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Heat Transfer by Conduction Gizmo
In this interactive gizmo, connect a hot water beaker to a cold water beaker with various conducting bars, then watch the temperature of the beakers change. “Exploration Guide” has lesson directions. (First 5 mins free, then activate a 30-day free trial.
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&Resourc ...

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Temperature Effect on Atomic Movement
What happens to the speed of atoms and molecules when temperature is increased or decreased? At this site, you command the temperature and the computer shows you the rest.
http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/fusion/controlatomtemp.html

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Cool Cosmos - The Infrared Universe
Here is a site that explains the explain the infrared as well as the multi-wavelength universe with graphics, video, activities, a tutorial, and demonstrations. See what many animals look like through an infrared lens!
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ir_tutorial/index.html

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Heat Transfer
How is heat transferred by conduction? What is convection? How is heat transferred by radiation? This page will answer those questions. Includes a mini-quiz near the end of the page.
http://www.school-for-champions.com/SCIENCE/heat_transfer.htm

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Basics of Heat Transfer
This page explains the basics of heat transfer.
http://www.efunda.com/formulae/heat_transfer/home/overview.cfm

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The Transfer of Heat Energy
The heat source for our planet is the Sun. This page explains heat transfer into the atmosphere through radiation, conduction and convection.
http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstream/atmos/heat.htm

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Infrared Zoo
Infrared light shows us the heat radiated by the world around us. By viewing animals with a thermal infrared camera, one can actually "see" the difference between warm and cold-blooded animals. It allows us to study how well feathers, fur and blubber ins
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo/index.html

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Infrared Yellowstone
As you tour this gallery, you will see several visible infrared views of the geothermal features found in Yellowstone National Park.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_yellowstone/index.htm ...

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The Dipping Bird
A dipping bird is an example of a heat engine. It converts a difference in temperature (between the head cooled by evaporation and the bottom at room temperature) into cyclical motion.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/dippingbird/index.html

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Heat Transfer
These animations show the differences in three types of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. There are examples of each.
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/SCE304/SCE304.swf

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Radiation, Conduction, Convection
Scroll down to see the lyrics to a song on heat transfer. There is a verse on conduction, radiation, and convection.
http://www.educationalrap.com/song/radiation-conduction-convection.html

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Thermal Energy Transfer
This page provides a visual of three types of thermal energy transfer.
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~soper/Physics/thermaltransfer.html

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Where’s the energy?
In this lesson, students will learn what energy conversions are involved in the operation of a steam engine.
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03portland/background/edu/media/ ...

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The Science of Temperature and Heat
This page explains how you are adding thermal energy and speeding up the molecules when you heat up hot chocolate.
http://www.science-house.org/CBLable/resources.html

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Heat - Hot Stuff
Find the information you need to understand heat, heat reactions, how to measure heat, and much more!
http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/article.aspx?art_id=68&art_nm=Heat

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Zona Land: Heat and Temperature
These linked pages define “heat” and “temperature” and describe how they are related but not identical energy ideas. Be sure to click “Motion of Gas Molecules, Heat, and Temperature” and “Changes of Phase, Heat, and Temperature” at the bottom of the page.
http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/mechanics/energy/heatAndTemperature/h ...

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How Does Heat Travel?
Heat can be transferred from one place to another by three methods: conduction, convection, and radiation. This page explains all three methods and includes infrared examples.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu//cosmic_classroom/light_lessons/thermal/ ...

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Heat: An Agent of Change
In these activities from the Genesis Mission, students learn about heat, how heat moves through materials, what effect this movement has on those materials, and how this movement can be controlled. They then design a structure to prevent heat movement.
http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/educate/scimodule/heat/index.html

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The Transfer of Energy 1: Thermochemistry
In this lesson, students do a hot and cold pack experiment to help them understand the concept of thermochemistry.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.php?DocID=401

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Heat Lesson Ideas
This page from the Saskatchewan Education Department contains a strong list of demonstration ideas for teaching about heat. Topics include heat as a form of energy, temperature, heat transfer, and energy conservation. Descriptions are brief but effective.
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr5uaesc.html

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Staying Warm in Frigid Waters: Heat Exchange
Whales are warm-blooded mammals who spend their entire lives in the sea. Like all mammals, they maintain a warm internal body temperature, even living in Arctic water. Students demonstrate the principle of counter-current heat exchange.
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica2/t_guide/activity_22.html

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HEAT! HEAT! HEAT!
This lesson includes materials lists and directions for activities for radiation with a light bulb, convection currents with ink and water, and conduction using thumbtacks.
http://www.kedt.org/Ed/LessonPlanswithVideo/lpeheattransfer.htm

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Elementary Energy Lesson Plans
Ten lessons on saving energy for grades k-5. Lesson links are to pdf files.
http://ase.org/section/_audience/educators/lessons/elem

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Motion energy
Pieces of Science in Motion are a tightly woven package of teacher and student resources to complement your Mechanical Energy Unit. Created by the Online Museum and The Franklin Institute, these resources are ready for your exploration and use.
http://www.sln.org/pieces/knox/automaton/motionlplans.htm

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Hands-On Physics Heat and Temperature—Heat Flow
In this hands-on activity, your challenge is to detect the flow of heat energy. You will have to infer heat flow from what it does to temperature.
http://hop.concord.org/h1/mess/h1ma3.html

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Heat and Temperature
In this module the concepts of heat and temperature, heat transfer and detection are introduced along with several examples of what can be learned by detecting heat and measuring temperature.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/light_lessons/thermal/i ...

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum Lab
A link away from NASA''s Imagers webpage, the Electromagnetic spectrum Lesson# 2 presented here is perfect for midddle level educators. Be sure to follow all available links to support your unit on radiant energy. You will enjoy this site.
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/teachersite/UL3.htm

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That Sinking Feeling
Why does the water always seem colder at the bottom of a lake? Try this experiment that shows that ice is less dense than liquid water. As water freezes into ice, the volume actually increases.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/sinking.htm

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Energy Lessons
This is a page that allows teachers to share lesson ideas. There are 12 energy lesson descriptions on this page written by teachers. They each describe their lesson and explain how it works.
http://www.proteacher.org/c/409_Energy.html

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Why Does Carpet Feel Warmer Than a Marble Floor?
“When carpet and a marble floor are at the same room temperature, why does carpet feel warmer than a marble floor?” Three experts discuss this question from slightly different viewpoints.
http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae680.cfm

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Solar Cooker
Building this solar hot dog cooker could serve as an intro activity into radiant energy studies.
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/solardogs.html

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Educational in Nature
Educational in Nature® is a series of environmental education curriculum supplements designed to foster understanding and environmental awareness for students in grades 4–5.
http://www.gp.com/EducationalinNature/index.html

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Children's Misconceptions About Science
Click here for a comprehensive list of misconceptions children have about science.
http://www.amasci.com/miscon/opphys.html

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How Does Insulation Work?
This experiment will help learners understand how insulation works.
http://www.charlesedisonfund.com/Experiments/HTMLexperiments/Chapter1/1-Exp ...

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Thermal Energy Put to Work
This simple experiment asks the question, "Can thermal energy be made to do useful work?"
http://www.need.org/needpdf/SecThermalEnergyPuttoWork.pdf

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	How Are Thermal Energy and Heat Related? Heat flows from warmer objects to cooler ones. Click on these web pages for some activities to try and to get ideas for your own investigations.

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