Thermal/Heat
TEKS Objective
The student is expected to explore different forms of energy, including mechanical, light, sound, and heat/thermal in everyday life.
Essential Understanding
The student knows that forces cause change and that energy exists in many forms.
Science Background
What is Heat? Cool Cosmos (website) - Illustrated discussion on thermal energy and heat.
What is Heat?
Cool Cosmos, NASA, www.coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu
Heat and Thermal Energy: Physics4Kids (website) - When you increase the heat, you increase the amount of energy in a system. Heat and thermal energy are explained in an easy-to-understand way.
Heat and Thermal Energy
by Andrew Rader, Physics4Kids, www.physics4kids.com
Signature Lesson
Heating up! Utah Education Network (website) – Student observe and measure heat created by human activities, common electrical devices (such as a computer), mechanical activities (spinning roller skate) and stationary objects.
- Supporting Lessons
- Extensions
- Assessment Ideas
- Literature Connections
- Related
TEKS - Additional Resources
Supporting Lessons
Energy from the Sun: Energy Kids (PDF) - Students predict how much temperatures will rise on thermometers placed in the sun.
Energy from the Sun
Energy Kids, U.S. Energy Information Administration, www.eia.gov
Elaboration Lessons and Extensions
Detecting Heat: Cool Cosmos (website) - Students investigate heat by immersing their hands in water of different temperatures.
Detecting Heat
Cool Cosmos, NASA, www.coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu
How Does a Thermometer Work? Energy Kids, U.S. Energy Information Administration (PDF) - Students learn about using thermometers to measure heat.
How Does a Thermometer Work?
Energy Kids, U.S. Energy Information Administration, www.eia.gov
Sun and Shade: Florida Solar Energy Center (PDF) - Students compare temperatures in sunny and shady locations.
Assessment Ideas
Have students list five to ten mechanical and/or electrical items at home that product heat.
Literature Connections
Energy for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun. VanCleave, J. (ISBN-13: 978-0471330998)
Energy and Power. Harlow, R. (ISBN-13: 978-0753455029)
Sun. Ring, Susan (ISBN-13: 978-0736817141)
Arrow to the Sun. McDermott, Gerald (ISBN-13: 978-0140502114)
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