Sources and Forms of Energy

Curriculum details

Strand

Forces and Energy (Strand 4)

Sub-strand

Sources and Forms of Energy (4.1)

Content standard

B1.4.1.2 - Show understanding of the concept of heat energy in terms of its importance, effects, sources and transfer from one medium to another

Indicator

B1.4.1.2.1 - Explain the terms hot and cold

Suggested placement

Term 2, Week 9 (Week 21 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 27

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Ask learners: What types of things are usually hot? What types of things are usually cold?
- Display substances that are hot or cold (e.g. hot tea, ice cream, ice block, hot water, water at room temperature, cold water.
- Learners sort the items into hot and cold in groups.
- Show learners a hot item (learners should not touch) to differentiate it from warm items.
- Learners compare the samples in terms of warmth (by touching/feeling the provided samples).
- Learners talk about how we keep hot things hot and cold things cold for a long time.
- What will happen if an object is placed in the sun?
- Tell how substances placed in a fridge feel when touched
- Learners explore other ways of making things warm (For example, putting them in the sun, touching a phone that has just been charged
Precaution: Unplug the phone before using it