What to do
Note to teacher: This Internal Assessment Activity may be used unchanged, or can be adapted by the teacher, ensuring that all requirements of the Achievement Standard are still met. This textbox should be removed prior to sharing the activity with your students.
Note to teacher: This Internal Assessment Activity may be used unchanged, or can be adapted by the teacher, ensuring that all requirements of the Achievement Standard are still met. This textbox should be removed prior to sharing the activity with your students.
You will investigate physics concepts and relationships involved in heat transfer, in a context that you have chosen.
The physical phenomenon being investigated in this Assessment Activity is:
- heat transfer.
Examples of physics concepts that could be investigated:
- friction
- insulation
- convection
- conduction
- radiation
- heat capacity
- specific heat capacity.
Gathering, processing, and presenting evidence
The evidence you collect for your investigation must include numerical data, and could include observations.
You will:
- collect and record your evidence in a way that can be easily understood
- process your evidence and present it with appropriate table(s), graph(s), and/or calculation(s).
Show your understanding of physics concepts and relationships involved in a heat transfer context
You will:
- use your own investigation as evidence in your analysis
- discuss relevant physics concepts. How are they linked to heat transfer?
- analyse at least two relationships that you can see in the evidence you collected. What does this information show you about heat transfer?
You will investigate physics concepts and relationships involved in heat transfer, in a context that you have chosen.
The physical phenomenon being investigated in this Assessment Activity is:
- heat transfer.
Examples of physics concepts that could be investigated:
- friction
- insulation
- convection
- conduction
- radiation
- heat capacity
- specific heat capacity.
Gathering, processing, and presenting evidence
The evidence you collect for your investigation must include numerical data, and could include observations.
You will:
- collect and record your evidence in a way that can be easily understood
- process your evidence and present it with appropriate table(s), graph(s), and/or calculation(s).
Show your understanding of physics concepts and relationships involved in a heat transfer context
You will:
- use your own investigation as evidence in your analysis
- discuss relevant physics concepts. How are they linked to heat transfer?
- analyse at least two relationships that you can see in the evidence you collected. What does this information show you about heat transfer?
How to present your learning
You can present your work in any appropriate format. It is recommended that you choose one of the following options:
- a written article or report (up to 750-800 words) which may also include diagrams or pictures
- a slideshow (up to 8-10 slides) that will include text, annotations, or a voiceover, alongside diagrams or pictures
- a digital or physical poster (up to 750-800 words) that may include detailed annotations alongside diagrams or pictures
- an oral presentation (up to 3-4 mins), which may be a video or voice recording, or presented in front of the kaiako or class
- a pre-recorded video of approximately 3-4 minutes (that incorporates diagrams and visual representations as appropriate).
Practical activities and the recording of evidence can be performed as part of a group, but the analysis and interpretation of evidence and the final report must be done individually.
You can present your work in any appropriate format. It is recommended that you choose one of the following options:
- a written article or report (up to 750-800 words) which may also include diagrams or pictures
- a slideshow (up to 8-10 slides) that will include text, annotations, or a voiceover, alongside diagrams or pictures
- a digital or physical poster (up to 750-800 words) that may include detailed annotations alongside diagrams or pictures
- an oral presentation (up to 3-4 mins), which may be a video or voice recording, or presented in front of the kaiako or class
- a pre-recorded video of approximately 3-4 minutes (that incorporates diagrams and visual representations as appropriate).
Practical activities and the recording of evidence can be performed as part of a group, but the analysis and interpretation of evidence and the final report must be done individually.
Timeframe
Your assessment should take approximately four hours of class time to complete. You may also work on your assessment in your own time.
Your kaiako will provide details of the time you have, the checkpoints, and the submission date for the assessment.
Time spent to research, plan the investigation, and gather evidence is not included in the recommended timeframe. To prepare you for your assessment, checkpoints will occur at several stages and the dates will be provided. Your kaiako will check your progress on:
- defining and planning your investigation
- gathering evidence
- processing and presenting evidence
- showing your understanding of physics concepts and relationships involved in a heat transfer context.
Your assessment should take approximately four hours of class time to complete. You may also work on your assessment in your own time.
Your kaiako will provide details of the time you have, the checkpoints, and the submission date for the assessment.
Time spent to research, plan the investigation, and gather evidence is not included in the recommended timeframe. To prepare you for your assessment, checkpoints will occur at several stages and the dates will be provided. Your kaiako will check your progress on:
- defining and planning your investigation
- gathering evidence
- processing and presenting evidence
- showing your understanding of physics concepts and relationships involved in a heat transfer context.
Getting started
Prior to carrying out this investigation, you will learn about the physics concepts and relationships involved in heat transfer.
