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Insulators and Conductors Thermal Energy

Insulators and Conductors Thermal Energy

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Science

5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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4 Slides • 18 Questions

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Have you ever touched a hot pot? If you have, you know that heat can move from one object to another object—from the pot to your hand. Heat also moves from one area to another area—for example, from a warm room to a cool room.

Transfer of Thermal Energy

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Drag and Drop

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Thermal ​
allow heat pass through them easily.
Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
conductors
insulators

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Materials that allow thermal energy to pass through them easily are called conductors. Iron, copper, aluminum, and some other metals are good conductors. That’s why pots and pans are usually made of metal.

Conductors & Insulators

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Multiple Choice

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Aluminum cans are examples of good thermal conductors.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

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Is Iron a thermal conductor or insulator?

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Conductor
2
Insulator

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Insulators are materials that do not allow thermal energy to move through them easily. Wood and plastic are poor conductors. That’s why the handles of pots and pans are often made of wood or plastic. They don’t let the thermal energy from the metal reach your hand.

Conductors & Insulators

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Cloth is also a poor conductor of thermal energy. That’s why potholders are made of thick cloth.

It’s also one reason that blankets and winter clothing are made of thick cloth, layers of cloth, or cloth filled with feathers.

Conductors & Insulators

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Multiple Choice

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A cook will use an oven mitt to pick up a hot pan because cloth is thermal ________ and keeps the heat from their hand.

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Conductor

2

Insulator

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Multiple Choice

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The foam cup and cardboard sleeve act as thermal ______ for the hot coffee.

1

Insulator

2

Conductor

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Match

Match the following

insulator

conductor

thermal energy

Do not let heat pass through them easily

let heat pass through them easily

heat energy

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Categorize

Options (6)
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aluminum

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copper

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aluminum

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wool

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styrofoam

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down jacket

Organize these options into the right categories

Thermal Conductor
Thermal Insulator

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Multiple Choice

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Look at the chart. Students tested a foam cup and a metal can to see which material was the better conductor. Which claim matches the chart?

1
The foam cup is a better conductor than the metal can.
2
Both materials conduct equally well.
3
The foam cup conducts heat better than the metal can.
4
The metal can is a better conductor than the foam cup.

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Multiple Choice

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Glass is an example of a thermal insulator.

1

True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a thermal insulator?

1

Wool

2

Glass

3

copper

4

foam

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Multiple Choice

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Is Wood a thermal conductor or Insulator?

1
Conductor
2
Insulator

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Multiple Choice

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A jacket is a good example of a . . .

1
Insulator
2
Conductor

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Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an insulator.
1
Wool
2
Plastic
3
Iron
4
Glass

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Multiple Choice

Mittens help keep your hands warm in winter because
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they are colorful
2
they are fuzzy
3
they are conductors
4
they are insulators

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Multiple Choice

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These are examples of

1

Insulators

2

Conductors

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Multiple Choice

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These are examples of

1

Conductors

2

Insulators

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Multiple Choice

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Look at the line graph. Students tested a foam cup and a metal can to see which material was the better conductor. Which claim matches the chart?

1
The foam cup is a better conductor than the metal can.
2
The metal can is a better conductor than the foam cup.
3
The foam cup conducts heat better than the metal can.
4
Both materials conduct equally well.

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Multiple Choice

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You filled Foamy McInsulate and Tinny McHeatLeaker with hot water and measured the temperature every 5 minutes for half an hour.

Which container, Foamy McInsulate or Tinny McHeatLeaker, was the better conductor of thermal energy?

1
Tinny McHeatLeaker
2
Neither container conducts heat
3
Both are equal conductors
4
Foamy McInsulate
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Have you ever touched a hot pot? If you have, you know that heat can move from one object to another object—from the pot to your hand. Heat also moves from one area to another area—for example, from a warm room to a cool room.

Transfer of Thermal Energy

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