Heat fundamentals contains 36 simple, safe activities guaranteed to educate and entertain. Each ready to use experiment includes a complete list of materials needed, step-by-step procedures, a clear explanation of the expected results and a science titbit related to the concept demonstrated.

 

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 126 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by McGraw-Hill Education - Europe .

This book has the following chapters: Experiments: what is heat and heat transfer; measuirng heat; making a thermometer; the three parts of a flame; lighting a candle through its smoke; cooling a flame produces carbon; carbon dioxide and fire; how metals react to temperature changes; conduction of heat along metals; discovering kindling temperature; discovering the curi point; measuring the expansion of copper; burning iron; why bending wire becomes hot; how a hammer can generate heat; measuring heat from our body; heat energy into mechanical energy; electrical energy into heat energy; chemical energy into heat energy; heat and the atmosphere; heat changing solids to liquids; heat changing liquids to gasses; why popcorn pops; heat and convection currents; expansion and contraction of water and ice; pressure and the melting point of ice; pulling a wire through ice; why a percolator perks; air pressure generates heat; discovering blackbody radiation; focusing radiation energy; heat energy and temperature; evaporation and temperature; building a solar still; building a steamboat.