Science.7.8.B

Previous Next
The student is expected to investigate how thermal energy moves in a predictable pattern from warmer to cooler until all substances within the system reach thermal equilibrium; and
1666 TEKS header image

Knowledge and Skills Statement

Force, motion, and energy. The student understands the behavior of thermal energy as it flows into and out of system.

regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole

a phenomenon of energy that measures the random motion (kinetic energy) of particles (vibrations in solids or free motion in a gas) in a fluid

occurs when there is no more transfer of heat energy between or within the objects of a system; when the system's components are at the same temperature

Research

Hazzard, Edmund. “Now You’re Cooking!: Heat Transfer Labs: From Basic Recipes to Full Inquiry.” The Science Teacher 79, no. 6  (September 2012): 45–50. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43557533

Summary: "Now You're Cooking" explains the variations in convection, conduction, and radiation transfers of thermal energy. Investigation opportunities in the classroom for each are detailed.