TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Is Heat?
Learners learn about the definition of heat as a form of energy and how it exists in everyday life. They also learn about the three types of heat transfer as well as the connection between heat and insulation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Forms of Energy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to the seven different forms of energy.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Forms of Energy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to forms of energy including the seven different forms.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Thermal Conductors and Insulators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Descriptions and examples of thermal conductors and insulators are discussed and shown.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: What Is Heat?
This physics tutorial is devoted to understanding how the relative temperature of two objects affects the direction that heat is transferred between the two objects.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy
Through nine lessons, students are introduced to a range of energy types--electrical, light, sound and thermal-as well as the renewable energy sources of wind, hydro (water) and solar power. Subjects range from understanding that the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Heat Transfer: No Magic About It
Heat transfer is an important concept that is a part of everyday life yet often misunderstood by young scholars. In this lesson, students learn the scientific concepts of temperature, heat, and the transfer of heat through conduction,...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: What Does Heat Do?
This physics tutorial covers the topic of measuring the quantity of heat that is transferred between the system and the surroundings. Students learn about calorimetry- the science associated with determining the changes in energy of a...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climate Change and the Oceans
Students discover the role that the oceans play in climate change, and how climate change affects the oceans. It is lesson eight in a nine-lesson module "Visualizing and Understanding the Science of Climate Change."
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Geothermal Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the way geothermal energy is harnessed and some of its benefits and costs. Downloadable resources are also available.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Measuring the Quantity of Heat
Through interactive exercises and illustrated example problems, students learn about specific heat capacity and measuring the quantity of heat.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Chemical Reactions & Engineering Design
This lesson begins with a story about rescuing reptile eggs from a new construction site. Using the story as motivation, students are presented with an engineering design challenge: Build a portable device which can warm, support, and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Let the Sun Shine!
Students learn how the sun can be used for energy. They learn about passive solar heating, lighting and cooking, and active solar engineering technologies (such as photovoltaic arrays and concentrating mirrors) that generate electricity....
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Hot Is It?
Students learn about the nature of thermal energy, temperature and how materials store thermal energy. They discuss the difference between conduction, convection and radiation of thermal energy, and complete activities in which they...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Heat
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of heat and how thermal energy is transferred.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Masses & Springs
An interactive simulation that teaches about springs, Hooke's Law, and conservation of energy observing changes in kinetic, potential, and thermal energy by adjusting the stiffness and damping of springs holding various masses. This...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Thermometers as Speedometers
Through interactive exercises and illustrated tutorials, students answer the fundamental questions: What is the reading on a thermometer the reflection of? What does temperature measure?
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Calorimeters and Calorimetry
Students learn about calorimeters and calorimetry in this illustrated, interactive physics tutorial.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Heat Transfer: From Hot to Not
Students learn the fundamental concepts of heat transfer and heat of reaction. This includes concepts such as physical chemistry, an equation for heat transfer, and a basic understanding of energy and heat transfer.
Other
Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Plate Tectonics
A suite of lessons focusing on finding the fossil evidence for lithospheric plate tectonics. Inquiry-based exploration of plate tectonics evidence includes fossil distribution, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Other
Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Mountain Building
A suite of lessons focusing on all aspects of how mountains are formed. Inquiry-based exploration of mountain building includes the rock cycle, mountain formation, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, erosion, rocks, minerals, and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Transfer of Heat Radiation: Lesson 2
This lesson will describe how heat can be transferred by radiation. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Transfer of Heat - Radiation."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Transfer of Heat Radiation: Lesson 1
This lesson will describe how heat can be transferred by radiation. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Transfer of Heat - Radiation."
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Molecules in Motion
Students observe, on a molecular level, how heating and cooling affect molecular motion.