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Heating and Cooling

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Make qualitative predictions about the resulting temperature when hot and cold water are mixed

• Make quantitative predictions about the resulting temperature when hot...

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Heating effect of infrared

In this activity, students consider the heating effects of infrared energy, and how this is used in a range of products. They design a simple experiment to measure the heating effect of toasters, thermal heaters, infrared mouse, kettles (with heating elements) and...

Heating Through the Ages

This resource provides a structured approach and a set of questions to guide students' research into changing use of energy sources, looking at how and why the types of energy sources for domestic use have changed over time.

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Hedgehog Crime Scene is one of the Smart Science resources which focuses on the skills of creativity and problem solving . The science investigative skill behind this activity is to encourage and enable children to make comparisons between pieces of evidence.

Height

A tennis ball is dropped from a height of 3 feet. The ball is shown bouncing on the ground. The challenge is to graph the height of the tennis ball against time. The resulting graph is parabolic with the amplitude showing a decrease each time.

Height video

Height and speed

This statistical investigation is based on the question: ‘Does the height of a tennis player affect the top speed of their service?’

Students need to decide what information is needed and how this can be obtained. Internet access is essential. This task involves data collection...

Height of stack

A stack of cups is shown. Cups are then added to the stack. Part way through the rate at which cups are added is increased. The challenge is to graph the height of the stack against time.

Height of stack video