Oz-e-Science: Physics Year 3 V2

Physics Year 3 is the study of what things are made of, how they move and how they get energy. It aligns to the Australian Curriculum Science Understanding:  

• ‘Identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another (AC9S3U03)’ 

Success Criteria

• Explain that heat is a form of energy. 
• Sort various forms of heat energy. 
• Identify sources of heat energy. 
• Sort sources of heat energy. 
• Explain that heat can transfer through direct contact. 
• Investigate heat transfer from one object to another through direct contact. 
• Describe how heat energy can be transferred to another object at a distance. 
• investigate heat transfer from one object to another at a distance. 
• Explain how insulation can keep things warm or cold. 
• Investigate which materials will make the best insulator. 
• Explain temperature and how it is measured. 
• measure the temperature of different objects using a thermometer. 
• Identify the average human body temperature. 
• sort examples of temperature to understand how heat and body temperature relate to each other. 
• Explain that heat energy always moves from hot to cold. 
• observe how heat transfers from a warmer object to a colder object. 
• Explain the transfer of solar energy to heat energy. 

Learning objectives

In lessons 1 to 10, students learn about:  

1. that heat is a form of energy. 
2. sources of heat energy. 
3. that heat can transfer from one object to another through direct contact. 
4. that heat can transfer from one object to another at a distance. 
5. the concept of insulation. 
6. temperature as the measure of heat energy. 
7. human body temperature. 
8. that heat energy always moves from hot to cold objects. 
9. the transfer of solar energy to heat energy. 

Assessment

End-of-Unit Assessment 
The last lesson is the End-of-Unit Assessment which has a variety of question formats (e.g., label the diagram, circle the correct answer) to assess student mastery of content from the unit.  
The End-of-Unit Assessment is in the Teaching Guide. Teachers copy the assessment and distribute to students at testing time.