Heat and Temperature
Subject : BASIC Science and Technology
Topic : Heat and Temperature
- Meaning of temperature
- Explain Heat
- Difference between heat and temperature
- Types of thermometers
Class : BASIC 5
Term : Third Term
Week : Week 7
Previous Knowledge : The pupils have been taught forms and conversion of Energy
Behavioral Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- Define temperature
- Explain heat
- Say the difference between heat and temperature
- Mention various types of thermometers
Content
Temperature is the degree of how hot or how cold the body or a place is.
Temperature is the degree of hotness or coldness of the body or a place.
Heat is the transfer or movement of temperature between two substances at different coldness or hotness
Difference Between Heat and Energy
- Heat is measured by calorimeter while temperature is measured by thermometer
- The basic unit of measuring heat is Joule while the basic unit of measuring temperature is Kelvin
- Heat involves the transfer of energy from hot body to cold body while temperature involves the degree of hotness or coldness of the body or place
What is a thermometer?
A thermometer is a device that is used to measure temperature. Thermometer measures the degree of hotness or coldness of the body or place
What are the various types of thermometers
- Digital thermometers. Digital thermometers are regarded as the fastest and most accurate type of thermometer. … They are called digital thermometer because they measure temperature by showing figures or digits.
- Electronic ear thermometers. …
- Forehead thermometers. …these types of thermometers are in shapes of guns that are pointed to foreheads to measure hotness or coldness
- Glass and mercury thermometers. These types of thermometers are commonly used in clinics and hospitals to measure temperature. They may be put under the armpits or inside the mouths of patients in clinics or hospitals.
Presentation
The topic is presented steps by steps
Step 1 : The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2 : He introduces the new topic
Step 3 : He allows the pupils to give their own examples and contributions and he corrects them when the needs arise
Evaluation
1. What is Heat
2. What is temperature
3. Mention three types of temperature
Conclusion : He gives a brief note and he goes round to mark
Assignment : Read about degree Celsius and degree Fahrenheit
