Heat, Temperature,
and Heat Transfer
Cornell Doodle Notes FREE SAMPLER
TEACHER NOTES
These Cornell Doodle Notes combine two effective note-taking strategies and can be used to
introduce or review the concepts of temperature, heat, and the types of heat transfer:
conduction, convection, and radiation. The notes begin by defining temperature and heat to make
clear that temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of an object or substance
while heat is the flow of energy from hotter to cooler places. The notes define and give real-life
examples of conduction, conductors, insulators, convection and convection currents, and thermal
radiation. The concepts align with the Disciplinary Core Ideas of NGSS MS-PS3-3, MS-PS3-4,
and MS-PS1-4..
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which helps with retention of information when compared to
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from seeing and coloring in the pictures aside the main points
of the notes!
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Name:
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Class:
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Date:
_____________KEY
kinetic energy
The energy of an object
What is heat and how is it transferred
from one place to another?
because of motion. The
word ‘kinetic’ stems from
the Greek word for motion.
The size of an object or the amount of a
substance does not affect the temperature!
Measures the average kinetic energy of the
particles of an object or substance. It is like a
What is
temperature?
Complete the
temperature chart.
These two pots of
BOILING water have the
SAME temperature--
speedometer for how fast particles are moving!
Temperature is
measured in
degrees. The
Celsius and
Kelvin
temperature
scales are used
in science.
Celsius
Kelvin
Water Boils
°C
100°
373
Body Temperature
37°
310
Room Temperature
20°
293
Water Freezes
0°
273
K
100°C!
But this little match
has a temperature of 700°C!
However, the bigger pot Because there are more
DOES have more energy molecules in motion in the big
pot than in the little pot or in
overall…why?
the match..
Color the arrow to show that
heat moves from hotter (near
camel) to cooler (near penguin).
The flow of energy from warmer places to
What is
heat?
cooler places due to difference in temperature.
Heat travels from your hand into the
ice cube and the ice cube melts.
The skin on your hand will feel cold
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because thermal energy has left it.
It’s important to remember
that an object or system does
not HAVE heat. Heat is the
TRANSFER (or flow) of
thermal energy due to
temperature difference.
Thermal equilibrium happens when heat flows from a
higher temperature object to a lower temperature
object until the two objects have an equal temperature.
What is
thermal
equilibrium?
100°C 0°C
heat flows from
hotter block to
cooler block until . . .
KEY
For example: Heat will continue to flow
out of this kettle until the kettle and
the air around it reach the same
temperature (thermal equilibrium).
50°C 50°C
Color the 100°C block red and the 0°C block blue. Color both 50°C blocks purple.
is the transfer of heat through a solid
What is
conduction?
When your feet touch hot sand
on the beach, heat conducts
from the sand to your skin.
material by direct contact of particles.
As the particles are heated, they move faster
and bump into one another, creating more heat.
Color the particles to show how heat is
transferred through the material by conduction.
When your cell phone
screen feels warm, heat
conducts from the phone
to your fingertips.
Materials that don’t allow heat
Materials that allow heat energy to move
What are
conductors
and insulators?
through them efficiently are called conductors.
well are called insulators. People
The particles in good
use insulators to keep heat in or
conductors are typically close
to keep heat out. Feathers, wool,
together (dense), like in metals.
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energy to pass through them
and rubber are good insulators.
is the transfer of heat in a fluid (a gas
or a liquid) caused when hotter, less
What is
convection?
dense fluids rise and cooler, more
dense fluids sink. Moving fluids result
in a transfer of heat in a cycle called
a convection current.
KEY
When you boil water in a pot, the water near
the burner gets hot and becomes less dense.
It rises up and pushes the cooler water out
of the way. That cooler water sinks, gets
heated, becomes less dense, and rises up.
This creates a convection current.
When a baseboard heater is used in a
room, heat is distributed throughout the air
in the room due to convection currents.
