Simple Radiation and Conduction Experiments

Let’s learn about heat and do a couple simple radiation and conduction experiments to learn how heat is transferred from one object to another.

When we open the oven to get out a pan of freshly baked cookies, we can feel the heat coming out of the oven. We can tell the temperature of the oven is a lot higher than the temperature of the room. If we stand outside in the sunshine on a summer day, we can feel the heat of the sun. We know we can feel heat, but what is heat?

Heat is a type of energy that can be transferred from one object to another. A warmer object will transfer it’s heat energy to a colder object and raise that object’s temperature. Heat can be transferred to objects in several different ways. One way is by radiation, and another is by conduction.

Learn more and get instructions for simple ways to experiment with radiation and conduction at 123Homeschool4Me.com.