Hot Spots! Hunting for Heat Sources Activity

Get your students moving and exploring with this fun Heat Sources Activity designed to teach them about heat and how it moves! In this Heat Sources Activity, students will identify everyday sources of heat in their surroundings, making real-world connections to the science of heat energy.

Investigate Sources of Heat Scavenger Hunt

This resource includes two differentiated Sources of Heat Scavenger Hunt templates:

• School Edition – Students explore the classroom and other areas of the school to find heat sources such as lights, projectors, and Chromebooks.
• Home Edition – Students hunt for heat sources at home, like ovens, lamps, electronics, and sunlight streaming through windows.

With this engaging movement activity, your students will love learning about how heat moves from different sources to objects and people around them, further solidifying the concepts of conductors, insulators, and energy movement.

Download Your Heat Sources Activity Sheets

Our Heat Sources Activity Sheets are available in easy-to-use Google Slides or as a printable PDF Resource file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select the file format you prefer.

More Printable Heat Sources Worksheets and Activities

Pair this scavenger hunt with other heat sources worksheets, experiments, and observation activities to give your students a deeper understanding of thermal energy. We recommend pairing this resource with one of the following:

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