Heat is transferred from the sun to the
Earth by thermal radiation. The sun’s
rays travel through the empty space
between the sun and our planet.
is the transfer of heat through empty
What is
radiation?
space by invisible electromagnetic rays.
No matter is required for the heat
transfer to occur.
Radiation travels at the speed of light
in straight lines. This is also known as
thermal radiation.
Do
The heat that you feel
radiating from a fire to
warm your hands is
thermal radiation.
Draw one picture and/or write one phrase below each of these terms that will help you to remember them best:
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Name:
_________________________________________________________________________
:
1)
Thermal Imaging
https://bit.ly/2TSmkOm
Class:
______________
Date:
______________
KEY
Write a $2 summary of the video! Each word costs 10¢!
Thermal imaging cameras use white to show the ‘hottest’
places and black to show the ‘coldest’ places as heat
Classify each of the following words/phrases as having to do with HEAT TRANSFER transfers in everyday situations..
(H) or TEMPERATURE (T). Write H or T on the line!
T speed of moving particles
________
T degrees Celsius
________
H convection current
________
H flow of energy
________
H warmer to cooler areas
________
H electromagnetic rays
________
H insulation
________
T Kelvin scale
T not dependent on size/amount ________
________
Circle the type of heat transfer that is responsible for each of the scenarios below:
RADIATION
6) A very dense metal rod and a wooden stick are
both placed on a heated surface. The metal rod
feels much hotter much faster than the wooden
stick. CONDUCTION CONVECTION RADIATION
5) The ocean circulates around the Earth
as cool water sinks and pushes less dense, 7) Circle ALL of the following statements that are TRUE:
a. a burning match has a higher temperature than a
warmer water out of the way.
CONDUCTION
CONVECTION
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RADIATION
pot of boiling water
b. a burning match has more energy than a large pot
of boiling water
c. a small pot of boiling water has the same
temperature as a large pot of boiling water
4) Your computer leaves the
desk feeling very hot after
you’ve been using it for awhile.
CONDUCTION
CONVECTION
RADIATION
How are you feeling about your understanding
of heat and heat transfer? Circle one:
I don’t get it.
RADIATION
CONVECTION
I think I get it.
CONVECTION
CONDUCTION
I got this!
2) A house’s attic is always
warmer than its basement.
CONDUCTION
3) The sun’s energy reaches
Earth from millions of miles away.
Name:
____________________________________________________________________
Class:
______________
Date:
_____________
_______________ energy
The energy of an object
What is ________ and how is it __________________
from one place to another?
because of ______________.
The word ‘_____________’
stems from the ___________
word for motion.
The __________ of an object or the _____________ of a
Measures the average ______________ energy of
substance does ________ affect the temperature!
These two pots of
__________ water
have the _______
temperature--
the _______________ of an object or substance. It
is like a ______________________ for how _________
What is
_________________?
particles are ______________!
Temperature is
measured in
______________. The
____________ and
Complete the
temperature chart.
____________
temperature scales
are used in ____________.
°C
Celsius
Water Boils
Water Freezes
Kelvin
_____°C!
But this little match
has a temperature of _____°C!
100°
Body Temperature
Room Temperature
K
310
20°
However, the bigger pot
DOES have more energy
overall…why?
Color the arrow to show that
heat moves from hotter (near
camel) to cooler (near penguin).
The __________ of ____________ from ____________ places to
What is
________?
_____________ places due to ____________________ in temperature.
Heat ______________ from your __________ into
the ________ cube and the ice cube ___________.
The __________ on your hand will _________
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________ because ____________ energy has left it.
It’s important to remember
that an object or system does
not HAVE heat. Heat is the
__________ (or flow) of
thermal _________ due to
temperature difference.
______________ equilibrium happens when ________ flows from a
___________ temperature object to a __________ temperature
object until the two objects have an __________ temperature.
