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Quarter 3 - Module 3
Conductors of Heat and Electricity

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 Table of Contents

What This Module is About………………………………………………………………………………..i

What I Need to Know……………………………………………………………………………………….i
How to Learn from this Module…………………………………………………………………………...ii
Icons of this Module………………………………………………………………………………………...iii
What I know………..………………………………………………………………………………………..iv

Lesson 1:
(Materials Which are Good Conductors of Electricity) .................... 1
What I Need to Know..................................................................................................... 1
What’s In ........................................................................................................................ 1
What’s New ...................................................................................................................... 1
What Is It .......................................................................................................................... 2
What’s More .................................................................................................................... 3
What I Have Learned ................................................................................................... 3
What I Can Do ................................................................................................................. 4

Lesson 2:
(Materials Which are Good Conductors of Heat) .................................... 5
What I Need to Know..................................................................................................... 5
What’s In ........................................................................................................................ 5
What’s New ...................................................................................................................... 5
What Is It .......................................................................................................................... 6
What’s More .................................................................................................................... 6
What I Have Learned ................................................................................................... 7
What I Can Do ................................................................................................................. 7

Lesson 3:
(Characteristics of Good Conductors of Electricity and Heat) 8
What I Need to Know..................................................................................................... 8
What’s In ........................................................................................................................ 8
What’s New ...................................................................................................................... 8
What Is It .......................................................................................................................... 9
What’s More .................................................................................................................... 10
What I Have Learned ................................................................................................... 10
What I Can Do ................................................................................................................. 11
Lesson 4:
(Illustrating Some Materials that are Good Conductors of Heat
and Electricity) ............................................................................................................................... 12
What I Need to Know..................................................................................................... 12
What’s In ........................................................................................................................ 12
What’s New ...................................................................................................................... 12
What Is It .......................................................................................................................... 12
What’s More .................................................................................................................... 13
What I Have Learned ................................................................................................... 13
What I Can Do ................................................................................................................. 13

Summary ................................................................................................................................................... 13-14

Assessment: (Post-Test) .................................................................................................................... 14-15
Key to Answers ...................................................................................................................................... 16-19
References ............................................................................................................................................... 20
What This Module is About
Conductors of Heat and Electricity

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-rip-electrical-wire-cable-1822683

When you peel off the coating of an electrical wire, you will see copper wires inside.
Copper wire is the most widely used material for connecting electrical devices. Why do you
think so?

When you check your pots and pans in your kitchen, you will see that most of them are
made of stainless steel or aluminum. Why are they suited for cooking utensils?
In this module, you will learn why some materials are best used in electrical connections
and why some materials are best in making cooking utensils. This module includes lessons
about conductors of heat and electricity.

This module includes lessons such as:

Lesson 1: Materials Which are Good Conductors of Electricity

Lesson 2: Materials Which are Good Conductors of Heat
Lesson 3: Characteristics of Good Conductors of Electricity and Heat
Lesson 4: Illustrating Some Materials that are Good Conductors of Heat and
Electricity

What I Need to Know

After going through the module, you are expected to:

1. Classify materials as conductors and insulator of electricity and heat
2. Describe the characteristics of good conductors of electricity and heat
3. Illustrate that some materials are good conductors of heat and electricity

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How to Learn from this Module
Here’s a simple guide for you in going about the module:
1. Read and follow the instructions very carefully
2. Take the pre-test. It is a simple multiple-choice test provided at the start to
determine how much you know about the content of this module.
3. Check your answers against the correct answers provided at the last page of the
module.
4. Be very honest in taking the test so you will know how much knowledge you
already have about the topic.
5. Read the different lessons included in this module.
6. Perform all the activities, as these will help you have a better understanding of
the topic.
7. Take the self-test at the end of each lesson.
8. Finally, take the post-test at the end of the module

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Icons of this Module

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 What I Know (Pretest)

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write it in your Science Notebook.

1. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?

A. aluminum B. copper C. plastic D. iron

2. Some materials which allow electric current to flow through them are called _____.
A. insulators B. convectors C. conductors D. radiators

3. Materials that block electric current from flowing are called _____.
A. insulators B. convectors C. metal D. copper

4. Why are electric wires usually made up of copper?

A. Copper is a good insulator. B. Copper is a good conductor.
C. Copper is a poor insulator. D. Copper is a poor conductor.

