Level 1: Hot and cold

Heat and matter · level 1 of 8 · rough age 5-6 (a guide for parents; anyone can start anywhere)

This first level is about the hot and cold things all around you: how you can tell, how a thermometer tells you, what the Sun does, and how coats and blankets keep you warm. At the end you find out just how cold Mars is, and how its rovers keep warm.

Lesson	You will be able to
Hot and cold	Sort things into hot, warm, cool and cold
Thermometers	Read a thermometer in degrees Celsius
The Sun warms things	Say why sunny places are warmer than shady ones
Keeping warm	Explain how coats and blankets keep warmth in
Hot things cool down	Say what happens to a hot drink or a cold ice lolly left out
Cold on Mars	Compare how cold Mars is with Earth

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