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Welcome to the Heat in the Environment Unit!!!

On this site, you can explore the important terminology, concepts, and ideas surrounding heat in the environment.
If you need some extra clarification on a topic, check out the terminology page, watch a video, or try a practice quiz.
The content of this site is to help you with your discovery of heat in the environment.

The three BIG IDEAS of this unit are shown below:



There are eight main topics that the Grade Seven students will cover in this unit.

  • Defining Heat and Temperature
  • Kinetic Energy and the Particle Theory
  • Expansion and Contraction
  • Methods of Heat Transfer
  • Minimizing the Loss of Heat
  • Energy Sources
  • Global Warming
  • Alternative Energy Sources

 

Created by:
Ian Fischer
St. Joseph High School
Ottawa, Canada