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Cryogenics: Heat and Temperature
This advanced program illustrates core ideas about heat energy and transfer. Through live demonstrations, students learn the differences between the three main mechanisms of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. Students explore the definitions of heat and temperature, discover that all elements have specific melting and boiling points, show that light or even water can incinerate a piece of paper, and learn ways to differentiate between two cryogenics liquids.
Capacity: 8 classes (200 students) per presentation; 1 to 2 presentations per day.
Schedule: Available during school hours, Monday - Friday.
Space / Special Requirements: Gym / auditorium / cafeteria or other assembly-appropriate space.
| Format | Traveling Program |
| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Location | n/a |
| Website | n/a |
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Reservation | Required. For information and reservations, please call 617-723-2500 or 617-589-0354. You may also email us at travelingprograms@mos.org. |
| Fee | $445 per presentation. Travel fees apply for sites more than 30 miles from the Museum. |
Cryogenics: Heat and Temperature
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Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Technology/Engineering > Materials, Tools, and Machines (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Technology/Engineering > Materials, Tools, and Machines (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > Heat Energy (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > Heat Energy (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > Heat Energy (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Heat Transfer in the Earth System (Grade: 6 – 8)
– View Concise Standard Connections
Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Technology/Engineering > 1.1 Materials, Tools, and Machines (Grade: 6 – 8)
Given a design task, identify appropriate materials (e.g., wood, paper, plastic, aggregates, ceramics, metals, solvents, adhesives) based on specific properties and characteristics (e.g., weight, strength, hardness, and flexibility). - Technology/Engineering > 1.0 Materials, Tools, and Machines (Grade: 6 – 8)
Broad Concept: Appropriate materials, tools, and machines enable us to solve problems, invent, and construct. - Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > 16 Heat Energy (Grade: 6 – 8)
Give examples of how heat moves in predictable ways, moving from warmer objects to cooler ones until they reach equilibrium. - Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > 15 Heat Energy (Grade: 6 – 8)
Explain the effect of heat on particle motion through a description of what happens to particles during a change in phase. - Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > 14 Heat Energy (Grade: 6 – 8)
Recognize that heat is a form of energy and that temperature change results from adding or taking away heat from a system. - Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > 09 Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures (Grade: 6 – 8)
Recognize that a substance (element or compound) has a melting point and a boiling point, both of which are independent of the amount of the sample. - Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) > 06 Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures (Grade: 6 – 8)
Differentiate between an atom (the smallest unit of an element that maintains the characteristics of that element) and a molecule (the smallest unit of a compound that maintains the characteristics of that compound). - Earth and Space Science > 03 Heat Transfer in the Earth System (Grade: 6 – 8)
Differentiate among radiation, conduction, and convection, the three mechanisms by which heat is transferred through the earth's system.
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