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Bringer of Heat

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.0 Stars

TEACHERS (10)

4.1

STUDENTS (815)

3.9

LENGTH

24 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

Move, jump, exchange thermal energy and solve puzzles to bring hope to the lab.

Vocabulary Words

particles

temperature

heat

thermal energy

conduction

heat flow

liquid

gaseous state

radiation

electromagnetic waves

convection

Instructions

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

Main Concepts

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

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

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

Heat can cause a change of state in a substance.

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

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

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

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.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are the three main states of matter? What is thermal energy?

After the Game

How were you able to change the substance between a block, blob, and balloon? What state of matter went with each shape? Explain what conduction, radiation, and convection are. What did you learn about what happens to the particles in each state of matter?