Resources
You can find collections of all of the resources included in the Hot Stuff module below.
To download the Teacher Background and Lesson Plans as a single document, click here.
The nutshells can be downloaded using the following links:
- Hot Stuff – Lesson in a Nutshell 1
- Hot Stuff – Lesson in a Nutshell 2
- Hot Stuff – Lesson in a Nutshell 3
- Hot Stuff – Lesson in a Nutshell 4
- Hot Stuff – Lesson in a Nutshell 5
- Hot Stuff – Lesson in a Nutshell 6
- Hot Stuff – Lesson in a Nutshell 7
- Hot Stuff – Lesson in a Nutshell 8
- Hot Stuff – Lesson in a Nutshell 8 Extension
The updated individual equipment instructions and complete equipment list will be completed soon. A draft equipment list can be found below:
All lessons have an associated PowerPoint presentation that can be downloaded by teachers and used to guide the lesson sequence and activities. These PowerPoints have been designed for teachers as a guide, it is recommended that these are previewed and teachers adapt them to suit their own teaching styles and approaches.
HS 1.1 – Solids, Liquids, and Gases with Toy Atoms
HS 1.2 – Melting Butter in Hot Water
HS 2.1 Nerf Gun Bullet Photon Analogy
HS 2.2 Slinky Phonon Analogy
HS 3.1 – Melting Solids in the Sun
HS 3.X – Solar Cars (Draft)
HS 4.1 – Ice Cold and Boiling Hot
HS 5.1 – Heat Transfer in Metal
HS 5.X – Hot Spoon, Cold Spoon
HS 6.1 – Heat Generation Stations
HS 7.1 – Keeping Hot Things Hot
The following plays and songs can be performed directly as part of the Hot Stuff science lessons, or separately in drama or music lessons.
- Play – Hot Light
- Song – The Photons and Phonons Song: Video, Lyrics
A full list of worksheets used throughout the Hot Stuff module can be found below:
- Worksheet – Making Heat
- Worksheet – Measuring Temperature
- Worksheet – See Think Wonder
- Worksheet – Extension – Sources of Heat in the Kitchen
- Worksheet – Extension – Types of Thermometers
The information regarding testing is primarily intended for teachers who are participating in our research program. If you are not participating in our research, the tests may still be useful in assessing your own students’ progress and we strongly encourage you to contact us for more information about participating.
Ensure that students have completed the Student Attitude to Science questionnaire and the Hot Stuff knowledge Pre-test before starting Lesson 1.
On completion of the program, administer the Hot Stuff post-test (also see the Hot Stuff post-test marking guide) and then be sure to re-administer the Student Attitude to Science questionnaire.