Year 3 Science · AC9S3U03

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

Students learn to identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another. They use the visual…

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Students learn to identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another. They use the visual model, precise vocabulary and evidence to explain and apply the concept.

Learning routine: Observe → Model → Investigate → Record → Explain

Success looks like

  • Recognise heat energy
  • Use temperature
  • Explain transfer
  • Apply in a new context
  • Justify with evidence
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AC9S3U03 - Identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another
Example 1

heat energy temperature transfer

Example 2

1. Model and notice Use the visual model to identify heat energy, then explain the important features. warm metal spoon → heat energy → cool water energy moves warm → cool

Example 3

2. Apply and compare Apply temperature to a new example and compare the result. Time Warm water Cool spoon start 60°C 20°C later 48°C 32°C

Example 4

3. Create and explain Create an example using heat energy, temperature and transfer. heat energy temperature transfer

Curriculum examplesCopied content

The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning.

  • Content description: identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another
  • E1: exploring how we sense heat and identifying sources of heat such as the sun, fire, electrical devices and geothermal springs
  • E2: recognising that changes in heat energy can be measured using a thermometer
  • E3: observing and, with assistance, measuring, what happens when a cold object is placed in direct contact with a warm object and proposing explanations
  • E4: modelling the movement of heat from one object to another using drawing or role-play
  • E5: investigating how well heat is transferred by different types of materials such as metals, plastics and ceramics and identifying how materials are used to keep things hot and cold
  • E6: exploring how First Nations Australians developed clothing from animal skins such as possum furs and kangaroo skin cloaks that trap heat close to the body to stay warm (teaching context)
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Core idea: Students learn to identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another. They use the visual model, precise vocabulary and evidence to explain and apply the concept.

Remember

  • Recognise heat energy
  • Use temperature
  • Explain transfer
  • Apply in a new context
  • Justify with evidence

Important questions

  • When a warm spoon is placed in cooler water, what happens first? Explain using the model or evidence above.
  • Complete the direction. Explain using the model or evidence above.
  • Explain show the direction of heat transfer. Explain using the model or evidence above.
  • Correct: Heat and temperature are the same. Explain using the model or evidence above.
Practice and reviewReady for practice
  • Heat and temperature are the same — Heat is energy transfer; temperature is measured hotness or coldness.
  • Feature named without effect — Explain how the feature changes meaning or outcome.
  • One example treated as a rule — Test the idea with another example.

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Students learn to identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another. They use the visual model, precise vocabulary and evidence to explain and apply the concept.

Learning routine: Observe → Model → Investigate → Record → Explain

Success looks like

  • Recognise heat energy
  • Use temperature
  • Explain transfer
  • Apply in a new context
  • Justify with evidence
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