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Book 47: Insulation: Keeping Heat Energy In

Levels: 3-4
Contextual strands: Material world icon. Material world , Physical world icon. Physical world

Synopsis

We have chosen insulation as the topic for this book because it provides a context in which children can investigate how heat energy flows from hotter areas to cooler areas and how insulation can reduce heat loss by reducing this flow of heat energy.

Note:
In this book, we use the term "insulation" to refer to heat insulation, sometimes called "thermal insulation". Other types of insulation include sound insulation and electrical insulation.

Concept overview

Use the concept overview, which is also on the inside front cover of the book, as a reference for the concepts that relate to Insulation: Keeping Heat Energy In.

PDF icon. Read the concept overview (PDF 62 KB)

Links with other titles in the series

The level 1–2 companion book in this series which introduces the concepts that are expanded in this book is:

Other related books are:

Assessment resources

Search the science section of the Assessment Resource Banks (ARB) website to find resources that assess the 'big idea' learning outcomes referred to in the concept overview for this title.


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