How do you dispel misconceptions about heat? Bake a cake! Using an infrared thermometer, the narrator discloses heat's true nature to unsuspecting beach-goers, as well as to his mother. Our sense of touch misleads us into measuring heat by feeling rather than reasoning.

Concepts

heat, conductivity, metals, sense of touch

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Recreate the demonstration for the class using non-edibles 
• Use the video to start a discussion about thermal conductivity

Classroom Considerations

• Ask a few questions about metals and nonmetals before watching the video to determine the class' level of understanding

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Content is easy to relate to for learners of all levels
• The narrator provides evidence to further back up his explanation of why we feel cold or hot when we touch objects

Cons

• None