Assessing student knowledge

This assessment looks at how students understand temperature and heat. It also explains the topics clearly for teachers so that they can correctly analyze the results themselves. I would use... See More

This assessment looks at how students understand temperature and heat. It also explains the topics clearly for teachers so that they can correctly analyze the results themselves. I would use this during discussions of differences between heat and temperature.

Getting students to think about heat

This story works as a great formative assessment to get students to thinking and talking about how heat and how it is transferred. The section for teachers is informative and helpful. I like... See More

This story works as a great formative assessment to get students to thinking and talking about how heat and how it is transferred. The section for teachers is informative and helpful. I like the middle school lesson, I have not done this variation of a calorimeter before, but I can see how it would help eliminate student misconceptions on what moves, heat or cold?