Students learn the three ways thermal energy travels — conduction through touch, convection through moving fluids, and radiation through empty space — and spot each one in everyday life.
Students will be able to…
A spoon heats up in soup, soup bubbles as it boils, and the Sun warms your face from 93 million miles away. Is that all the same kind of heat moving?
Project this and tap each way heat moves. Have students record how each works and think of an everyday example.
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Spoon in soup, boiling water, the Sun — same heat, or different?
Students investigate.
Teacher explains.
Apply.
Three quick checks.
Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core literacy. State-standard crosswalks available on request.
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Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students design a container to keep a drink hot the longest, using what they know about conduction, convection, and radiation. A printable thermos-design sheet is in the Science library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.