A version of the teaching and learning materials for the heat part of the topic is available here. This goes into extra detail about designing fair experiments, how particle theory helps to explain how heat travels in solids liquids and gases practical applications of conduction, convection and radiation and how homes are insulated.

Ask about any of the topics in class.

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1D3 and 1G3 both have homework due for next Wednesday (26th).

The Homework is Q 1 and 2 from the ‘Matter’ homework sheet.

There is a copy of the homework sheet following this link –

states-of-matter-homework

We did this experiment to find out what happens when we heat gas/air. We found out that when you heat gas it rises up which makes the top of the tube warmer than the bottom.

L.F

We did experiments to look at how heat traveled through solids. We then had to work out why heat traveled in this way by thinking back to how the particles were arranged in solids and how they react when they are heated. The process was called conduction.