Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Stations Activities – Editable & Google Slides™

Description

Do you need differentiated heat transfer and thermal energy stations activities for your Heat transfer unit? Perfect for a middle school physical science class studying transfer of energy and energy transformations. This resource will help you reach and assess your students in a multitude of ways. This resource includes 7 stations with minimal prep involved. There is a printable version, editable PowerPoint version and a Digital Google Slides™ version that will help you save on time and paper!

 

The 7 types of Thermal energy stations include:

1. Discover – Students will research real-world application of waves in regards to currents and global climate patterns.

2. Observe – Students will watch a video about how heat transfer is involved in the Greenhouse Effect on Earth.

3. Experiment – Students will perform a mini experiment using hot water, cold water and food coloring. They will test to see the differences in speed of diffusion of the food coloring in different temperatures.

4. Write – Students will explain their answers in 2-3 sentences.

5. Create – Students will create a blueprint for a lunchbox that uses household materials to insulate a lunch for 2-3 hours.

6. Sort – Students will sort scenarios to match whether they represent conduction, convection or radiation.

7. Quiz – Students will answer a mix of 8 true/false, multiple choice and short answer questions.

 

*Each station should take students between 8-10 minutes to complete.*

 

The RESOURCE includes:

• Digital Google Slides™ link to perform stations online.
• Printable version of stations in color and black/white
• Editable PowerPoint version of stations.

 

Content covered:

⭐Temperature

⭐heat

⭐Thermal Energy

⭐Transfer of Heat

⭐Conduction

⭐Convection

⭐Radiation

 

*Please note that the instructions for stations are editable but clip art, special fonts and formatting are not.*

Check out these Energy Transformations Stations if you’re looking for stations for your energy unit!

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