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Year 8 · Science

Energy Is Matter

Year 8 learners practise heat temperature and convection explained.

The activities include Changes Due to Temperature in Motion and Spacing of Particles, Compare Heat and Temperature, Compare Temperature with Internal Energy and Thermal Energy, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, lesson, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Changes Due to Temperature in Motion and Spacing of Particles
  • Compare Heat and Temperature
  • Compare Temperature with Internal Energy and Thermal Energy
  • Describe an Experiment to Test Insulation
  • Explain the Process of Convection

Checked learning resources

  • Oak: Energy And Temperature

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 science lesson. I can describe the difference between the temperature and the energy of an object or substance. The directions in which particles in a substance move are random. This is true of solids, liquids and

  • Oak worksheet: Energy And Temperature

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 science lesson. I can describe the difference between the temperature and the energy of an object or substance. The directions in which particles in a substance move are random. This is true of solids, liquids and

  • Convection Demonstrations

    Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

    This resource contains a guide for teachers and technicians that explains how a variety of school equipment can be used to demonstrate energy transfer by convection. This should mean that you are able to demonstrate the

  • Fuels and energetics

    Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 Science resource matched to heat temperature and convection explained.

  • Energy - KS3 Physics

    BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 Science resource matched to heat temperature and convection explained.

  • Oak: Changing Temperature

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 science lesson. I can describe what happens to the particles that make up a solid or liquid when the temperature changes. If left for long enough, all objects in a room will reach the same temperature as the room.

  • Thermal Insulation - Testing Insulation Materials

    YouTube — STEM Whizz · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Demonstrates comparing insulation materials around hot-water containers while measuring temperature change fairly.

  • Heating and cooling - Energy

    BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Energy can transfer by heating from a hotter region to a cooler region. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14. Key Points Hot versus cold Thermal equilibrium Energy transfer Video -