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Thermal Village

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COMBINED RATING

3.4 Stars

TEACHERS (4)

3.8

STUDENTS (605)

3.1

LENGTH

22 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

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Description

We will use the different forms of thermal energy transfer to heat swimming pools and other objects while we learn concepts related to this topic.

Vocabulary Words

thermal energy

Fahrenheit

Celsius

Kelvin

states of matter

kinetic energy

conduction

temperature

conductor

convection

density

insulator

radiation

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Flow of Thermal Energy. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Energy transfers out of hotter regions or objects to colder ones.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Heat can cause a change of state in a substance.

The faster the motion of particles in a substance, the greater the temperature.

Thermal conductors are materials that do not impede the flow of thermal energy.

Thermal insulators are materials that resist the flow of thermal energy.

The total thermal energy of a substance is not necessarily equal to its temperature.

Temperature scales include: Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin.

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

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

The greater the difference in temperature between two substances, the faster the rate of heat transfer.

Engineers can design products that maximize or minimize heat transfer.

Thermal energy, also known as internal energy, is the energy associated with the random movement 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.

Temperature can be measured with a thermometer.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is thermal energy? What are the units we use to measure temperature? What are the three main states of matter?

After the Game

If two substances are a different temperature, in which direction does the thermal energy flow? What is heat? What determines the rate at which heat is transferred? How does temperature affect the movement of the particles that make up the substance? What does temperature actually measure? What are the three forms of heat transfer? What types of materials make good thermal conductors?