BILL NYE: HEAT VIDEO (Write down 10 things that you learn

from the video.

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Name _____________________________________________ # ____

Conduction:_______________________________________________
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12. Explain what would cause an ice cube to melt in your hand and
leave your hand feeling cold?
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Conductor:________________________________________________

13. List 3 examples of CONDUCTION.

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Convection:_______________________________________________
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14. Heat that transfers through liquids and gases is called

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15. Explain why the air at the ceiling is warmer than the air by the
floor._____________________________________________________
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Radiation:_________________________________________________

16. List 3 examples of CONVECTION.

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17. Heat that transfers through waves is called____________________.
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Insulator: ________________________________________________

18. List 3 examples of RADIATION.

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Insulation:_________________________________________________

19. Explain why sitting too close to a campfire on a winter hike can
make your knees too hot while your backside is still to cold.
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20. Draw a house being heated by a convection current.
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ENERGY
1. All matter on Earth is found in one of the following states of matter:
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2. All forms of matter are made up of___________________________.

Conduction

3. A temperature reading is the ________________________ amount

of kinetic energy contained in a substance.
4. Heat energy moves from the ________________________ moving
molecules to ________________________ moving molecules, or from
_______________ to _______________.
5. Describe molecules in matter as they gain heat energy, or get hotter.
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6. Describe molecules in matter as they lose heat energy, or get colder.
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7. For the states of matter to change form one form to another,
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HEAT
8. Materials that allow heat energy to pass through easily are called
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9. Which materials are best for conducting heat?__________________.
10. Materials that prevent heat energy to pass through easily are called
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11. Heat that transfers by touch within solids is called
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Convection

Radiation

Three Ring Circus Lab

What differences do you notice about the two amazing blocks?

Why was there a difference in whether the color was on a flat surface,

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inside an envelope, or in a box? _______________________________

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Predict how much time it will take for each ice cube to melt. One ice

Why shouldnt you wear a dark shirt on a hot, sunny day? __________

cube will be placed on each block and another on a black square of

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construction paper.

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Block #1 (prediction) _________________________________

What would be the benefit of putting a silver lining on your windows?

(actual) ____________________________________

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Block #2 (prediction) _________________________________

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(actual) ____________________________________

What is idea behind the silver survival blankets?

Construction Paper (prediction) _________________________

(cold day) ________________________________________________

(actual) ____________________________________

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Why do you think the ice cubes melted at different rates?

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(hot day) _________________________________________________

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Colors on 3 colored envelopes

Flat Surface
Silver
Black
White

Starting Temp.

Temp. after 5 m

Temp. after 10 m

What information or reasoning did you use to identify each material?

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Colors on 3-chambered box

Flat Surface
Silver
Black
White

Starting Temp.

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Temp. after 5 m

Temp. after 10 m
Draw a diagram of the experiment

Write the actual results of the experiment.

Hottest color on the 3 flat colored surfaces _______________________
Hottest color in the 3 colored envelopes _________________________
Hottest color in th 3-chambered box ____________________________
What type of heat transfer is occuring when the lamp shines on the
colors? ___________________________________________________
Does the color of paper make a difference in the heat absorption?
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INSULATOR SOUPER
Which block is made up of:
Aluminum ____________________________________________

Plastic Foam ___________________________________________

Predict how each team (insulator) will finish.

Team
Name
Sandiago
Chargers

Insulator
Sand

Predicted
Finish

jj

Starting
(C)

San Francisco
Forty Piners
Chicago Airs

Pine Needles

Cleveland
Browns
Buffalo Brillos

Brown Paper

Denver Bronc
Clothes
Dallas Cow
Chips
News Orleans
Saints
New York Wets

Air

Steel Wool
Pads
Cotton Cloth
Styrofoam
Chips
Newspaper
Scraps
Tap Water

THE TALE OF THREE COLORS LAB

What difference does color make in absorbing heat? ______________
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Predict which color will be the hottest after 10 minutes under a hot
lamp
Hottest color on the 3 flat colored surfaces _______________________
Hottest color in the 3 colored envelopes _________________________
Hottest color in the 3-chambered box ___________________________
Colors on 3 colored surfaces

Minne Soda
Vikings
Green Clay
Packers
Tampa Bay
Bucket of Tears
Oakland
Shaders
Washing Tin
Redskins

Baking Soda

Salt Water

Flat Surface
Silver
Black
White

Tree Bark

When you open the refrigerator, does the cold air that comes out rise to

Tin Foil

the top of the room or fall to the floor?__________________________

Clay

POPCORN POPPING IN MY APRICOT MICROWAVE

Starting Temp.

Temp. after 5 m

Temp. after 10 m

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What type of energy is a microwave using? _____________________

In winter, what happens to the hot air produced in your heater; does it

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rise to the ceiling or fall to the floor of the room?__________________

Why does it pop popcorn? ___________________________________

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Why does a bag feel hot when you first pull it out? ________________
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In the summertime, is it cooler to sleep in an upstairs room or in a

basement? ________________________________________________
Why? ____________________________________________________
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Convection happens because _________________________________
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Convection cycles are responsible for what?______________________
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BOWL GAME
Order them from best to worst insulator (best 1 to least 14).

Temp Ending Temp Ending Temp

(F)
(C)
(F)
(C)
(F)

Winners!

3 TEMPERATURES LAB
What is the temperature for the hot water? _______________________
What is the temperature for the cold water? ______________________
What happens when hot and cold meet warm? ____________________
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Record your observations of what happens to the room temperature

What are some other examples where hot fluids rise and cold fluids

water as both hot and ice water are added. Illustrate the outcome.

sink? ____________________________________________________
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What do you think will eventually happen in the container if the jars are
left in for an hour? __________________________________________

What did you notice happened to the hot water?___________________

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What is another way you could demonstrate this process of convection?
Why do you think this happened? ______________________________
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What did you notice happened to the cold water? _________________

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Why do you think this happened? ______________________________
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