4th Six Weeks (Week 4)

Science Monday:    ·         Temperature Review: o   How are heat and energy related to each other? o   What is measured when we measure temperature? ·         New Lesson: Thermal Energy & Heat o   Define Thermal Energy o   Discuss the difference between thermal energy and temperature.

Tuesday: ·         Define Heat? ·         How is heat measured? o   Calorie, Joules o   1 calorie = 4.18 joules ·         Differentiate between heat and thermal energy. ·         Define: conduction, conductor, insulator, and radiation

Wednesday: ·         Small groups activity: Heat Race: Students will be given an ice cube inside a Ziploc bag and must then discuss within their groups the best approach to melt the ice cube without opening the Ziploc bag.They can use anything in the room to help: sunlight, warm air, body heat, etc… Then test their approach in a race to determine which method of heat transfer is the fastest. o   After all groups have finished, we will discuss how long each method took.

Thursday: ·         Thermal Energy in a bottle Demonstration ·         Which way did the energy go? Review Activity o   Methods of thermal energy transfer: §  Conduction, Convection & Radiation

Friday: ·         Temperature, Thermal Energy, and Heat Quiz