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Rochester Institute of Technology

Heat Transfer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...
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Curated OER

Heat Transfer Demos

For Students 5th - 8th
Step-by-step instructions are given for two hands-on activities. Young scientists cut out a paper spiral and hold it over a hot plate to demonstrate convection, and they place a small piece of wax on the end of a metal rod opposite the...
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Baylor College

Using Heat from the Sun

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Let's heat things up! This simple experiment demonstrates for students the important role the sun plays in providing the earth with energy. Place one cup of water in direct sunlight and one in shade, then take measurements in order to...
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Curated OER

Heat Transfer

For Students 5th - 8th
Answer short answers and fill-in-the-blank questions after reading a briefing of how heat energy is transferred between objects. This straightforward instructional activity can be useful as homework the evening before you do...
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American Chemical Society

Heat - Energy on the Move

For Students K - 5th
Turn up the heat. Individuals conduct two experiments to observe the difference between heated water and air versus cold water and air. Using food coloring, pupils observe the movement of the molecules in the two temperatures of water. A...
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NASA

Feel the Heat

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Heat water up like a NASA engineer. Using the engineering design process, investigators create a system to trap and move heat through a water-filled tube. Designers participate in a post-activity discussion that highlights the role of...
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American Chemical Society

Heat Up and Cool Down

For Students K - 5th
Don't be so dense! Using food coloring, pupils conduct two experiments with the difference in densities of hot and cold water. In the first experiment, learners add dyed hot and cold water into room temperature water and observe how the...
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Curated OER

More on Conduction and Convection

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Why do some items feel colder when they are the same temperature? How should you keep your soda cold? What makes the wind blow? These are just some of the things middle schoolers discover when completing a lesson on...
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Teach Engineering

Light vs. Heat Bulbs

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Careful, that light bulb is hot! Compare heat and light energy using a simple light bulb. The exercise addresses energy conservation and presents actual calculations to determine the most cost-effective light bulb.
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PBS

Thermal Energy 101: Heat Transfer | UNC-TV Science

For Students 6th - 12th
Discover what makes a cup of tea feel hot one minute and cold the next. Young physicists learn about thermal energy, why substances feel hot or cold, and the three means of thermal energy transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation...
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Curated OER

Early Central Heating

For Students 8th - 12th
In this history of heating worksheet, students read about the different ways of heating rooms over time. They answer three critical thinking questions about conduction, convection and heating.
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Weebly

Definitions of Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

For Students 6th - 8th
There's quite a bit in this physical science packet. First, how is heat transferred? Learners read a brief explanation of conduction, convection, and radiation before identifying common occurrences (with pictures) as one of the three....
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Curated OER

Science: Heat Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science:  heat quiz worksheet, learners answer ten questions, not interactively, about heat, water and temperature with the answers at the bottom of the screen.
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Teach Engineering

Insulation Materials Investigation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Don't melt away! Pairs investigate different insulation materials to determine which one is better than the others. Using a low-temp heat plate, the teams insulate an ice cube from the heat source with a variety of substances. They...
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Curated OER

IPC Textbook Guided Reading-Chapter 27-Heat

For Students 8th - 10th
In this heat worksheet, students answer 21 short answer questions about heat transfer through conduction and convection, thermal conduction and conductors.
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Curated OER

Heat Transfer Team Review Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
For this heat transfer worksheet, students answer one true or false question about heat and three multiple choice questions about heat transfer including conduction, convection and radiation.
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Curated OER

Identifying Types of Heat Transfer

For Students 7th - 9th
In this heat transfer learning exercise, students are given five diagrams of the various types of heat transfer to identify. These include conduction, convection and radiation.
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Curated OER

Heat: The Transfer of Thermal Energy

For Teachers 5th - 10th
For this heat worksheet, students complete experiments with heat and answer short answer questions about the transfer of thermal energy. Students complete 4 questions, one chart, and one bar graph.
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Curated OER

Solutions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this solutions worksheet, students determine colligative properties, calculate specific heat, and review the kinetic theory as it applies to gases. This worksheet has 8 multiple choice and 9 problems to solve.
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DiscoverE

Aviary Architect

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Groups of two to four work collaboratively to engineer a birdhouse that will stay cool in the summer heat. Teams examine several different-colored roofs, testing the efficiency of each with a heat lamp. Then, groups sketch their ideas,...
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Curated OER

Worksheet 38 Practice Exam 4

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students solve the homogeneous endpoint heat conduction problem for a rod of length π/2 and initial temperature distribution. They also find the steady state temperature on a disk.
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Rhythm Rhyme Results

Whatʼs the Same and Whatʼs Different?

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about radiation, convection, and conduction with a multiple choice worksheet. Each question prompts kids to decide what is different about each form of heat energy transfer, and what is the same.
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Discovery Education

Cool It!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Adjust the melting time of ice without varying the temperature! Learners experiment with different materials to decide how the materials affect the rate an ice cube melts. They then connect their findings to the conductivity of each...
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US Department of Energy

Geothermal Energy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
With Earth Day quickly approaching, as well as many science fairs, why not challenge your class to investigate geothermal energy or other renewable energy resources? There are five driving questions explored in depth here, as well as...

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