4th Grade Heat Transfer Charlotte Broman

MI-NGSS Performance Expectation

Objectives for 4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be
transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Objectives
1. The learner will accurately use a graph to represent the transfer of heat.
2. The learner will be able to describe temperature changes between two objects observed
during energy transfer.
3. The learner will be able to give an example of convection, conduction, and radiation.

Misconception
Misconception- heat is how hot something is.
Heat actually explains how much energy something contains.

Safety
Students will need help while using the hot water in the Explore.

Requisite Knowledge
Students will need to have an understanding of how to read and create a simple
graph.

Vocabulary-
Particle- small unit of matter
Energy- property of an object that can be converted or transferred
Heat- greater movement of atoms and larger amount of energy present
Convection-transfer of energy between fluids
Conduction-transfer of energy through a substance that is not a fluid
Radiation-emission of energy through electromagnetic waves

Engage (20 minutes sometime before lunch)

Tag game (Convection) & exit ticket

Goal:
The goal of this tag game is for the hot particle group to give away 5 of their
stickers to the cold particles. The game ends when each student ends up with 5
stickers.

Set-Up:
The teacher will have the students play a game of tag. The students need to be split
into two even groups. One group will be the cold particles and one group will be the
hot particles. In the cold particle group the students will be given a piece of paper
taped to their back. The students in the hot particle group will be given a sheet
with 10 stickers on it. You will need an outdoor space or gym to play this game.
Rules:
1. Have a set area for students to run in.
2. When a cold particle gets tagged they must stand still so they heat particle
can transfer their sticker
3. Only one person may put one sticker on another person at a time.
4. When a student has received 5 stickers or has 5 stickers left they stop running
and stand and sway.
5. Cold- slow, hot- fast

Exit Ticket:
Before the students leave for lunch have them complete an Exit Ticket answering
the following questions:

Explore (45 minutes, 25 minutes to set up and experiment, 20 to create

graph)
Hot water, cold water, thermometer experiment (convection)

Students will work in groups of 4 (partners if there are enough supplies/materials) to

complete this experiment.
The teacher will provide each group of students with two cups, two thermometers
and a timer.
The students will fill one cup with cold water. The teacher aids the students in filling
a cup with hot water.
The students will check and record the temperature every minute for ten minutes.
The students will record this data on Attachment A, and will use Attachment B to
create a line graph with the data they collected. The students will have to create
their own Y-axis on the graph according to their data. To create the line graph
students will plot each point of data they collect and connect the points using a
straight edge found in the classroom (i.e. ruler or edge of paper)

While students are completing this activity the teacher will go around asking the
students the following questions. This will help the teacher understand what areas
the students struggle in and what areas students understand.

Students graphs should look similar to the one below:

 Hot
Cold

Explain (30 minutes)

Teacher will play the following youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=wr8Z4SCETPs
Heat Transfer Song by ParrMr
Teacher will provide Attachment C for each student to fill out following the video.

When the video is complete read over the fill-in-the-blank answers with the
students. The students will have more than one opportunity to record the answers
throughout the video.

On the bottom half of Attachment C is Discussion Notes. Discuss with students

examples of Conduction, Convection, and Radiation.

Conduction-
Convection-
Radiation-
Equilibrium-

Elaborate/Extend/Apply (45 minutes)

Sorting Game:

Students will work with a partner to sort out pictures into three categories:
convection, conduction, and radiation.
The teacher will pass out Attachment D to the students. If this is the teachers first
time doing the activity they may want to pre-cut the sorting pictures or have the
students cut them as the activity progresses.
The teacher will walk around the classroom asking students:
-Why did you put that picture in that category? (This can validate the students
knowledge or can be a picture in the wrong category to help the students think of
the correct category)
-Can any of these examples be used in more than one category?
The teacher will check for the students overall understanding of the activity.
When the students have completed the activity the teacher will pass out
Attachment E. The students will work on their own using any examples,
explanations, or drawings to answer the questions. This will be a formative
assessment and will require the students to work on their own. When they are
complete the teacher will grade the worksheet on the following: accurate drawing
and complete sentence explaining the term.
Grading:
Each drawing and each sentence will receive a grade of 3 for being accurately
complete, a 2 for being somewhat complete and a 1 for inaccurate and a 0 for
incomplete. The total possible points are 24.

Evaluate: Alignment Table

Instructio Assessment (Evaluate)
nal Briefly describe how each objective is met/assessed throughout the
Activity lesson. Each objective does not need to be assessed in each part of
the lesson. At least ONE objective must have a formative
assessment in ONE of the Es.
Engage Students will complete an Ext Ticket to describe what occurred
during the transfer of heat from hot to cold. (Objective 2)
Explore Students will create a graph based on their experiment (Objective
1)
Explain
Elaborate Students will provide examples of Convection, Conduction, and
Radiation and Equilibrium. (Objective 3)

Evaluate: Materials (attach all worksheets, quizzes, rubrics, and answer

keys)
See Attachments document- SCI 319 Lesson Plan Worksheets

References (APA format)

http://fifthgradefollies.blogspot.com

http://teachingandlearningcommunity.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-favorite-
heat-transfer-experiment.html?spref=pi

http://www.navigatingbyjoy.com/2013/04/09/edible-science-with-ice-and-
salt/