The Hot in the Cold
Lesson Plan Attachments
The Hot in the Cold Lesson Plan
Students will conduct an experiment and collect
data on the exchange of thermal energy. After gathering
the data the students will use Microsoft Excel to input
their data in a table and graph where they will record
temperatures to show thermal equilibrium. Students will
then explain the difference between temperature, heat,
and thermal energy in a lab report that they write
using Microsoft Word.
- "Worksheet: Conduction, Convection, Radiation"
- "Example: Thermal Equilibrium Graph"
- "Worksheet: Finding Thermal Equilibrium"
- "Step Sheet: Creating a Data Table"
- "Step Sheet: Creating a Graph in Excel"
- "Worksheet Writing a Lab Report"
- "Step Sheet: Creating a New Document"
- "Step Sheet: Importing a Graph from Excel"
- "Rubric for Thermal Equilibrium Lab"
On-line Resources
- Thermal Energy and States of Matter
This is an award-winning science curriculum site. It provides advanced information regarding thermal energy and states of matter, changes of state, and thermal expansion. - ForEst
Home page for ForEST which provides articles on all forms of energy. - Kidszone, U.S. Department of Energy
This is a web site produced by the U.S. Department of Energy. It provides lesson plans, content and reference books on energy and energy resources. - Heat and Temperature, Middle Tennessee State University
This site addresses some of the misconceptions kids have regarding heat and temperature and provides some simple activities that can be used to demonstrate the basic concepts of heat, temperature and thermal energy. - U.S. Department of Energy
Government site with basic information about geothermal energy and technologies.
