Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that the Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it just changes form. The student is expected to: (A) investigate methods of thermal energy transfer, including conduction, convection, and radiation; (B) verify through investigations that thermal energy moves in a predictable pattern from warmer to cooler until all the substances attain the same temperature such as an ice cube melting; and (C) demonstrate energy transformations such as energy in a flashlight battery changes from chemical energy to electrical energy to light energy.
Challenge your students to show what they know about conduction, convection, and radiation by identifying examples of each.
Explore thermal energy, the movement of particles, and the effect on the state of matter with your students using this guided teaching presentation.
A set of guided notes to use when teaching about thermal energy movement..
Teach students to make predictions about and observe thermal energy transfer through this conduction experiment.
A set of guided notes to use when teaching about radiation.
A set of 20 cards to sort according to the type of electromagnetic wave.
A worksheet to practice identifying energy transformations.
A STEM project to use when learning about thermal energy transfer.
A worksheet to practice identifying the methods of heat transfer.
A sorting activity to use when learning about conduction, convection, and radiation.
A foldable to use when learning about the three types of thermal energy transfer.
A worksheet to help students identify examples of heat transference.
This science unit addresses the concept of heat energy, including heat sources, heat transfer, thermal conductors, and thermal insulators.