Students will use materials provided to demonstrate radiation, conduction and convection.
This activity can be done as an introductory activity or during a unit on energy transfer.
Students should have some knowledge of radiation, convection or conduction or have some way to find out (textbook, notes, Internet).
Scoring Guide:
1. Students correctly demonstrate 3 types of heat transfer………………..4
2. Student create and demonstrate three individual heat transfers.….…..4
3. Students create and model a 3 way heat transfer……………………….4
4. Students correctly fill out table:
Radiation | Conduction | Convention | |
Definition | Heat travels through space as an infrared wave. | Heat travels from one object to another when they touch. | Heated substances rise, cool ones sink. |
How you demonstrated | Answers will vary | ||
What medium did it travel in? | air | May vary | Air or water |
An example from real life | Sunlight, lights in a room | Pan on a stove | Heat rising up a chimney |
Important because | It is how heat travels from the sun to us. | It is how we cook food and sometimes heat homes. | Keeps air and water moving on Earth. Spreads heat around a home. |
Lesson Design by Jordan School District Teachers and Staff.