A Watched Pot
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PBS Learning Media
A Watched Pot
With this fun lesson, teach students about thermal energy transfer and energy efficiency. To put the concepts in terms of students’ daily lives, watch a three-minute Inside Energy video that explores the most energy efficient way to boil water. Then, dig deeper in a hands-on lab by exploring how thermal energy transfer varies for different materials. Finally, students are challenged to apply their new knowledge and entrepreneurial spirit to design a new energy-efficient product to boil water.