Names: Grace, Hannah, Jess and Roxanne

Unit Topic: Heat transfer

Level: 3
Lesson Number: 3
Lesson Length: 1 hr
5E focus:
Elaboration
How is 5E
This phase will be met through the fact that the students are
focus Met:
given a range of different contexts and are expected to plan
and test an experiment.
Lesson
Students construct an effective experiment that demonstrates
Outcomes:
their knowledge about conductors or insulators of heat.
Students interpret the requirements of the experiment and rerepresent them in their own words.
Students are able to use their knowledge about heat transfer to
explain why they have selected to use certain materials when
creating their experiment.
Lesson
Timing:
Key Questions:
Materials/Resou
introduction
rces:
(Whole group
focus):
Tune in: As a group the
5 min
Which of these are -Statements
students will be introduced to
you most
How to keep an
the 2 statements which will be
interested in?
ice cube cold.
the base of their experiments.
Can you make a
Students will be put into
solar oven?
groups based their interest in
one of the two areas.
Small Group Activities:
Brainstorm: What the
expectations of the task are.
The leaders are in charge of
one of the groups and led the
discussion as to what was
going to be tested and how
they were testing it. Students
fill in the first page of their
booklet.
Planning: Students
individually begin planning
their experiment to address
the statement. Students are
introduced to the materials
they may use and are
instructed to develop a plan
using at least 3 different
materials. Students plans will
be recorded in their booklets,

Timin
g:
10
min

Key Questions:

20
min

Is what you are

planning realistic
for the time we
have to make and
test it?
Have you
considered how
the source of heat
is going to be
used? Will it be

How can we test

the experiment?
What are we
testing?
What are we going
to do?

Materials/Resou
rces:
Activity booklets

Activity booklet

accompanied by a list of
materials.

absorbed or
conducted?

Implementing: Students
start creating their
experiment.

20
min

Why are you using

those materials?
What effect will
the use of this
material have on
how the heat
effects the
experiment?

Boxes, Styrofoam,
aluminium foil,
gladwrap, tape,
glue sticks,
scissors.

Lesson Conclusion:

Timin
g:
5 min

Key Questions:

Materials/Resou
rces:
Some clear space.

How do you feel? Get the

students packed up and ask
them to stand where they feel

Are you feeling

like you will be
able to test you
experiment next
week?

Safety & Management Considerations:

There needs to be supervision and even a first aid kit on hand while students are
creating their experiments as there are lots of things that could cut the child.
How will you observe achievement
of outcomes (Assessment
Strategies).
Summative assessment observation,
collection of the ongoing planning and
the students self reflection.

Evidence/ Work Samples to collect:

Students plan for their experiment

Their brainstorming sheets.