Topic / Title Heat and Temperature

Grade Level 8
Time Allotment 1 hr
Performance Standard

No performance standard indicated in the Curriculum Guide

Learning Competency
The learners should be able to …

a) Differentiate between heat and temperature at the molecular level (S8FE-Ig-29)

OBJECTIVE/S:

After performing this activity, you should be able to:

a) compare the changes in temperature of water; and

b) determine the relationship between the amount of heat transfer and the change in temperature.

ELICIT (3 minutes) MATERIALS

LEARNERS’ 
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
1. What do you think will happen to an ice that is left outside the refrigerator? Expected
Why? answers:
It will be melted
after some time
because the
surrounding is
hotter than the
inside of the
refrigerator.
ENGAGE (7minutes)
a) Group the class into 6-8 members per group. Have two volunteers from 
each group as contestant and a time keeper. The time keeper will be
assigned to the other group. He/She will challenged to melt one piece of
ice for the least possible time. He/She can use any means to accomplish
the given task. Time will start when the time keeper from other group says
“GO”. Least time of doing the task will be declared winner.
b) What makes the winning group to melt the ice the least possible time? By stirring it or by
exposing to any
material that gives
off heat.
EXPLORE (20 minutes)

Perform activity 1.Explaining hotness or coldness

Materials Needed:

3 identical containers thermometer hot water

tap water (room temperature) cold water

Procedure:

1. Half-fill the three containers with equal amount of cold water. Arrange them next
to one another as shown in Figure 1 below.

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2. Place your finger for a while into any of the containers.

Try to recall your lesson on Heat Transfer in Grade 7 and answer the following
questions:

Q1. What actually transferred when you dipped your finger into the water? In what Heat. From the
direction did it transfer? finger to the water
(higher
temperature to
lower
temperature)

Q2. Was the water ‘hot’ or ‘cold’? Explain. Cold. Because of

touching the
Discuss your answers with the group. Try to estimate the temperature of the water water.
in the containers.

3. Measure with a thermometer the temperature of the water in each container. Answer may vary
Record your measurements in Table 1 below. (Note: The initial temperature of the depending on the
water in each container should be the same as they come from the same source.) temperature of
the actual sample
of water.

Q3. How close is your estimated value to the measured temperature of the water? Answer may vary

4. Add the same amount of hot water to container 1, tap water to container 2 and
the same cold water to container 3. Leave the containers for a while.

5. Dip your fingers again, this time into the three containers. Make sure that you do
not dip the same finger into the containers.

Q4. Which container feels ‘hottest’? Which container feels ‘coolest’? Container 1,
Container 3

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Q5. What do you think causes the difference in the hotness or coldness of the Because of
water inside the containers? adding water of
different
6. Measure and record the temperature of the water in all containers. Calculate the temperatures.
change in the temperature of water in each container.

Q6. In which container(s) is heat transfer taking place? What evidence best Container 1 & 2.
supports your answer? Within this container, which absorbs heat? Which gives off The measured
heat? change in
temperature of
the container after
adding water of
different
temperatures.
Container 1&2.
None

Q7. In which container was there the greatest amount of heat transferred? What is Container 1. It
the basis of your answer? has the highest
measured value
of change in
temperature.

Q8. How are the amount of heat transferred and the change in temperature of The higher the
water related? change in
temperature, the
greater the
amount of heat
transferred.
EXPLAIN (15 minutes)
Processing based from students output Heat transfer
occurs when
there is a
difference in
temperature
between two
objects. The
higher the change
in temperature the
greater the
amount of heat
transfer.
ELABORATE/EXTEND (10 minutes)
Illustrate what will happen to the particles of water when: Students will draw
a. It absorbs heat two figures
b. It releases heat showing particles
that are initially
closer prior to the
absorption of heat
and particles that
are farther before
heat is release.
EVALUATION (7 minutes)
A. Determine the statement whether HEAT or TEMPERATURE 
1. It is a measure of the average KE of the particles of an object.
2. It is an energy in transit and it is not contained in an object.
3. It refers to the measure of thermal energy transferred.
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4. It can be measured directly using thermometer.
5. It is dependent on the mass and volume of the object.

B. Explain what happens to the thermal energy of your body when you get outside
an air conditioned room.

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Prepared DAYAG, RADIINSTEIN P. DIZA, RUSCHELL P. FAGARAGAN, JENNY C.
by: JACINTO, LEA O. MARTINEZ, ANGELICA B. OCAMPO, BABILYN B.
OLOG, REYNALDO D. ONDO, MARYBELL O. PASTORES, JUVELYN M.
SALADINO, JEMALYN R. SOTOZA, AUDEE JEY M.

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