Here are the activities of the workshop. Links are given to some sample pages.

• Temperature
• Thermal equilibrium
  Exploring thermal equilibrium; Equilibration of things initially at different temperatures
• Thermal expansion
  Why study thermal expansion?
  Exploring thermal expansion; Making a temperature sensor
  Making a thermometer
• "Liquid crystal" thermal sensing sheet
  Why study thermal sensing sheet?
  Exploring "Liquid crystal" thermal sensing sheet; Calibrating the liquid crystal
• Thermal conduction
  Why study thermal conduction?
  Is glass cool? Is fur warm? (Exploration of thermal conduction); How long does your drink stay hot? Find the conductor (a puzzle based on thermal conduction)
• Convection and Radiation
  Why study convection and radiation?
  Exploring convect
• Conversion of other forms of energy into thermal energy
  Exploring energy conversions; Different methods to transfer heat; Does color affect how materials absorb heat?
• Phase change
  Why study phase changes?
  Exploring change of phase; What happens when water evaporates? What is the temperature pattern of ice water as the ice melts?
  The discussion questions page for this unit
• How temperature and energy are related
  Why study thermal energy?
  Exploring thermal energy; Calorimetry 1: If two objects are at the same temperature, do they both contain the same amount of energy? Calorimetry 2: Sharing heat among different objects; Calorimetry 3: Effect of using different materials
• Irreversibility
  Mixing and unmixing (exploration of irreversibility); How many combinations? Flipping a coin: random and uncorrelated events; A model for equilibration