May 2016

Dear Student,

Attached are flashcards for our current science unit on HEAT.

Your first night of homework is to cut the cards apart and put
them in the attached baggie. Please bring them to school
tomorrow and show us that you have completed this assignment so
that you can receive a homework grade for this work.

Please practice with your flashcards EACH NIGHT so you will be

prepared to make a good grade on the heat test. The test will be
given at the end of next week.

This unit will be your last science topic for the last grading
period, so REALLY give it YOUR BEST!!! Show us how smart you
are as youre getting ready to be a 4th grader!!

Isnt it so fun learning such interesting things in science and

social studies?!?! You are getting smarter every day!!

I am so proud of you and all your success this year! Lets keep it
up!

Sincerely,

Ms. Jordan
Heat 3rd grade Science Fulton County fronts of flashcards, page 1

Thermal heat is the form of energy

How does thermal energy flow?
that moves particles of matter

Name 2 good insulators and 2 good

An object that heat can move
conductors of heat.
through easily

The measure of how hot or cold

Name a good way to produce friction.
something is

An object that doesnt conduct heat What is it a good example of when

well you cook bacon in a pan?

The movement of heat between What happens to particles of an

objects that touch each other object when they move faster?

Force between moving objects that What source of energy does a

makes it hard for the objects to hairdryer use to produce heat?
move

The metric temperature scale At what temperature does water

freeze?

The movement of thermal energy At what temperature does water

boil?
Heat 3rd grade Science Fulton County backs of flashcards, page 1

It flows from hotter to cooler thermal energy

objects.

Wood and plastic are 2 good

conductor
insulators of heat. Iron and Silver
are 2 good conductors of heat.

Rubbing your hands or sticks together

quickly is a good way to produce friction. temperature

Cooking bacon in a pan is a good insulator

example of conduction.

When particles of an object move

conduction
faster the temperature goes up,
or they get hotter.

A hairdryer uses electricity to friction

produce heat.

Water freezes at 32 Fahrenheit, Celsius

which is also 0 Celsius.

Water boils at 212 Fahrenheit, heat

which is also 100 Celsius.