Easy Genius Science Projects with Temperature and Heat: Great Experiments and Ideas

Ignite your interest in physics by learning about temperature and heat. Did you know that a large, cool object can contain more heat than a small, hot object? Have you ever wondered how heat moves from place to place? Through scientific inquiry and exploration, ideas presented in this book can be developed into successful science fair projects.

Children's Literature

Temperature and heat might seem to be too simple to inspire experiments, but there are many ideas that one can use for class projects or science fairs. Most basic is the use of thermometers as explained in chapter one. Chapter two is devoted entirely to Joseph Black's Theory of Heat and how one can prove it with simple experiments. The motion of heat is explained and ideas for illustrating it are included in chapter three. Chapter four gets into more advanced topics like hidden heat and specific heat, while chapter five explores the effects of temperature on matter. Chapter six explores alternate theories of heat. The theory behind each experiment is well explained before each set of instructions. The steps are clearly outlined and illustrated. Depending on the scientist, these experiments can be very simple or very complex, spanning almost all grades. From the "Easy Genius Science Projects" series. Reviewer: Amie Rose Rotruck