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Teaching About Energy: Using Less Fuel to Heat and Cool Your Home
written by John Roeder
This student activity is designed to study energy flow and conservation. The rate at which the temperature of water increases in different containers is used to explore the insulating properties of the containers. Students are provided an introduction to heat flow and insulating properties of materials. Included are notes for instructors wishing to use this material.

This activity is part of a PTRA manual on Energy.
Book Title: Teaching about Energy
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Work and Energy
- High School
- Middle School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Laboratory
Appropriate Courses Categories Ratings
- Physics First
- Conceptual Physics
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
- Lesson Plan
- Activity
- New teachers
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The described excerpt is available for free download. There is a cost for the full PTRA manual.
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© 2003 AAPT
Keywords:
efficiency, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created January 17, 2006 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:
May 21, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.


Topic: Conservation of Energy
Unit Title: Global Issues Related to Energy Resources

This student activity explores energy flow and conservation and was developed to help students make responsible choices in use of energy resources. It is part of a workshop manual on Energy by the PTRA, (Physics Teacher Resource Agents).

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J. Roeder, , in Teaching about Energy (2003), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3378&DocID=72).
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J. Roeder, Teaching About Energy: Using Less Fuel to Heat and Cool Your Home, in Teaching about Energy (2003), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3378&DocID=72>.
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Roeder, J. (2003). Teaching About Energy: Using Less Fuel to Heat and Cool Your Home. In Teaching about Energy. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3378&DocID=72
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Roeder, John. "Teaching About Energy: Using Less Fuel to Heat and Cool Your Home." In Teaching about Energy. 2003. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3378&DocID=72 (accessed 12 November 2024).
MLA Format
Roeder, John. "Teaching About Energy: Using Less Fuel to Heat and Cool Your Home." Teaching about Energy. 2003. 12 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3378&DocID=72>.
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