v9 Heating Up

This unit is designed to cover the Australian National Curriculum’s Physical Science Area for Year 3.

The unit takes place over eight lessons, during which students will learn about heat energy and how it’s created. They will also learn how heat energy travels through solids, liquids and gases through a series of presentations, demonstrations and hands on activities.

8 x 1 hour lessons

Cross curriculum

20x resources/worksheets

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Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum - (QLD/SA/WA/NT/TAS/ACT)

AC9S3U03

Identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another

AC9S3H01

Examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations

AC9S3H02

Consider how people use scientific explanations to meet a need or solve a problem

AC9S3I01

Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations

AC9S3I03

Follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate

AC9S3I02

Use provided scaffolds to plan and conduct investigations to answer questions or test predictions, including identifying the elements of fair tests, and considering the safe use of materials and equipment

AC9S3I04

Construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns

AC9S3I05

Compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions

AC9S3I06

Write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate

ACSSU049

Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another

ACSHE050

Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships

ACSHE051

Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions

ACSIS053

With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge

ACSIS054

With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment

ACSIS055

Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations accurately

ACSIS057

Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends

ACSIS215

Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings

ACSIS058

Reflect on investigations, including whether a test was fair or not

ACSIS060

Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations

NSW

ST2-1WS-S

Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations

ST2-2DP-T

Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

ST2-8PW-ST

Describes the characteristics and effects of common forms of energy, such as light and heat

ST2-9PW-ST

Describes how contact and non-contact forces affect an object’s motion

ST2-4LW-S

Compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things

ST2-5LW-T

Describes how agricultural processes are used to grow plants and raise animals for food, clothing and shelter

ST2-10ES-S

Investigates regular changes caused by interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and changes to the Earth’s surface

ST2-6MW-S

Describes how adding or removing heat causes a change of state

ST2-7MW-T

Investigates the suitability of natural and processed materials for a range of purposes

ST2-3DP-T

Defines problems, describes and follows algorithms to develop solutions

ST2-11DI-T

Describes how digital systems represent and transmit data

VIC

VCSSU063

Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another; a change in the temperature of an object is related to the gain or loss of heat by the object

VCSSU056

Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions

VCSIS065

With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge

VCSIS067

Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies

VCSIS068

Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations

VCSIS066

Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations to find answers to questions including consideration of the elements of fair tests

VCSIS069

Use a range of methods including tables and column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends

VCSIS070

Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings

VCSIS071

Reflect on an investigation, including whether a test was fair or not

VCSIS072

Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language

Overview

The key concepts in this unit include:

Heat is a type of energy.
Cold is the absence of heat energy.
Heat can be produced in many ways, including through friction, combustion or with electricity.
Heat energy can move through objects and be transferred from one object to another through conduction.
We feel heat energy, and can measure it with a thermometer.

Learning Intention

We are learning that heat energy can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another.
We are learning that heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another.