Homemade Heater Unit: This is a draft unit intended for Field Test Teachers Only
How can we help people make a flameless heater?
On this page, you will find all the materials needed for the Homemade Heater unit. A student-facing webpage is available at: https://www.classroomopensciedfieldtest.org/heater Note: Magnesium Demo for Lesson 2 was removed July 2020.
The materials include: The full teacher edition, all the lab procedures and teacher masters, access to PowerPoints or Google slides for each lesson, access to all interactives and videos, a digital copy of the student edition, and downloadable student handouts for printing and use in student notebooks.
Printable and Downloadable Documents
Lesson 1 Teacher Guide Initial Model, Design Reflection
Lesson 2 Teacher Guide, Key Ingredient List, Student Procedures (updated July 2020 to remove Magnesium Demo)
Lesson 3 Teacher Guide, Safety Information, Key Small Group Data, Class Data,
Chemical Combinations, Some Common Gases
Lesson 4 Teacher Guide Foodborne Illness, Burn & Scalding,
Taste at Different Temperatures,
Alternative Taste at Different Temperatures
Lesson 5 Teacher Guide, Key, Sample Data Data for Heating, Analyzing on Data Collection Methods, Small-Group Data Table, Procedure for Heating, Amounts of Reactants
Lesson 6 Teacher Guide, Example of Heater Instructions Design Model Must-Haves, Matrix,
Materials Cost List, Teamwork Self-Assessment,
Engineering Rubric
Lesson 7 Teacher Guide Peer Feedback on Designs
Lesson 8 Teacher Guide, Key, Optional Extension Discussion Diamond, Stakeholder Impact Chart, Optional Decision Matrix
Lesson 9 Teacher Guide Design Model Must-Haves, Partner Info Sheet,
Questions from Our DQB, Engineering Rubric,
Teamwork Self-Assessment
Lesson 10 Teacher Guide, Key Sea Turtle Assessment, LOL Models,
Design Testing Matrix
Additional Teacher Materials
Additional Student Materials
Google Slides
Teacher Documents
Powerpoints
Google Slides
Student Handouts
Media and Interactives
Lesson 1: Kagan Learning
Lesson 4: Safe Minimum Cooking Temperatures
Why does food taste different when it is cold versus hot?
Scald Injury Prevention: Educator's Guide
NPR's Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, and Umami
Invention of Cooking Drove Human Evolution
