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explore ways that heat can be transferred due to conduction

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Scientific Connections: Climate Zones · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the main climate zones of Earth and how the sun's heat affects the temperature of different places on Earth.
Scientific Connections: Thermal Conductivity · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about thermal conductivity as they experiment with different materials.

Production and Transfer of Heat Subject Based Preview Unit

Insulation: Best Insulator Experiment · Learning Opportunities
Your students will explore different ways animals and humans use insulation to stay warm and conduct a class experiment to predict and test which material acts as the best insulator.
Thermal Conductivity: In Hot Water · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about thermal conductivity as they experiment with different materials.