Sixth through eighth grade is a more advanced study of heat. Conductors and transfer of heat are dicussed. Molecules and their motion have an impact on heat. Some may wonder why they would have to learn about molecules. But one will never truly understand heat without breaking it down to it's most basic parts to see how it relates to the big picture.
Heat is a very important thing to learn.
It is in our lives everyday. We may not realize but without it there would be no cars, no televisions, and most importantly no us. The students will understand the concept of transferring heat by atoms randomly bouncing off of each other. The students will understand expansion and contraction of objects due to temperature. The students will understand absorption and reflection of heat.