The Heat and Chill workshop is perfect for high school students in British Columbia, aligning with the province’s focus on clean energy and environmental stewardship. Through hands-on activities and real-world applications, students gain practical knowledge about energy efficiency and sustainable heating and cooling systems for different kinds of homes.
In Heat and Chill workshops, high school students will:
- Complete experiments to see how heat moves or gets lost through conduction, radiation, and convection.
- Use tools to find areas in buildings that affect how much energy is used.
- Learn about energy efficiency practices.
- Explore how using less energy can help the environment and save money.
This workshop is currently only available to schools in British Columbia.
Workshop curriculum links:
British Columbia’s Education Curriculum
| Big Idea
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Energy can be transferred as both a particle and a wave. |
| Content | Types and effects of electromagnetic radiation. |
| Curricular Competency | Observe, measure, and record data (qualitative and quantitative), using equipment, including digital technologies, with accuracy and precision.
Make predictions about the findings of their inquiry. |
| Big Idea | Electric current is the flow of electric charge. |
| Content | Types and effects of electromagnetic radiation. |
| Curricular Competency | Analyze cause-and-effect relationships. |
| Big Idea | Energy is conserved, and its transformation can affect living things and the environment. |
| Content | Law of conservation of energy.
Transformation of energy. |
| Curricular Competency | Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent with evidence. |
Program Funders
Provincial Sponsor
