Carmel

Students will experimentally investigate heat transfer in order to determine the specific heat capacity of substances. They will analyse data and evaluate their methodology and experimental design. || Why do we want to control heat transfer? Why should we control heat? Can we control heat? Is it important for our world that we control how heat moves? How can we do it? || How do we explain the heating and cooling that occurs in real-world situations? Do all substances respond to heat in the same way? How can we design careful experiments about heat transfers? What makes an experimental design good? How do we evaluate the reliability of experimental results? How can graphs help us to understand heating and cooling?  || What happens to make objects "feel" hot or cold to touch? What happens when a substance changes temperature? How is heat energy measured? Is “feeling/touching” a reliable way to measure the temperature of substances? What happens to heat energy to make objects "feel" hot or cold to touch? What is the difference between heat and temperature? What happens to the motion of particles in object as the temperature of the object increases? How are heating and cooling rates, and half-temperature-time related? How heat is transferred by conduction? What makes good conductors of heat and good insulators? Give everyday examples of conductors and insulators. How is heat transferred by convection currents? Describe how heat is transferred by radiation and state the main difference What are the differences between the types of heat transfer? Use your knowledge of the mechanisms of heat transfer to explain the heating or cooling that occurs in real-world situations. What is specific heat capacity? HOw can you design controlled experiments that investigate specific heat capacity or the factors affecting the rate of heat transfer?
 * H EAT ||
 * Unit ||
 * Students will apply their understanding of the mechanisms of heat transfer and the different heat-storing capacity of substances to new situations.
 * Students will apply their understanding of the mechanisms of heat transfer and the different heat-storing capacity of substances to new situations.
 * Essential Question ||
 * What is heat energy?
 * **Unit Questions** ||
 * How can models help us to understand heat energy?
 * **Unit Questions** ||
 * How can models help us to understand heat energy?
 * **Content Questions** ||
 * What is the difference between heat and temperature?

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