Essential Vocabulary
conduction
convection
radiation
electromagnetic waves
thermal energy
convection cell/current
transfer
thermometer
temperature
Essential Questions
What is heat? How does it move through matter?
What are the effects of combining warmer objects and cooler objects?
What are the three major types of heat transfer? Compare/contrast.
How many ways can you describe conduction?
How is convection at work in the world around you?
How would you explain the processes of radiation?
What are some natural types of each type of heat transfer?
Essential Vocabulary
thermal energy
transfer
expand
contract
conductor
insulator
Essential Questions
What are the ways that heating and cooling change the properties of materials?
What are examples of materials that transfer heat well?
What are examples of materials that do not transfer heat well?