It’s Heating Up! Thermal Energy Vocabulary Cards

Are you and your Year 3 students currently focusing on heat and how it is produced? A teacher created this visually appealing heat/thermal energy vocabulary card set. Each card includes a visual image that will help students understand the definition of each of the chosen vocabulary words.

Create a Thermal Energy Classroom Display

Display these heat energy word cards around your classroom to immerse your students in the content-specific vocabulary. Letters to create a heading ‘Heating Up!’ plus images are included in the download to create a really visually appealing display for your students.

Thermal Energy vocabulary included:

• heat
• temperature
• thermometer
• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• thermal energy
• transfer
• conductor
• boiling
• melting
• insulator
• kinetic energy
• heat source

Vocabulary Activity Ideas

Here’s a list of activities you can do with your students using this set of vocabulary.

1. Vocabulary charades – students pick a word and must act out or mime the term to their classmates.
2. Vocabulary scavenger hunt – provide students with a definition or example of a part of the water cycle and encourage the students to find the matching word on the word wall.
3. Vocabulary quiz show – divide the class into teams and conduct a quiz show-style game where students compete to answer questions related to the water cycle vocabulary.
4. Vocabulary word art – have students choose a water cycle vocabulary word and create a visually appealing word art around that word.

Download and Display Today!

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slide version of this resource. It is strongly suggested that you print this resource on thick, good-quality paper to ensure the colors are vibrant and the display is durable.

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