Liquid Crystal Thermometers
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The Exploratorium
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In this activity, learners explore liquid crystal thermometers to observe how heat flows by conduction, convection, radiation, and evaporation. This resource includes five mini-explorations in which learners use basic materials and observe color changes on a liquid crystal thermometer card.
- Under 5 minutes
- 45 to 60 minutes
- $5 - $10 per student
- Ages 11 - 18
- Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- Liquid crystal thermometer
- stopwatch
- ruler
- flat pieces of metal, about an inch wide and at least four inches long
- adhesive to attach liquid crystal material to the metal pieces
- lightbulb
- hot and cold water in open top containers
- a thermometer
Subjects
- Engineering and Technology
- Technology
- Information and Communication
- Technology
- Mathematics
- Measurement
- Rate
- Measurement
- Physical Sciences
- Heat and Thermodynamics
- Heat and Temperature
- Light and Optics
- Sunlight and Color
- Vibration and Waves
- States of Matter
- Liquids
- Gases
- Changes of Phase
- Structure and Properties of Matter
- Atomic Structure
- Elementary Particles and Nuclear Physics
- Vibration and Waves
- Light and Optics
- Heat and Thermodynamics
- The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
- Conducting Investigations
- The Scientific Process
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- see color
- read
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
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Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Doherty, Paul
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, Paul Doherty, ©1999