Before you begin this Assessment Activity, you will need to:
Define the focus of your investigation
There are many aspects of heat transfer that you can focus on. The first thing to do is choose an example that allows you to explore several physics concepts that relate to heat transfer. Focus on the processes by which heat is transferred from one object or system to another.
Some examples include:
- a thermos flask
- types of sleeping bags
- a hangi
- fireboxes
- home insulation
- a solar shower
- a design feature of wetsuits.
Plan your investigation
Evidence collection can be done in the classroom or in a suitable space that would allow the measurement of heat.
As there may be materials of varying temperatures in use, plan your health and safety precautions.
Step 1. Identify the purpose and context
In a small group or pairs, possible focusing questions to consider are:
- What is meant by heat transfer?
- What is the aim of your investigation?
- What physics concepts are involved in heat transfer?
- What relationships are involved in heat transfer?
Step 2. Figure out the method
In a small group or pairs, possible focusing questions to consider are:
- What factors can affect heat transfer?
- What can be measured for the investigation?
- How can measurements be made?
- What materials are suitable?
- What variables could affect the investigation and how could these be controlled?
- How will you record your evidence?
Prior to carrying out this investigation, you will learn about the physics concepts and relationships involved in heat transfer.
Before you begin this Assessment Activity, you will need to:
Define the focus of your investigation
There are many aspects of heat transfer that you can focus on. The first thing to do is choose an example that allows you to explore several physics concepts that relate to heat transfer. Focus on the processes by which heat is transferred from one object or system to another.
Some examples include:
- a thermos flask
- types of sleeping bags
- a hangi
- fireboxes
- home insulation
- a solar shower
- a design feature of wetsuits.
Plan your investigation
Evidence collection can be done in the classroom or in a suitable space that would allow the measurement of heat.
As there may be materials of varying temperatures in use, plan your health and safety precautions.
Step 1. Identify the purpose and context
In a small group or pairs, possible focusing questions to consider are:
- What is meant by heat transfer?
- What is the aim of your investigation?
- What physics concepts are involved in heat transfer?
- What relationships are involved in heat transfer?
Step 2. Figure out the method
In a small group or pairs, possible focusing questions to consider are:
- What factors can affect heat transfer?
- What can be measured for the investigation?
- How can measurements be made?
- What materials are suitable?
- What variables could affect the investigation and how could these be controlled?
- How will you record your evidence?
Student resources
Below are some websites you can use to learn about heat transfer and other relevant learning:
Below are some websites you can use to learn about heat transfer and other relevant learning:
What to do
Note to teacher: This Internal Assessment Activity may be used unchanged, or can be adapted by the teacher, ensuring that all requirements of the Achievement Standard are still met. This textbox should be removed prior to sharing the activity with your students.
Note to teacher: This Internal Assessment Activity may be used unchanged, or can be adapted by the teacher, ensuring that all requirements of the Achievement Standard are still met. This textbox should be removed prior to sharing the activity with your students.
You will investigate physics concepts and relationships involved in heat transfer, in a context that you have chosen.
The physical phenomenon being investigated in this Assessment Activity is:
- heat transfer.
Examples of physics concepts that could be investigated:
- friction
- insulation
- convection
- conduction
- radiation
- heat capacity
- specific heat capacity.
Gathering, processing, and presenting evidence
The evidence you collect for your investigation must include numerical data, and could include observations.
You will:
- collect and record your evidence in a way that can be easily understood
- process your evidence and present it with appropriate table(s), graph(s), and/or calculation(s).
Show your understanding of physics concepts and relationships involved in a heat transfer context
You will:
- use your own investigation as evidence in your analysis
- discuss relevant physics concepts. How are they linked to heat transfer?
- analyse at least two relationships that you can see in the evidence you collected. What does this information show you about heat transfer?
You will investigate physics concepts and relationships involved in heat transfer, in a context that you have chosen.
The physical phenomenon being investigated in this Assessment Activity is:
- heat transfer.
Examples of physics concepts that could be investigated:
- friction
- insulation
- convection
- conduction
- radiation
- heat capacity
- specific heat capacity.
Gathering, processing, and presenting evidence
The evidence you collect for your investigation must include numerical data, and could include observations.
You will:
- collect and record your evidence in a way that can be easily understood
- process your evidence and present it with appropriate table(s), graph(s), and/or calculation(s).
Show your understanding of physics concepts and relationships involved in a heat transfer context
You will:
- use your own investigation as evidence in your analysis
- discuss relevant physics concepts. How are they linked to heat transfer?
- analyse at least two relationships that you can see in the evidence you collected. What does this information show you about heat transfer?
How to present your learning
You can present your work in any appropriate format. It is recommended that you choose one of the following options:
- a written article or report (up to 750-800 words) which may also include diagrams or pictures
- a slideshow (up to 8-10 slides) that will include text, annotations, or a voiceover, alongside diagrams or pictures
- a digital or physical poster (up to 750-800 words) that may include detailed annotations alongside diagrams or pictures
- an oral presentation (up to 3-4 mins), which may be a video or voice recording, or presented in front of the kaiako or class
- a pre-recorded video of approximately 3-4 minutes (that incorporates diagrams and visual representations as appropriate).
