Activity 3: Making thermal radiation visible
All bodies emit heat radiation (or thermal radiation) - however, this is only visible to the human eye at higher temperatures. The thermal radiation of the human body, like the thermal radiation of the earth, is invisible to us - it lies in the infrared range and can only be made visible with a thermal imaging camera.
In its properties, thermal radiation also differs from visible light: while thermal radiation is intercepted by glass and greenhouse gases, for example, visible light passes through these materials unhindered.
- Part: Can we make thermal radiation visible?
- Part: Which materials are transparent for visible light, which for infrared radiation?
ACTIVITY MATERIALS
- Description to the activity from the guide (PDF / editable word-document)
- Solution to the activity from the guide (PDF)
- DIN A3-backround text to the activity from the climate kit (all backround texts for download)
- h5p-study unit for the second part of the activity
More materials like h5p-study units, videos and animations with Module - The Greenhouse effect and the radiative Equilibrium.
Ausgearbeitete Lerneinheiten:
Gymnasium
- Kopiervorlage (PDF / editierbares Word-Dokument)
erprobt im Physikunterricht Jahrgangsstufe 9 Bayern (Atome) - Lösung (PDF)
Hier finden Sie die gleiche Aktivität nur mit Wellenlängen anstatt Photonen:
- Kopiervorlage (PDF / editierbares Word-Dokument)
- Lösung (PDF)
Realschule
- Kopiervorlage (PDF/editierbares Word-Dokument)
- Lösung (PDF)
Video: Making thermal radiation visible
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