5. Which of the following is an insulator?

A. iron B. rubber C. water D. aluminum

6. Cooking pans are usually made of aluminum and stainless steel because___.
A. Aluminum and stainless steel are good conductors of heat.
B. Aluminum and stainless steel are good conductors of electricity.
C. Aluminum and stainless steel have very high density.
D. Aluminum and stainless steel are very strong.

7. You can protect yourself from the harmful effects of conductors by using ___.
A. conductors B. convectors C. radiators D. insulators

8. Which of the following materials are good conductors and heat?

A. ceramic cups, disposable glass, silver B. iron nail, silver, copper
C. glass, cloth, paper D. aluminum, plastic, rubber

9. Which among the following materials is useful in cooking food.?

A. ceramic mug B. aluminum casserole
C. metal spoon D. plastic cup

10. Aluminum and gold are good conductors of heat and electricity. Which
characteristic is common between them?
A. ductile B. porous C. valuable D. brittle

11. Your body is a conductor of electricity because of____.

A. the presence of water B. the presence of hair
C. the presence of skin D. the presence of blood

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12. The following are characteristics of materials that make them good conductors of
heat and electricity except one. Which one is NOT?
A. thermal conductivity B. ductility
C. malleability D. porosity

13. Which one does not belong to the group?

A. gold B. block of wood C. book D. nylon cord

14. Good electrical conductors are generally good conductors of ___.

A. metal B. sound C. heat D. rubber

15. Rubber and plastic are insulators because________.

A. They do not allow electrical charge to flow.
B. They do not get hot.
C. They do not break.
D. They do not get damaged.

Key to answers on page 16

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 Lesson
Materials Which are Good
1 Conductors of Electricity

What I Need to Know

Discuss why some materials are good conductors of heat and electricity (S5FE- IIIc-3)
 Observe why some materials are good conductors of heat
 Perform an experiment to determine which materials is a good conductor of heat

What’s In

Name some objects in your home and school which are run by electricity and heat.
How does electricity reach your homes? How is heat produced in some of the objects in your
home?

What’s New

Activity 1
What you need:
 1 pc. 1.5 v dry cell
 1 pc. flashlight bulb
 1 pc. bulb holder
 3 pcs. electrical wire (6 inches long)
 electrical tape

Materials to be tested:
paper glass plastic ruler safety pin
aluminum hairpin copper wire thumb tack
coin rubber band wooden ladle
What to do:
1. Under the supervision of your parent or elder brother or sister, construct an electrical
conductivity tester.
2. Removed 1 inch of both ends of the 3pcs. electrical wire.
3. Tape the end of the first electric wire to the negative terminal of a dry cell and the other.

end to the bulb holder.

4. Tape the end of the second electric wire to the positive terminal of the dry cell.
5. Tape the third wire to the other end of the bulb holder.

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 6. Test the electrical conductivity tester by touching the ends of the wire. If the bulb lights,
the conductivity tester is functioning. If not, check for the connections until the bulb
lights up.
7. Then, leave the connection open. Place the materials to be tested between the open ends
of the wire.

How will you know if a material is a conductor or an insulator?

https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_electricity_lesson04_
activity1

What Is It

1. What happened to the bulb when a conductor was connected in an electrical

conductivity tester? Why do you think the bulb lighted up?
2. What happened to the bulb when an insulator was connected in an electrical
conductivity tester? Why do you think didn’t the bulb light?
3. What is a conductor? an insulator?
4. What materials are good conductors of electricity? insulators?

Key to answers on page 16

Did you get the right answers? Find out.

Electrical insulators are materials that do now allow electric current to flow through.
Examples: plastics, wood, rubber, glass

All metals are conductors, although some are better conductors than other. Silver,
copper, aluminum, zinc, brass, tin, nickel and lead are some examples of metals. Copper is the
most widely used conductor, though second only to silver in conductivity, because it is cheaper
and ductile (ability of a metal to be drawn into wire). Aluminum is now used extensively
because of its advantages in cost and weight.

