Module 1: Heat

What is heat?

Heat (or thermal energy) is the amount of energy in a system. 

Look at the definition of heat here.

What is temperature?

It measures the average of heat of the particles in a substance.

Look at the definition of temperature here. 

How can you measure temperatures?

Watch the video here and make a summary on what you learned. 

Kelvin, Fahrenheit and Celsius: the inventors of temperature scales

Fahrenheit

Watch the video here and go through the reading comprehension.

Then watch the video again and take notes on the most important facts. 

Celsius

Read the text here and answer to the questions:

1) When was Celsius born?

2) What's the title of his paper?

3) Does the temperature of the ice change at sea level?

4) When did Celsius die?

5) What should you do transform the temperature from Fahrenheit into Celsius?

Kelvin

Check the information on Kelvin here and make your personal mind map.

What do you know about the great inventors of the temperature scale? Use the chart below:

Now in make a report on them.