Activity Number 238

	Overview and Learning Objectives
	Classroom Practice
	Central Concepts
	Activity Credits
	Requirements

Heat and Temperature

Interactive model, with minimal support

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	Overview and Learning Objectives Students will be able to understand the difference between heat and temperature. return to top



	Classroom Practice This model is purposely designed to be used as a stimulus for classroom inquiry. It is not deeply scaffolded. The technique is to ask a few probing questions. return to top



	Central Concepts Key Concept: Temperature is the average kinetic energy, but heat is the sum of potential and kinetic energy. During phase change there is a large change in potential energy; therefore, the relationship between heat and temperature is very different than that you observe in a gas. Additional Related Concepts return to top



	Activity Credits Created by CC Project: Molecular Workbench using Molecular Workbench return to top



	Requirements Java 1.5+ - Java 1.5+ is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X 10.4 and greater. If you are using Mac OS X 10.3, you can download MW Version 1.3 and explore within it instead. return to top

These materials are based upon work supported
by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers
9980620, ESI-0242701 and EIA-0219345

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this
material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect
the views of the National Science Foundation.

Heat and Temperature

Overview and Learning Objectives

Classroom Practice

Central Concepts

Additional Related Concepts

Activity Credits

Requirements