Electrical conductors are materials that allow electric current to flow through.
Good electrical conductors are generally good heat conductors. Examples are steel and
iron.

Electrical conductors are materials that allow electric current to flow through.
Examples: salt water, metals such as copper, aluminum and non-metals like graphite (a
form of carbon).

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 What’s More

Activity 2: Video-Based Instruction /optional

https://youtube.com/watch?v=q1F90dhqGPY
(Conductors and Insulators Electricity-Science for kids)

What you need:

 video about conductors and insulators of electricity

What to do:
1. Watch and listen to the video presentation.
2. Write down the materials that allow electricity to pass through.
3. Write down the materials that do not allow electricity to pass through.
Use the table below.

Materials that allow electricity to pass Materials that do not allow electricity
through to pass through
(Conductors) (Insulators)
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4

Key to answers on page 16

What I Have Learned

Self-Test 1

Oops! Before you can go on, try this one!

A. Directions: Write C if the material is a conductor of electricity and I if it is an

insulator.

_____ 1. rubber band _____ 6. aluminum

_____ 2. clay _____ 7. plastic
_____ 3. silver _____ 8. cardboard
_____ 4. iron _____ 9. leather
_____ 5. steel _____ 10. copper

Key to answers on page 17

If you scored 4-5, CONGRATULATIONS! You may now proceed to the next lesson after
answering the next activity. If not, you need3to go back and read the lesson again.
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What I Can Do

Your younger brother and sister are playing near the electric socket. They have lots of
toys that are made up of metal and iron. You knew that these are good conductors of electricity.
What should you do to avoid accident that involve electric shock?

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 Lesson
Materials Which are Good
2 Conductors of Heat

What I Need to Know

Discuss why some materials are good conductors of heat and electricity (S5FE-IIIc-3)
 Observe why some materials are good conductors of heat
 Perform an experiment to determine which materials is a good conductor of heat

What’s In

What materials are good conductors of electricity?

What do you call materials that do not allow electricity to pass through?

What’s New

Activity 3
Note: To be done under adult supervision only.

What you need:

 hot water
 2 pcs. cup
 metal spoon
 pencil

What to do:
1. Put hot water in a cup.
2. Simultaneously soak the metal spoon in the first cup and the pencil in the second cup.
Leave for one minute.
3. Touch the end part of the metal spoon and the pencil.
4. What have you noticed when you touch the metal spoon and the pencil? Why?

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 What Is It

Guide Questions:
1. Which material is a good conductor of heat? Why?
2. Which material is an insulator of heat? Why?
3. Which material is made up of metal? Wood?

Key to answers on page 17

Did you get the right answers? Find out.

Metals make good conductors of heat because of their electronic properties and also
because they tend to be denser so that heat transferred by neighboring atoms in close contact
is more efficient. Lighter or less materials like wood, air, etc. make poor conductors of heat.

Thermal conductors are materials that can transfer heat easily while thermal insulators
do not allow heat to pass or flow through them.

When you are cooking the energy transfer of heat from the stove to the food must occur
effectively. However, it is important that the handle does not get uncomfortably hot.

Through conduction, materials will increase their temperature because the heat can
easily flow in them. Cooking pans are made of metal because energy is passed easily and
quickly between the particles in most metals.
The New Science Links Grade 5 (Worktext in Science and Technology) by Evelyn T. Larisma, Jan Jason Madriaga-Mariano and Nenita A.
Apolinario pp. 238-239

What’s More

Activity 4: Video-Based Presentation /optional

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ry8yXhCxcIA
(What Material Conducts Heat Best Science Experiment)

What you need:

 video about conductors and insulators of heat

What to do:
1. Watch and listen to the video presentation.
2. Write down the material/s that conduct/s heat.
Use the table below.
Conductor of Heat Insulator
1 1
2 2
3. Why did the bead on the metal spoon fall down?
Key to answers on page 17
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 What I have Learned

Self-Test 2

A. Directions: Choose the correct answer and write the letter in your Science Notebook.

1. It is a good conductor of heat.

A. metals B. wood
C. plastic D. rubber

2. Why are cooking pans usually made of metal?

A. Metal is cheap.
B. Metal is a good conductor of heat.
C. Metal is found anywhere.
D. All of the above.

3. Why are some handles of cooking pans made of wood?

A. Wood is a conductor of heat.
B. Wood is readily available.
C. Wood makes cooking easy.
D. Wood does not allow heat to pass or flow through it.

