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Journal Article | August 2021
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Understanding Temperature and Heat
Book Chapter | September 2010
Predict, Observe, Explain (POE) sequences provide an important way to enhance students' understanding of important scientific ideas. In this chapter, the series of experiments help students understand temperature and…
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Book Chapter | September 2010
Predict, Observe, Explain (POE) sequences provide an important way to enhance students' understanding of important scientific ideas. In this chapter, the series of experiments help students understand heat travel. The…
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Book Chapter | September 2011
Earth’s surface is mostly covered by water. Areas not covered by water—the continents—are surrounded by water. If land and water had the same specific heat, we would expect the land and surrounding water to heat up and…
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Heat Exchange in Air, Water, and Soil
Book Chapter | May 2009
The Earth is composed, at least at the surface, of soil/rock, water, and air. How do the heat exchange properties of these three very different substances compare, and what effect, if any, do they have on climate and…
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Crystal Heat: Catalyzing Cognitive Construction
Book Chapter | February 2010
A small metal clicker/disk within a sealed pouch containing a clear, colorless liquid is clicked, and the liquid rapidly crystallizes into a solid mass and releases a large quantity of heat. If the solidified pouch is…
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Convection: Transfer of Heat From Earth’s Interior
Book Chapter | March 2011
In this activity, students conduct experimental trials involving a drop of food coloring moved by convection in a pan of water to observe convection cells. Students record their observations on this model and relate…
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That’s Hot! The Effect of Size on Rate of Heat Loss
Book Chapter | March 2009
Through the use of common household items such as aluminum pans and thermometers, students will investigate how the size and shape of an object affect the rate of heat loss from the object to the environment. This…
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How Much Heat is Released by a Seafloor Hydrothermal Vent?
Book Chapter | October 2010
In this Data Puzzle, students compare the amount of heat given off by a hydrothermal vent with the amount of heat needed to bring a kettle of water up to boiling temperature. Recognizing that the heat released from one…
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Teaching About Heat and Temperature Using an Investigative Demonstration
Book Chapter | October 2019
Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. This chapter can be used as a starting point for eliciting elementary teachers’ views of the effective…
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Q: How Does the Sun’s Heat Get To Us Here on Earth?
Journal Article | January 2023
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Heat Maps as a Fun and Instructive Way to Gauge Student Perceptions on Skill Development
Journal Article | September 2023
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Berries and Bacteria: Measuring How Acids and Heat Impact Bacteria in Jam
Book Chapter | April 2011
Have you ever had a ripe apple, a juicy strawberry, or a succulent peach? Did the juices flow into your mouth with each bite as you devoured it? On the other hand, have you ever had a piece of fruit that was less than…
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Book Chapter | April 2011
This experiment uses the scientific method skills in a guided inquiry of sugar structure for different classes of candy. The lab is structured to help students use their problem-solving skills to create an experiment…
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Science Sampler: To heat or not to heat
Journal Article | January 2003
As part of a lesson on heat transfer, middle school students design their own investigation of conduction, insulation, and convection.
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