Thermal energy transfer (foldable activity)

Here’s an interactive activity that students can use to find out and summarise their knowledge of methods of heat transfer (e.g. Conduction, convection & radiation).

1. Cut out the larger square and fold the corners along the dotted lines.
2. Add descriptions of each type of heat transfer to the corners (in the shaded sections).
3. Draw diagrams to represent energy transfers on each inside corner.
4. Complete the gap fill using the word bank.
5. Stick the gap fill into the exposed centre of the foldable.
6. Stick the reverse side of the foldable into their book.

This is a resource that’s designed for a mid to lower ability class and supports the energy transfers topic from the AQA physics specification. The resource can be easily adapted for higher ability groups by removing the gap fill and asking students to describe each type of energy transfer using the key words.