Description

Overview:

This activity consists of two parts in which students investigate heat transfer by radiation and by conduction. In the first part, students design and conduct an experiment to test the effect of color on an object's ability to radiate energy (heat). In the second part, they investigate the transfer of energy from a hotter object to a cooler one, in this case, containers of hot and cold water. In both experiments, they are required to state a hypothesis, make a list of materials and procedures needed for the experiment, collect and graph data, and state a conclusion. Each experiment is accompanied by a set of analysis and conclusion questions.

Subject:

Astronomy, Geoscience, Physics, Space Science

Level:

Middle School, High School

Material Type:

Activity/Lab, Interactive

Author:

David Robison

Provider:

UCAR Staff

Provider Set:

New York State Earth Science Instructional Collection

Date Added:

11/06/2014