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Build Your Own Weather Station

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Studens experiment with temperatures. In this science lesson, students make their own weather station by heating one bottle and keeping the water in another bottle at room temperature.
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Learning About Our Five Senses

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students study the sense of touch and various degrees of heat. They design a model that displays how the human hand reacts to heat using a touch sensor.
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Population Dynamics of Growth of Drosophila

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate population dynamics such as variation in density of females, composition of food sources an environmental factors such as light and temperature on Drosophila. They then relate their findings to human...
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HYPOTHESIZE THIS!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students predict, measure, collect, and analyze data to investigate heat loss in water and in air.
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Feelin' Hot, Hot Hot!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore human anatomy by researching first aid care. In this heat related injury lesson, students discuss the problems extreme temperatures can cause on the human body if left untreated. Students define the different injuries,...
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Introducing The Gulf Stream

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research the average temperatures of different places on Earth. In this earth science lesson, 6th graders explain how the sun's heat cause ocean movement. They discuss how temperature change affects the weather we experience.
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Worksheet 38 Practice Exam 4

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math learning exercise, 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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Changing States of Matter - Making Ice Cream

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students make ice cream as a result of viewing changes of states of matter. In this matter lesson plan, students learn how heating and cooling can effect a state of matter to change.
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Electrical Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment to find out how well different wires radiate heat when voltage is applied across the wire. They use the results of their experiments to consider how the gauge of the wire and the type of wire affect the...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe and discuss the change of water to ice and back again. In this water and ice lesson, students observe the change in temperature and what happens when water freezes and turns to ice and vice versa.
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Challenging Thermodynamics Problems

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this thermodynamics instructional activity, students apply Hess's Law and review internal energy theory and heat capacity theory. Students use Boltzmann formula to calculate entropy and calculate the change in free energy. This...
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How Hot is Too Hot?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the scientific method to conduct experiments on the temperature effects on organisms. In this temperature effects on organisms lesson plan, 5th graders observe and record the hatching or the developing of organisms into...
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Ammonium Nitrate - Heat of Solution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students quantify the relationship between temperature, energy and heat and define an endothermic reaction. They measure the energy change caused by dissolving one mole of ammonium nitrate in water.
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Global Water Cycle & Heat Flow

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students experiment to discover how different variables affect the water cycle. They do hat flow experiments and construct a computer heat flow model.
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Breaking News English: Indian Heat Wave Kills 200

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read " Indian Heat Wave Kills 200," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Heat of Vaporization of Liquid Nitrogen

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students determine the heat energy needed to vaporize (boil) one gram of liquid nitrogen.
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Heating Ice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore through inquiry what it is like to heat ice and the results that can be observed. There is a graph that is created to keep track of data. There are questions that are answered to promote the use of the scientific method.
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Geographic Effects on Precipitation, Water Vapor and Temperature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the factors affecting climate using Live Access Server. In this geography lesson, students graph atmospheric data using Excel spreadsheet. They compare and contrast temperature, precipitation and water vapor of two...
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Do Trees Create Heat in the Winter

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders develop an experiment to measure the temperature on several parts of a tree to determine if there is a difference in surface temperature. They practice the process of scientific method to find out if trees create heat in...
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Water Quality and Temperature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate the effects of temperature changes on the metabolic rate of a clam. Conclusion questions are addressed which help students to process and articulate their experiences.
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How Do Atmospheres Affet Planetary Temperatures?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform a literature search and use reputable research resources in order to find the surface temperature of different planets in our solar system. They speculate about the observed and unobserved factors. Then brainstorming is...
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Activity 1-Cold Water, Hot Water and Super-Heated Water!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate hydrothermal vents by observing a simple model designed to show that hot water rises when it's heated. First, students listen as the teacher explains hydrothermal fluids and vents. Students watch as the teacher...
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Mechanical Properties

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of hardness. For this physical science lesson plan, students will be using clay heated at different temperatures to study hardness based on the indention left. Young scholars will also be identifying...
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How to Read a Thermometer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students' temperature is measured using an instrument called a thermometer.

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