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Eureka! - High Temperature

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COMBINED RATING

3.6 Stars

TEACHERS (12)

4.0

STUDENTS (3563)

3.3

LENGTH

13 Minutes

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Description

Escape to the tropics with Adita. Navigate through a lush mansion, play dynamic minigames, and discover hidden treasures of knowledge about heat.

Vocabulary Words

heat

thermal energy

temperature

kinetic energy

state of matter

solid

liquid

gas

conduction

thermal equilibrium

heat flow

convection

convection currents

weather

climate

radiation

electromagnetic waves

wavelength

frequency

melting,

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Heat as Energy Transfer. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Motion energy is properly called kinetic energy; it is proportional to the mass of the moving object and grows with the square of its speed.

Convection is a form of heat transfer in which thermal energy is transferred through differences in the density of warm and cool currents.

Kinetic energy is the energy associated with the motion of matter.

Radiation is a form of heat transfer in which thermal energy is transferred through electromagnetic waves.

Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from a substance with a higher temperature to a substance with a lower temperature.

Conduction is a form of heat transfer in which thermal energy is transferred through direct collisions between particles in substances.

Heat flow between substances stops when both substances reach the same temperature.

Heat can cause a change of state in a substance.

Thermal energy, also known as internal energy, is the energy associated with the random movement of particles in a substance.

Heat flow decreases the temperature/kinetic energy of particles in the warmer substance.

Heat is commonly referred to as thermal energy, but in science, these are different terms.

Heat flow increases the temperature/kinetic energy of particles in the cooler substance.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is heat? How do we usually measure how hot or cold something is? What units can we use to express temperature?

After the Game

In which direction does heat move between two substances? What is temperature actually measuring? How can heat affect the state of matter of a substance? What are three real world examples of heat transfer? What happens once thermal equilibrium is reached? What is the difference between conduction and convection? How is radiation different from conduction and convection?