Thermal Energy

Individual Support Required for all Explorations
 

Out-of-class Mini-labs

Sensing Hot and Cold (Science Spectrum p. 325)
Please remember that for the out-of-class mini-lab you must write a short overview and conclusion.

Convection (Science Spectrum p. 333)
Please remember that for the out-of-class mini-lab you must write a short overview and conclusion.
What color absorbs more radiation? (Science Spectrum p. 334)
Please remember that for the out-of-class mini-lab you must write a short overview and conclusion.
Conductors and Insulators (Science Spectrum p.335)
Please remember that for the out-of-class mini-lab you must write a short overview and conclusion.
Kinetic Theory (Science Spectrum p. 48)
Please remember that for the out-of-class mini-lab you must write a short overview and conclusion.

Don't forget the internet based stuff as well: scavenger hunt, website evaluation, topic research, and STS articles. These are all described in the Exploration Procedures page.

In-class Explorations
 

  1. Shake, Shake, Shake!
  2. A Watched Pot Never Boils?