Lesson: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation Science • First Year of Preparatory School

In this lesson, we will learn how to describe the transfer of thermal energy by heat conduction, convection, and radiation.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

recall that heat can transfer thermal energy across a solid by a process called conduction that is due to the oscillation of particles,
recall that a thermal conductor conducts thermal energy easily and a thermal insulator does not,
recall that heat can transfer thermal energy between substances without a need for a medium by a process called radiation that is due to waves,
recall that heat can transfer thermal energy within gases and liquids by a process called convection,
recall that within a gas or liquid, higher-temperature regions have a lower density and lower-temperature regions have a higher density,
recognize that temperature and density variations within a gas or liquid can lead to movement within the gas or liquid,
describe changes of temperature with time for objects being heated or cooled using graphs.