ASPECt
Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation
Misconception NGM025:
Students are reluctant to consider that thermal energy can be transferred away from your body by conduction (Brook et al., 1984; Newell & Ross, 1996). In Brook et al., students were not able to explain why a piece of metal feels colder than a piece of plastic (Students thought that if the metal feels cold, it cannot be conducting thermal energy.). In another study, students thought that the metal feels colder because they attract cold or lose their heat to the surrounding air (Erickson & Tiberghien, 1985; Lewis & Linn, 1994).
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How Often the Misconception was Chosen |
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58% |
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42% |
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9% |
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