This study is intended to analyze the difficulties of heat conduction experiments in elementary school science textbook and suggest a new revised experiment. The new version replaced the heating source which was originally an alcohol lamp with a teali...
This study is intended to analyze the difficulties of heat conduction experiments in elementary school science textbook and suggest a new revised experiment. The new version replaced the heating source which was originally an alcohol lamp with a tealight candle. For the heat conduction probe, we pasted a thermocolor sticker on a copper plate to replace a wax-coated aluminium dish and a chocolate on a glass plate. Fourth graders and experienced elementary science teachers stated that the revised experiment is superior to those in textbooks in terms of safety, simplicity.