4. Which does not belong to the group?

A. Plastic B. Paper C. Aluminum D. Rubber

5. Which of the following is a conductor of heat?

A. wooden ladle B. spoon made of metal
C. pencil eraser D. plastic spoon

Key to answers on page 17

If you scored 4-5, CONGRATULATIONS! You may now proceed to the next lesson after
answering the next activity. If not, you need to go back and read the lesson again.

What I Can Do

You are told to design a cooking pot in your TLE subject. What material are you going
to use for the pot? What material is best to use for its handle? Why?

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 Lesson
Characteristics of Good
Conductors of Heat and
3 Electricity
What I need to know

Discuss why some materials are good conductors of heat and electricity (S5FE-IIIc-3)
 Describe the characteristics of good conductors of heat and electricity

What’s In

What materials are good conductors of heat?

What materials make good conductors of heat?
Why do you think are metals good conductors of heat? That we will find out in this
lesson.

What’s New

Activity 5: What Made Me?

What you need:

 pictures of the following: A
https://safetyshoes247.en.made-in-
china.com/product/EyYxiPnrsoVC/China-
Gloves-Latex-Household-Rubber-Cleaning-
Glove-Kitchen-Rubber-Glove.html

B
D
https://www.amazon.com/Enamelled-Copper-
Wire-0-5mm-10m/dp/B0765DJRFQ C https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/metal-
ship-chain-12707008288.html
https://foodal.com/kitchen/pots-pots-skillets-
guides-reviews/guides/best-frying-pans/

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What to do:
1. Look closely at the picture of the materials.
2. Identify each one of them.
3. What materials are they made of?
4. Enumerate the characteristics of good conductors by answering the following
questions.

Use the table below:

Property that describes

Object What it is made of
the object
1
2
3
4

Key to answers on page 18

What Is It

1. Which objects can allow heat and electricity to flow without burning?
2. What characteristic/s does each of the following materials possess?
2.1 copper wire
2.2 cooking pan
2.3 metal chain

Did you get the correct answers? Find out.

Heat and electricity are forms of energy that flow from molecules to molecules in
materials. Some materials have the ability to allow heat and electricity to flow through them
because they possess the property of thermal conductivity. Most materials that possess these
characteristics are made up of metals. Metals are solid with compact molecules that are hard
ductile and malleable.

All metals are conductors, although some are better conductors than others. Silver,
copper, aluminum, zinc, brass, tin, nickel, and lead are some examples of metals. Copper is the
most widely used conductor, though second only to silver in conductivity because it is cheaper
and ductile (ability of a metal to be drawn into wire). Aluminum is now used extensively
because of its advantages in cost and weight.

Electrical conductors are materials that allow electric current to flow through. Good
electrical conductors are generally good heat conductors like steel and iron.

Not only metals are good conductors of electricity. Many liquids that contain ions are
good conductors. Salt water is also a conductor.

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 What’s More

A. Directions: Write the characteristics of materials that make them good conductors of
heat and electricity.

Choose your answer from the box below.

porosity thermal conductivity ductility

malleability brittleness

Characteristics

Key to answers on page 18

What I have learned

Self-Test 3
A. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is wrong.

1. An aluminum is an example of metal with high thermal conductivity. _____

2. A copper wire is best used in electrical wiring because of its conductivity. _____
3. Salt water is an electrical conductor. _____
4. Good electrical conductors are NOT good heat conductors. _____
5. Rubber and plastic are insulators because they do not allow electric
charge to flow. _____
Key to answers on page 18

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 What I can do

Compile a list of 10 conductors at home. Opposite each material, write the

characteristics that make them good conductors of heat and electricity.

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Lesson Illustrating some Materials
that are Good Conductors
4 of Heat and Electricity
What I need to Know

Discuss why some materials are good conductors of heat and electricity (S5FE-IIIc-3)
 Illustrate why some materials are good conductors of heat and electricity

What’s In

We have learned already that there are materials that allow heat and electricity
be transferred to other materials. Can you illustrate now these materials?
Let’s try.

