What to Learn?

  1. Temperature vs. heat.
  2. Measuring temperature.
  3. Transmission of heat by conduction; conductors vs. insulators.
  4. Transmission of heat by convection; convection in the troposphere; convection in the astenosphere.
  5. Transmission of heat by radiation.

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Heat and Temperature

Eureka! - Temperature vs. heat.Learn the difference between "degree of hotness" and "quantity of hotness".

Eureka! - Measuring temperature.You need something better than just "too cold" or "too hot", isn't it? Learn how Anders Celsius came up with the solution...

Eureka! - Heat as energy.Learn that heat is just another kind of energy, and can be transmitted.

The Transmission of Heat

Eureka! - Conduction.Learn that heat can be transmitted by the vibration of an atom (or molecules) to its neighbours... which is what makes metals to be so good heat conductors.

Eureka! - Convection.Learn that heat can also be conveyed by fluids thanks to the principle of buoyancy.

Eureka! - Radiation.And lastly, heat can also travel in the form of waves.

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Science Helpdesk is a website meant to help on developing the scientific contents for the Bilingual Project Integrated Curriculum designed by the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia and the British Council.

This website is currently under construction. This means that (a) you could spot some relevant errors in the rendering of the pages - please use the "Contact" form below to report to the webmaster, (b) that it is not feature complete, and (c) and that some sections are a bit short of contents - expect it to be more or less finished by june 2009.

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