GRADE 1V

METHODS OF HEAT TRANSFER

At the end of the module, you should be able to:

 Prove that heat travels by conduction from hot to cool object.

 Prove that heat travels by convection through liquid and gas.
 Infer that heat travels by radiation through gas.

Try to Recall

Walk under the sun for five minutes.

 Why do you feel warm when you walk under the sun?
 How do you think the heat from the sun reaches the earth?

Explore

Activity 1
Perform the following activities.

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1. Prepare a candle, a small piece of cloth, spoon, and matches.
2. Light the candle. With a piece of cloth hold a spoon over the flame for five
minutes.
3. Observe what happens to the handle of the spoon.

Activity 2

1. Prepare a glass jar, water, blue dye, and matches

 Get a pyrex glass jar.
 Fill half of it with water.
 Put a pinch of blue dye in the water.
 Heat the water over slow fire on a stove.
 Observe what happens.
 Describe the movement of the blue dye when the water starts to boil.

Activity 3

Sit near a fire. Feel your face and arms. How do you feel? How did the heat from the
fire transfer to you?

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Read and learn more:

The particles or molecules of the substances in a solid are very close to

each other. As the molecules in one part of a solid are heated, the heat travels to
the nearest object. These molecules in turn transfer the heat to the next
molecules. This process is called conduction.

During heating, the water at the bottom part of the jar gets heated first.
When water is heated, it begins to rise. Cold water is heavier than warm water.
As warm water rises, cold water goes down. The process is repeated until all the
water has the same temperature. The same method of heat transfer also takes
place in the air. This process is called convection.

The heat from the fire travels by waves through space to your body. Your
body absorbs the heat so it becomes warm. This process is called radiation.

I learned that:

 Heat transfers from a hot body to a cold body.

 Heat travels in solids, liquids and in gases .
 Conduction is the transfer of heat from molecule to molecule in an
object.
 Convection is the transfer of heat by currents.
 Heat travels by convection in liquids and gases.
 Radiation is the transfer of heat through space.

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 Apply It

Do the following activities.

1. Burn a piece of crumpled paper in a stove. Stand near the stove fire. Do you feel the
heat coming from the fire? Infer how heat is transferred from the burning paper to
you. What is this method of heat transfer called?

2. Leave a fork in a bowl of hot water. Use a tong to get the fork soaked in hot water.
Hold the fork. Observe what happens to the fork. How will the heat travel in the
fork? What do you call this method of heat transfer?

3. At noon time, the hot surface of the ground heats the air above it. The air becomes
warm. What is this method of heat transfer called?

Test Yourself

A. Read and study the situation below. Identify the method of heat transfer described.
Write conduction, convection, or radiation in your notebook.

1. Melissa is frying fish.

2. A spoon is left in a bowl of hot soup. The spoon gets hot.
3. Larry feels his head and arms getting warm as he walks under the sun.
4. A girl holding a hot spoon felt her fingers becoming warm.
5. The hot surface of the land heats the air above it. The air becomes warm.

B. Explain how heat travels from the fire to a frying pan, then the cooking oil, and then
the fish being cooked.