conduction in heat-energy transfer.
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Heat Currents
Students using a slide made out of aluminum foil and pin holes observe visible light.
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How Cool Is Your Environment?
Students study the formulas for calculating heat energy and how to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit. They apply the formulas on a worksheet.
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Metamorphic Sandwiches - - "Bread Rock"
Young scholars graphically show how metamorphic rock is formed by pressure and heat using bread.
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Changing State
Young scholars participate in an online activity to investigate the effects of cooling and heating on water.
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Cooler in the Shadows
Students explore how the amount of sunlight and heat change in areas that are shaded.
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Heating
Students develop the idea that heat is a form of energy which moves from hot objects to cold ones.
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WATTS UP?
Second graders research the Internet as they classify different forms of energy, investigate electrical energy and how to conserve energy.
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Investigation 7 - Rubbing Objects Together
Third graders investigate rubbing two objects together to produce heat.
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Let There Be Light
Students observe that different lights have different effects on matter. Students see that ultraviolet light is powerful although it cannot be seen through this teacher led demo-experiment.