Grades 3–5
Which Spoon Gets Warm?
An experiment: put metal, plastic and wooden spoons in warm water and find out which carries heat best.
Science worksheet · Heat and temperature
What Gives Off Heat?
Color the seven things that give off heat, X the five that do not, then fill in a sentence about friction.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Heat and temperature
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Heat and temperature, Conductors and insulators, How heat moves
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Color the 7 things that give off heat. Put an X on the 5 that do not.
- 1. Our biggest source of heat is the
- 2. Rubbing your hands together makes them warm because of
- 3. A stove gives off to cook food.
Words on this sheet
the sunan ice cubea stovewatera hair dryera bookrubbing yourhandsa frozen peayour bodyheatsun
Teacher tip
Have kids rub their hands together to feel friction make heat.
How to use it
- Let kids feel a metal spoon and a wooden spoon in warm water.
- Read a thermometer together before and after.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
Coats don’t make heat. They keep body heat in.
Talk about it
- Why do we wear coats in the cold?
- What question do you still have?
Take it further
Design a lunch box that keeps food cold the longest.
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More heat and temperature worksheets
Grades 3–5
Keep It Cold Challenge
Wrap ice cubes in foil, cloth, newspaper and nothing, check them every 15 minutes and find the best insulator.
Grades 4–5
Conduction, Convection or Radiation?
Learn the three ways heat moves, then sort nine examples.
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