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Thermal Energy and Heat PPTThermal Energy and Heat PPT
Publisher
Mr. E. Science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
45 mins
Number of Slides
9
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Thermal Energy and Heat

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The presentation covers Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales for temperature as well as conduction, convection, and radiation.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

thermal energy, heat, temperature, degrees fahrenheit, degrees celsius, degrees kelvin, thermodynamics, conductors, insulators, conduction, convection, radiation, specific heat, states of matter, phase changes

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the presentation template to teach, and save the video for an absent student or a day there is a substitute

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson best fits as a review of energy and heat
  • Requires prior knowledge of formulas

Pros

  • Provides two worksheets for independent practice

Cons

  • Video uses a great deal of colloquialisms that may be offensive to some listeners

Common Core

RST.6-8.4

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