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This is a lesson plan for grades 3-5 to introduce the concept of heat and thermal energy.  It is designed as a teacher-led discussion to explore temperature, heat capacity, convection, conduction, and radiation.  It includes background information for teachers, vocabulary sheets, and links to two related hands-on classroom activities.

Teach Engineering is an NSF-funded Pathway developed to provide high-quality experiential learning materials for K-12 classrooms.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Thermo & Stat Mech
- First Law
= Heat Transfer
- Thermal Properties of Matter
= Temperature
= Thermal Expansion
- Elementary School
- Instructional Material
= Best practice
= Lesson/Lesson Plan
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Keywords:
energy, experiential learning, heat capacity, heat energy, temperature, thermal energy, thermodynamics, thermometer
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Metadata instance created October 20, 2008 by Caroline Hall
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August 4, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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August 13, 2007
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(Integrated Teaching and Learning Program: Teach Engineering, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_energy2_lesson06).
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Teach Engineering: How Hot Is It? (Integrated Teaching and Learning Program: Teach Engineering, Boulder, 2005), <https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_energy2_lesson06>.
APA Format
Teach Engineering: How Hot Is It?. (2007, August 13). Retrieved March 28, 2024, from Integrated Teaching and Learning Program: Teach Engineering: https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_energy2_lesson06
Chicago Format
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program: Teach Engineering. Teach Engineering: How Hot Is It?. Boulder: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program: Teach Engineering, August 13, 2007. https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_energy2_lesson06 (accessed 28 March 2024).
MLA Format
Teach Engineering: How Hot Is It?. Boulder: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program: Teach Engineering, 2005. 13 Aug. 2007. 28 Mar. 2024 <https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_energy2_lesson06>.
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@misc{ Title = {Teach Engineering: How Hot Is It?}, Publisher = {Integrated Teaching and Learning Program: Teach Engineering}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {28 March 2024}, Month = {August 13, 2007}, Year = {2005} }
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