What’s New

1. Setting the Standards for doing the activity.

2. Preparation of Materials
3. Activity Proper

“Let’s Make It”

1. In a bond paper, draw a picture of a household appliance.

2. Color your work to make it realistic and attractive.
3. Label the parts, of the appliances that are conductors of
electricity.

What Is It

1. Which part of the appliance is the conductor of electricity?

2. What lesson did you learn from the activity?

Key to answers on page 19

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 What’s More

Using the materials like pencil, pentel pen, crayon and manila paper, do the following
activity.

“My Own Design”

In a manila paper, illustrate or draw a new bathroom appliance.

How would you take electrical safety into consideration?
What part of the appliance would you design using materials that are conductors?

Key to answers on page 19

What I Have Learned

Use Scoring Rubrics for student’s output.

Score Description
The illustration manifests an outstanding characteristic as creativity, color
4
blending, concept understanding and completeness of details
The illustration manifests very satisfactory characteristics as creativity, color
3
blending, concept understanding and completeness of details
The illustration manifests satisfactory characteristics as creativity, color
2
blending, concept understanding and completeness of details.
The illustration manifests poor characteristics as to creativity, color blending,
1
concept understanding and completeness of details

What I can do

Make a design of your own toy “Robot”. Apply the knowledge you learned about
conductors and insulators in designing.

Summary

Thermal conductivity is the ability of a material to transfer heat.

Conductivity can also be used to describe the ability of a material to conduct

electricity.

Materials that are good thermal conductors, such as metals, are often good electrical
conductors as well.
Conductors are materials that transmit heat and electricity such as iron, gold, silver,
aluminum, zinc, brass, tin, nickel, lead and water.

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 Insulators are materials that do not transmit heat and electricity such as plastic,
wood, rubber, paper and glass.

Assessment: (Post-Test)

Directions: Choose the correct answer and write the letter on your Science Notebook.

1. What do you call a material that allows electricity to pass through?

A. conductor B. insulator
C. semi-conductor D. wire
2. Which of these materials allow electricity to flow?
A. glass B. copper C. wood D. plastic

3. How can we identify if a material is a good conductor of heat and electricity?

A. If heat and electricity cannot pass through easily.
B. If heat and electricity can pass through easily.
C. If a material is made up of wood.
D. If a material is made up of plastic.

4. Which of these materials DO NOT allow electricity to pass through?

A. gold B. rubber
C. bronze D. copper wire

5. How do conductors differ from insulators?

A. Conductors make electricity and heat pass through while insulators don’t.
B. Conductors and insulators make electricity and heat pass through.
C. Conductors and insulators do not make electricity and heat pass through.
D. Insulators make electricity and heat pass through while conductors don’t.

6. Which is the best conductor of electricity?

A. aluminum B. gold C. copper D. silver

7. Our body is also a good conductor of electricity because of the presence of ____.
A. blood B. hair C. water D. skin

8. Why is electrical wiring usually covered with a layer of plastic?

A. To make it look pretty.
B. To help electricity flow along the wire.
C. To make it safe.
D. To make it strong.

9. The following materials use conductor of heat and electricity to function except
one. Which is it?
A. lighted candle B. water heater
C. lighted electric bulb D. washing machine

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10. Why are cooking pots made of metals such as iron and aluminum?
A. Heat moves quickly through metals.
B. Metals are cheap.
C. Metals are easy to find.
D. Metals don’t melt.

11. Which term defines a material that heat does not move through easily?
A. conduction B. conductor C. heat D. insulator

12. Which would be the best heat insulator?

A. knitted hat B. paper hat C. copper pot D. metal fork

13. Tony is boiling a pot of water on the stove. The black handle is made of rubber,
and the pot is made of copper. Why is the black handle made of rubber and the
pot of copper?
A. Rubber is good conductor, and copper is a good insulator.
B. Rubber is a poor insulator, and copper is a poor conductor.
C. Rubber is a good insulator, and copper is a good conductor.
D. Rubber is a good conductor, and copper is a good insulator.

14. Mr. Stevens set up the demonstration lab for his classes. When both wires
touched the coin, the light bulb lit up. What did this tell the students about the
coin?

