Write “Thermal Conductors and Insulators” at the top of your Notebook page and today’s date

Copy the Vocabulary Graphic Organizer from on the board into your science Notebook.

• Write the word Thermal Conductor in the box labeled “Vocabulary Word“
• Read the article: Thermal Conductors and insulators
• Write a definition in your own words for the Thermal Conductor in the “What is it?” box
• In the three Example boxes: draw a picture of an example of a thermal conductor, name the object in the example box
• In the three Non-Example boxes: draw a picture of an example of something that is not a thermal conductor and name the object in the box.
• Draw a picture of a thermal conductor in the Illustration circle

Make another copy of the Vocabulary Graphic Organizer from the board on the next page of Science Notebook

• Write the word Thermal Insulator in the box labeled “Vocabulary Word“
• Read the article again
• Write the definition in your own words for the Thermal Insulator in the “What is it?” box
• In the three Example boxes: draw a picture of an example of a thermal insulator, name the object in the example box.
• In the three Non-Example boxes: draw a picture of an example of something that is not a thermal insulator and name the object in the box
• Draw a picture of a Thermal Insulator in the Illustration Circle

Part 2-

Reread the article and answer the following questions in completesentences

1. What is a thermal conductor? Give an example.
2. Why do metals often feel cool to the touch?
3. Define thermal insulator. Describe one way thermal insulators are used

Have you ever grabbed the handle of a hot metal pan or walked barefoot across asphalt on a scorching summer day? Why do these objects feel hot to you? In both of these situations, heat is transferred to your body because it is in direct contact with matter that is at a higher temperature. You are at a lower temperature than the “hot” matter so heat moves from the hot matter to your “cooler” hand or foot. This form of heat transfer is called conduction.

Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy between matter that is in direct contact. Some materials conduct heat better than others. Why? When a metal pan is first placed on a stove and the stove is turned on for a few moments, a person can touch the pan without feeling any discomfort. But as the metal pan heats up, energy moves from the stove burner to the bottom of the pan, then from the bottom of the pan to the metal sides of the pan, and eventually moves up to the handle of the pan. Why does this happen? Energy from the stove burner causes the particles (atoms) making up the pan to move more rapidly. In some materials such as metals which are good conductors of heat, the rapidly moving particles readily cause neighboring particles in the same object to move faster. In turn, these particles cause their neighboring particles to move faster and so on up through the pan, causing a rise in temperature. This explains the experience of discomfort when touching the handle even though your hand is not directly touching the stove burner – conduction transferred heat to all parts of the pan making the handle hot. Conduction happens through the successive collisions.

In most situations, more than one method of heat transfer takes place. For example, in the boiling water and pasta convection example above, water becomes warmer due to the transfer of heat from the stove burner to the pot and then from the pot to the water (conduction).

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Part 1

To learn about Thermodynamics we are going to start by reading about Heat

• Read the following Article on Heat
• You should read the article in partners, each partner should take turns reading. (you may work in table groups)
• Create a Cornell Note page with the following topics
• 1. What is Heat?
  2. What is Conduction?
  3. What is Convection?
  4. What is Radiation?

• Article on Heat : What is heat

Part 2

Read the following article:  Convection

After reading the article answer the following questions

1. What is convection?
2. Describe how convection occurs and why convection currents form.
3. Draw a diagram like the one in the article.  Make sure to include the Radiator heat source. Add arrows representing convection currents to the room in the Figure below to show how thermal energy moves from the radiator to the rest of the room. Label areas of the room that are warm and cool.

We will watch two videos that will help you understand how the human eye sees and processes color

• Create a graphic organizer with four boxes and a large oval in the middle of the page
• Label the top of the page “The eyes have it” and use today’s date
• As you watch the video you will record key words or phrases in each of the boxes.
• The first two boxes are for the first video
• The second two boxes are for the second video
• When finished you will write 2-4 sentences in the center oval that summarizes what you have learned

Human vision

Color and vision

How we see things

Today we are going to learn about how we see color.  On your table you have instructions which are in see through protective sheets.  Using this link you will follow the directions and complete all work in your science notebook.

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Article about color

Today you are going to read an article about color.  In your science notebook on the page after the Mission Science assignment (bubble map and Cornell notes) you need to label the page “How we see color” and put today’s date at the top.

1. Create a Cornell note page, you will probably need two pages.   In the topic section you will have the following topics

• Wavelength and color
• Separating colors of light
• Colors of objects
• The colors we see
• Pigments

For each topic you will write down key phrases from that section of the reading in the NOTES section of your Cornell note page.  Be sure to skip a blank line every time you switch to a new topic

2. At the bottom of the notes you will write a 20 word statement that summarizes what you learned.