Practical activities and the recording of evidence can be performed as part of a group, but the analysis and interpretation of evidence and the final report must be done individually.
You can present your work in any appropriate format. It is recommended that you choose one of the following options:
- a written article or report (up to 750-800 words) which may also include diagrams or pictures
- a slideshow (up to 8-10 slides) that will include text, annotations, or a voiceover, alongside diagrams or pictures
- a digital or physical poster (up to 750-800 words) that may include detailed annotations alongside diagrams or pictures
- an oral presentation (up to 3-4 mins), which may be a video or voice recording, or presented in front of the kaiako or class
- a pre-recorded video of approximately 3-4 minutes (that incorporates diagrams and visual representations as appropriate).
Practical activities and the recording of evidence can be performed as part of a group, but the analysis and interpretation of evidence and the final report must be done individually.
Timeframe
Your assessment should take approximately four hours of class time to complete. You may also work on your assessment in your own time.
Your kaiako will provide details of the time you have, the checkpoints, and the submission date for the assessment.
Time spent to research, plan the investigation, and gather evidence is not included in the recommended timeframe. To prepare you for your assessment, checkpoints will occur at several stages and the dates will be provided. Your kaiako will check your progress on:
- defining and planning your investigation
- gathering evidence
- processing and presenting evidence
- showing your understanding of physics concepts and relationships involved in a heat transfer context.
Your assessment should take approximately four hours of class time to complete. You may also work on your assessment in your own time.
Your kaiako will provide details of the time you have, the checkpoints, and the submission date for the assessment.
Time spent to research, plan the investigation, and gather evidence is not included in the recommended timeframe. To prepare you for your assessment, checkpoints will occur at several stages and the dates will be provided. Your kaiako will check your progress on:
- defining and planning your investigation
- gathering evidence
- processing and presenting evidence
- showing your understanding of physics concepts and relationships involved in a heat transfer context.
Getting started
Prior to carrying out this investigation, you will learn about the physics concepts and relationships involved in heat transfer.
Before you begin this Assessment Activity, you will need to:
Define the focus of your investigation
There are many aspects of heat transfer that you can focus on. The first thing to do is choose an example that allows you to explore several physics concepts that relate to heat transfer. Focus on the processes by which heat is transferred from one object or system to another.
Some examples include:
- a thermos flask
- types of sleeping bags
- a hangi
- fireboxes
- home insulation
- a solar shower
- a design feature of wetsuits.
Plan your investigation
Evidence collection can be done in the classroom or in a suitable space that would allow the measurement of heat.
As there may be materials of varying temperatures in use, plan your health and safety precautions.
Step 1. Identify the purpose and context
In a small group or pairs, possible focusing questions to consider are:
- What is meant by heat transfer?
- What is the aim of your investigation?
- What physics concepts are involved in heat transfer?
- What relationships are involved in heat transfer?
Step 2. Figure out the method
In a small group or pairs, possible focusing questions to consider are:
- What factors can affect heat transfer?
- What can be measured for the investigation?
- How can measurements be made?
- What materials are suitable?
- What variables could affect the investigation and how could these be controlled?
- How will you record your evidence?
Prior to carrying out this investigation, you will learn about the physics concepts and relationships involved in heat transfer.
Before you begin this Assessment Activity, you will need to:
Define the focus of your investigation
There are many aspects of heat transfer that you can focus on. The first thing to do is choose an example that allows you to explore several physics concepts that relate to heat transfer. Focus on the processes by which heat is transferred from one object or system to another.
Some examples include:
- a thermos flask
- types of sleeping bags
- a hangi
- fireboxes
- home insulation
- a solar shower
- a design feature of wetsuits.
Plan your investigation
Evidence collection can be done in the classroom or in a suitable space that would allow the measurement of heat.
As there may be materials of varying temperatures in use, plan your health and safety precautions.
Step 1. Identify the purpose and context
In a small group or pairs, possible focusing questions to consider are:
- What is meant by heat transfer?
- What is the aim of your investigation?
- What physics concepts are involved in heat transfer?
- What relationships are involved in heat transfer?
Step 2. Figure out the method
In a small group or pairs, possible focusing questions to consider are:
- What factors can affect heat transfer?
- What can be measured for the investigation?
- How can measurements be made?
- What materials are suitable?
- What variables could affect the investigation and how could these be controlled?
- How will you record your evidence?
Student resources
Below are some websites you can use to learn about heat transfer and other relevant learning:
Below are some websites you can use to learn about heat transfer and other relevant learning: