Remember:

• Heat is a form of energy that is transferred between objects

• Heat energy always moves from an object with high heat energy to an object with low heat energy

Heat transfer is an important part of our everyday lives. Watch this video with Bill Nye to find out some of the examples of heat transfer that we encounter in our everyday lives.

What are some other examples that you can think of? Write down your examples!

Each of the images below represent one of the three forms of heat transfer. Your job is to identify the type of heat transfer in each of the images. You can use the document to write each item into the table or write your answers into a notebook or on a piece of paper.

Questions to think about:

• Were there more than one method of heat transfer occurring in any of the photos?

• What was the hardest and easiest photo to determine the method of heat transfer? Why?

Now that you are an expert on heat transfer, you are going to create a poster to highlight one of the three types of heat transfer.

• This should be the size of a sheet of paper.

• You can decide to draw your poster, create it on the computer, cut out letters, words or pictures from a magazine or anything else you would like.

You may choose one of the images from the Heat Transfer Detective activity or a different object to draw and explain how heat transfer is occurring. Make sure to draw the transfer of heat and label your poster with the correct form of heat transfer. You should also include at least two other examples of the type of heat transfer you chose. These examples should be different from your drawing. Make sure you make your poster colourful and eye catching! Have fun and be creative!

To make sure that you have a good understanding of the three different types of heat transfer and the different objects and situations they are found in, complete the assignment!

Part one is asking you to compare and contrast the three types of heat transfer. You can use the Venn diagram provided or write your answers in a different format.

Part two gives a variety of different situations in which heat transfer is occurring. Your job is to correctly identify the form of heat transfer.

Make sure you can answer these questions so you know you have a good understanding of the material. Try to answer these questions before moving onto the next lesson:

1. What are the three types of heat transfer?

2. What is an example of each of the three types of heat transfer?

3. What state of matter does each type of heat transfer use?

Take the quiz to make sure you are on the right track!

Find a variety of resources that correspond to this lesson to help enhance learning and understanding. The documents can either be printed off or opened and edited in Google Docs.