What is thermal
___________________?
100°C 0°C
For example: _____ will _________ to
____ out of this kettle until the kettle
and the air around it reach the _____
temperature (thermal equilibrium).
heat flows from
_______ block to
_______ block until . . . 50°C 50°C
Color the 100°C block red and the 0°C block blue. Color both 50°C blocks purple.
When your feet _______ hot _____
on the beach, heat _________ from
the sand to your skin.
is the _______________ of heat through a _________
What is
________________?
material by _____________ contact of ______________.
When your cell phone
screen feels ______, heat
_________ from the
phone to your
_____________.
As the particles are ____________, they ________ ____________
and ________ into one another, creating more heat.
Color the particles to show how heat is
transferred through the material by conduction.
Materials that _________ allow heat
What are
________________
and
________________?
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Materials that __________ heat ____________ to move through
them _________________ are called conductors.
The particles in _________ conductors
are typically _________ together
(dense), like in ____________.
energy to ________ through them
well are called ________________.
People use insulators to keep heat
_____ or to keep heat _______.
Feathers, _________, and ____________
are good insulators.
is the transfer of heat in a __________ (a
_______ or a ___________) caused when
hotter, _______ dense fluids ________ and
What is
___________, more __________ fluids ________.
_________________?
Moving fluids ____________ in a
_____________ of heat in a __________ called
a ___________________ _______________.
is the transfer of heat through __________
space by ______________ electromagnetic
What is
________________?
When a baseboard __________ is used in a
room, heat is _____________ throughout the
_____ in the room due to convection currents.
Heat is transferred from the _____ to
the Earth by _________ ___________.
The sun’s rays travel through the empty
_______ between the sun and our planet.
rays. _______ matter is _______________ for
the heat transfer to occur.
______________ travels at the __________ of
_________ in ______________ lines. This is also
known as ______________ radiation.
Do
When you _____ water in a pot, the water
______ the burner gets ____ and becomes
____ dense. It ______ up and ________ the
cooler water out of the way. That cooler water
______, gets heated, becomes less dense, and
______ up. This ________ a convection current.
The heat that you _____
radiating from a ______ to
______ your hands is
thermal radiation.
Draw one picture and/or write one phrase below each of these terms that will help you to remember them best:
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Name:
_________________________________________________________________________
:
1)
Thermal Imaging
https://bit.ly/2TSmkOm
Class:
______________
Date:
______________
Write a $2 summary of the video! Each word costs 10¢!
Classify each of the following words/phrases as having to do with HEAT TRANSFER
(H) or TEMPERATURE (T). Write H or T on the line!
________ speed of moving particles
________ degrees Celsius
________ convection current
________ flow of energy
________ warmer to cooler areas
________ electromagnetic rays
________ insulation
________ not dependent on size/amount ________ Kelvin scale
Circle the type of heat transfer that is responsible for each of the scenarios below:
RADIATION
6) A very dense metal rod and a wooden stick are
both placed on a heated surface. The metal rod
feels much hotter much faster than the wooden
stick. CONDUCTION CONVECTION RADIATION
5) The ocean circulates around the Earth
as cool water sinks and pushes less dense, 7) Circle ALL of the following statements that are TRUE:
a. a burning match has a higher temperature than a
warmer water out of the way.
CONDUCTION
CONVECTION
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RADIATION
pot of boiling water
b. a burning match has more energy than a large pot
of boiling water
c. a small pot of boiling water has the same
temperature as a large pot of boiling water
4) Your computer leaves the
desk feeling very hot after
you’ve been using it for awhile.
CONDUCTION
CONVECTION
RADIATION
How are you feeling about your understanding
of heat and heat transfer? Circle one:
I don’t get it.
RADIATION
CONVECTION
I think I get it.
CONVECTION
CONDUCTION
I got this!
2) A house’s attic is always
warmer than its basement.
CONDUCTION
3) The sun’s energy reaches
Earth from millions of miles away.
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