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What's In a Window? Lesson PlanWhat's In a Window? Lesson Plan
Publisher
Beyond Benign
Resource Details
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Demonstration
Technology
Calculator
Scientific Equipment
Year
2017
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Creative Commons
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What's In a Window?

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Take a peek inside a window to heat efficiency. Scholars watch a demonstration to investigate how heat dissipates from several different cups of hot water. Scholars then relate the exchange to how heat escapes from the windows of a house. This is the 13th lesson plan in a series of 15.

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Concepts

thermal energy, properties of air, heat energy, heat transfer

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Team up with a science teacher for the demonstration

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils should have knowledge of the properties of air
  • The activity requires boiling water, cups, and thermometers

Pros

  • Includes tables to record results and predictions
  • Provides a reflection sheet to fill in after the demonstration

Cons

  • None

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