Walk-In

• Copy the question and answer in

sentences:
• Why does a cup of hot
chocolate get cold when left in
a room for some time?
 Answer
• The heat in the hot chocolate gets
transferred to the air around it.
 Three Kinds of Heat Transfers
• Today, we will explore three kinds of heat
transfers…
• We will do some demonstrations as a
class, and you will take some notes from a
laptop or iPad.
• Read all slides.
• Copy down notes that are written in
PURPLE!
Conduction, Convection,
and Radiation
 Heat Energy
• Energy is what makes it possible for things to
move and for processes to happen.
• All materials are made of tiny particles called
molecules.
• Molecules are always moving.
• Heat is the energy given off by molecules
moving.
• The amount of heat depends on how fast the
molecules move. Faster = more heat!
• As the molecules move faster, they take up more
space and make the object expand.
 Let’s model this!
• Stand up and put your hands out in front of
you.
• When told to start, move in RANDOM
DIRECTIONS.
• If you bump into someone, pat their hands.
• How is heat being generated?
 Heat Transfer
• Heat can be transferred from one
object to another in 3 different
ways:
–Conduction
–Convection
–Radiation
 Taking notes on your own…
• Share a device with a partner.
• Write the notes that are in purple.
• Try the demonstrations when directed to.
How Heat Is Transferred
 Conduction
• Conduction refers to heat transfer from
one SOLID to another SOLID.
• As molecules heat up they move faster and
expand.
• When you touch one hot surface to another, the
hot molecules bump into the other molecules
which makes them start to move faster.
• An object gets hotter from the movement of the
molecules.
• All solid objects conduct heat.
• Some are better conductors than others.
• Metals are good conductors of heat.
 Go to Station #1
• Try conducting heat through a metal
spoon.
• Try conducting heat through the bag of
ice.
 Examples of Conduction
List three examples by writing about 3 of the pictures..
 Convection
• Convection refers to heat traveling through
liquids or gases, like water or air.
• As molecules heat up, the heat makes the
molecules move more rapidly and expand.
• This creates currents in liquids or gases – hot air
rises and cold air sinks.
• Uneven heating of our ocean creates ocean currents.
• Uneven heating of our atmosphere produces huge
convection wind currents.
• Scientists use global and local wind patterns to predict
weather.
 Go to Station #2
• Experience a heat convection current with
the hair dryer.
• Experience a cold convection current with
the fan.
 Examples of Convection
List two examples by writing about what the picture is
showing..
 Radiation
• Radiation refers to the release of
invisible heat energy waves from the
sun or fire.
• There is no movement of molecules to
transfer heat.
• You can feel warmth without touching
the source because the heat radiates.
• Heaters and radiators get their name from this type
of heat.
• When the radiant energy from the sun hits the earth,
the earth soaks up the energy and changes it into
heat.
 Go to Station #3
• Feel the warmth radiated by the different
sources.
Examples of Radiation
List two examples by writing about the picture.
 Balance of Heat
• Whenever a hot object is placed near a
cold object, the hot object will transfer
heat to the cold object until they reach a
state of balance.
• Balance happens when the
temperatures of both objects are the
same.
• The fast moving molecules mix with the
slow moving molecules until they are all
mixed and balanced.
 Methods of Heat Transfer

Conduction Convection Radiation

• Heat • Heat Release of
traveling traveling invisible
through through heat energy
solids. waves from
liquids or
• Two the sun or
gases fire.
objects
must touch No
movement
of molecules
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=yUEPGMnRqGs