Discovering phenomena related to heat:
- Children can explore heat through simple and engaging experiments
- Learn about good and poor conductors of heat
- Observe how heat flows from one place to another
- Compare how white and black bodies respond differently to heat
- Understand the importance of heat insulation in buildings
Introduction to the world of measurement:
- Students investigate the limitations of human perception of heat
- Explore practical methods for measuring temperature
- Study expansion of:
- Liquids
- Solids
- Air
- Create a temperature scale for an ungraduated thermometer
Tea candles and a fireproof base:
- Tea candles are used as a heat source
- A fireproof base (category B1) is included for safe experiments
Using the storage case as a stand:
- The storage case can be turned upside down to form a stand
- A threaded hole allows a stand rod to be securely attached
Included items:
- 1 × Storage case
- 1 × Inlay with cut-outs for apparatus, H1
- 2 × Digital thermometer, EN (-40°/+70°C)
- 1 × Plastic beaker, 250 ml
- 2 × Plastic beakers, 100 ml
- 1 × Bosshead clamp, P3
- 1 × Mounting block
- 1 × Support block
- 1 × Aluminium rod, long
- 1 × Pointer
- 1 × Bimetal strip
- 1 × Thermometer without scale
- 1 × Erlenmeyer flask, H1
- 1 × Rubber stopper with hole
- 1 × Hose connector
- 1 × Silicone tube, 7 mm diam. x 500 mm
- 1 × Copper rod
- 1 × Aluminium rod
- 1 × Plastic rod
- 1 × Convection tube
- 1 × Insulating box, H1
- 1 × Cover for insulating box
- 1 × Tea candle
- 1 × Stand rod, P3
- 1 × Fireproof base
- 1 × Stand clamp
- 1 × Woollen cloth
- 1 × Aluminium cube, white
- 1 × Aluminium cube, black
- 2 × Aluminium cubes
Experiments:
- Subjective perception of heat
- Expansion of liquids
- Calibration of a liquid thermometer
- Expansion of air
- Expansion in the length of solid material
- How does a bi-metallic strip work?
- How does heat move from place to place?
- Conduction of heat
- Convection of heat
- Black bodies and white bodies
- Heat insulation 1
- Heat insulation 2
- What does salt do to ice?
- Structure of a flame
- Brownian motion