Heat Energy-Third grade

 A kid went to a friend’s house for a sleepover.  The friend’s mom gave each of them an ice cream cone to eat outside. The ice cream began to melt quicker than they could eat it. What caused the ice cream to melt?

• How hot it was

• Type of cone

• Ice cream flavor

• How cold it was

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the source of heat melting the glaciers in the picture?  Scientist A thinks that friction is causing the glaciers to melt and Scientist B thinks that the sun is causing the glaciers to melt.  Who do you agree with? Which source of heat is causing the glaciers to move?

• Friction

• Sun

A soccer team is selling Powerade as a fundraiser for their upcoming games on a hot summer day. The kids on the team begin to notice that the Powerade becomes warm pretty quickly. One of the kids wants to determine the best location to keep the Powerade as cool as possible.

• The Powerade warms up the quickest in direct sunlight, so the Powerade should stay out of direct sunlight. If the Powerade can sit in the back of the air-conditioned car, then the Powerade will be the coolest.

• The Powerade warms up the quickest in the shade, so the Powerade should stay out of direct sunlight. If the Powerade can sit in the shade, then the lemonade will be the coolest.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A group of kids were riding their bikes after school. They were going really fast and then approached a large downward hill. They realized that they were going too fast, so they tried to slow down all the way down the hill with their brakes. They got off their bikes and realized their bikes were very hot. What question do the kids need to ask to determine the heat source that caused this?

• How steep was the hill? 

• What was the temperature of the street?

• Were the brakes of the bike on the entire way down the hill?

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

You put your water bottle down on the sidewalk while you were playing soccer with several of your classmates. When you came back to drink your water, you noticed it was really warm. This has been a problem for several of your friends in your class. What investigation could you perform to show your friends the best place to keep the water as cool as possible?

• Place the water bottles in the direct sunlight and record the beginning temperature and the temperature after recess. 

• Take the temperature of all the water bottles before practice and spread out the water bottles in different sunny areas. Compare the feel of the water bottles after practice.

• Place the water bottles in the shade and record the beginning temperature and the temperature after recess. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Students are tasked with using common materials to create a device that will keep ice in their container for the longest period of time. Students will be competing with their classmates to create their device. Which group of students will MOST LIKELY result in maintaining the ice the longest period of time?

• Group A puts ice inside styrofoam and then wraps the styrofoam with aluminum foil.

• Group B places ice inside cardboard and then wraps the cardboard with a black jacket. 

• Group C places ice inside a bunch of cotton balls and then wraps the cotton balls with styrofoam.

• Group D places ice inside aluminum foil and then wraps the aluminum foil with black construction paper.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-3