Thermal Radiation Images

Physics, Waves and Particles, Heat and Gases, Age 11-14, Age 14-16

Lesson or starter activity looking at thermal radiation and infra red. There are some great images to capture students' interest; accompanying questions to help with interpretation; and a fill-the-gap summary at the end.


1Thermal radiationLearning Objective To know what thermal radiation is. To know how thermal radiation depends on the temperature of an object. © Teachable and k whiteside. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=57512We use special cameras to “see” animals and people in the dark. These cameras detect thermal radiation. Thermal radiation is also called INFRA-RED RADIATION© Teachable and k whiteside. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=57513Can you identify the objects?STARTER© Teachable and k whiteside. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=5751402/08/2010 Why is the scorpion’s body completely purple? Which parts are the coldest?© Teachable and k whiteside. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=57515What is the object? © Teachable and k whiteside. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=57516What has the man got in his hand?Why does the cat have a blue nose?© Teachable and k whiteside. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=57517What is this a picture of? What is it explaining?© Teachable and k whiteside. Some rights reserved. http://teachable.net/res.asp?r=57518What does the house show? What could you do?