A. It is a good insulator. B. It is a good conductor.

C. It has low melting point. D. It would be attracted to a magnet.

15. Which of the following materials is an electrical insulator?

A. Aluminum
B. Rubber
C. Gold
D. Copper

Key to answers on page 20

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Quarter 3 Module 1

Key to Answers

What I Know (Pre-Test)

1. C 6. A 11. A
2. C 7. D 12. D
3. A 8. B 13. A
4. B 9. B 14. C
5. B 10. A 15. A

Lesson 1: Materials Which are Good Conductors of Electricity

What Is It

1. The bulb lighted when a conductor was connected in an electrical conductivity tester.
The bulb lighted because electricity flowed
2. The bulb did not light when an insulator was connected in an electrical conductivity
tester. It did not light because the electricity did not flow through it.
3. Conductor is a material that allows electricity to flow freely through it, allowing
electricity to be transferred from the source through it. Insulator is a material that does
not allow electricity to pass through it.
4. Iron, aluminum, copper and steel are good conductors of electricity. Paper, glass,
plastic, wood and rubber are insulators.

What’s More

Materials that allow electricity to pass Materials that do not allow electricity
through to pass through
(Conductors) (Insulators)
1 metal knife 1 paper cake pan
2 aluminum can 2 plastic chopstick
3 metal spoon 3 plastic toy
4 metal tin can 4 plastic spoon
5 foil 5 sachet (junk food)
6 metal fork 6 glass

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 7 metal nail 7 plastic container
8 metal spring 8 paint brush
9 inside of a pencil 9 oreo pack
10 toothpick (wood)
11 birthday candle (wax)

What I Have Learned

Self-Test 1
1. I 4. C 7. I 10. C
2. I 5. C 8. I
3. C 6. C 9. I

Lesson 2: Materials Which are Good Conductors of Heat

What Is It

1. The metal spoon is a good conductor of heat. It became hot after a minute of soaking
in hot water.
2. The pencil is an insulator. It did not become hot when soaked in hot water
3. The spoon is made up of metal. The pencil is made up of wood.

What’s More

Conductor of Heat Insulator

1 metal spoon 1 wooden spoon
2 2 plastic spoon
The bead on the metal spoon fell because the butter melted due to the heated spoon.

What I have Learned

Self-Test 2

1. A 3. D 5. B
2. B 4. C

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Lesson 3: Characteristics of Good Conductors of Heat

What’s New

Property that describes

Object What it is made of
the object
1 gloves rubber elastic
2 copper wire ductile, high thermal
copper
conductivity
metal
3 cooking pan high thermal conductivity
(aluminum/stainless)
high thermal conductivity,
4 metal chain iron
high

What Is It

1. The copper wire, cooking pan and metal chain can allow heat and electricity to flow
without burning
2. Each material possesses characteristics like
2.1 copper wire – high thermal conductivity, ductility (ability of a metal to be drawn
into wire) and malleability
2.2 cooking pan – high thermal conductivity
2.3 metal chain – high thermal conductivity, hard

What’s More

1. thermal conductivity
2. ductility
3. malleability

What I Have Learned

Self-Test 3
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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Lesson 4: Illustrating some Materials that are Good Conductors of Heat and Electricity

What Is It

1. Answers may vary

2. Answers may vary

What’s More

Answers may vary

What I Have Learned

Use Scoring Rubrics for student’s output.

Assessment (Post Test)

1. A 6. D 11. D
2. B 7. C 12. A
3. B 8. C 13. C
4. B 9. A 14. B
5. A 10. A 15. B

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References:

K to 12 most essential learning competencies p.381

Sarte, Evelyn T., Garcia, Ednaliza R, Lopez, Eliza A., Dela Cruz, Mary Jean G., Arradaza,
Harold A., Science beyond Borders 5 (2016), Philippines: Vibal Group, Inc.

Bernabe, June C. et.al, Learner’s Material (Science) Grade 5 Quarter 3 DepEd Division of
Cabanatuan City LRMDS

The Science Writing Team, Lesson exemplar for Science Grade V, Batangas Province

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIF90dhqGPY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry8yXhCxcIA

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