Republic of the Philippines

Tarlac State University

College of Education
Lucinda Campus, Tarlac City
Center of Development in Teacher Education
A.Y. 2020-2021

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL
UTILIZATION PLAN IN
THERMODYNAMICS
(Heat Charging Station)

Prepared by:
Hermin B. Cabalu
BSEd Sciences 2A

Submitted to:
Mr. Jayson Y. Punzalan
I. TITLE: HEAT CHARGING STATION

II. OBJECTIVES: At the end, the student will be able to;

1. Have an idea about what is thermodynamics specifically in heat energy
2. Experience a fulfilling and enjoyable experiment using artificial source of heat
3. Acknowledge the use of heat energy through charging of cellphones

III. INTRODUCTION

This instructional material can be used by the students and teachers in Science subject
specifically Physics. This instructional material will help the students to easily understand
the heat energy through thermoelectricity using artificial source of heat. This instructional
material is an and it can be used by teachers it in teaching thermodynamics.

The “Heat charging station” is a thermoelectric charger that is made of USB charger
module, cooling fan, Peltier module, thermal paste, and metal pen holder. The cool thing
in this instructional material is thermal electric module it can convert thermal heat
directly to electricity.

IV. SUBJECT MATTER

a. Topic: Heat Energy: Thermoelectricity
b. Grade Level: Grade 10-12
c. Materials:
1 pc of USB charger module USB DC-DC Buck Converter Charging Step
Down Module 6-32V 9V 12V 24V
1 pc of cooling fan (5V)
2 pcs of CPU heat sinks
1 pc of Peltier module (thermoelectric module)
1 pc of thermal paste
1 pc of metal pen holder
1 pc of candle
1 pc of candle holder
1 pc of mighty bond
2 pcs of stick glue

Tools Needed
 Glue Gun
 Drill
 Scissor or Cutter
 Pencil with Eraser
 Marking Pen
  Ruler
 Pliers

d. References:
Online:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0HjQFFf_5o
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAMzAGge8bM
 https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/diy-thermoelectric-peltier-refrigeration-
cooling-system-kit-semiconductor-cooler-conduction-module-radiator-cooling-
fan-te-i250625023-s342121054.html?
spm=a2o4l.searchlist.list.9.2a3f774bwYPhk2&search=1
 https://vlab.amrita.edu/?sub=1&brch=194&sim=801&cnt=1
 https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/750-heat-energy#:~:text=Heat
%20energy%20is%20the%20result,two%20objects%20is%20called%20heat.
V. Procedures:
A. How to construct the instructional material?
a. Cut a piece of metal at the center of the metal pen holder
b. Put a mighty bond or super glue at the top of the metal pen holder
c. Put the CPU heat sink at the top of the metal pen holder
d. Apply a little amount thermal paste at the center top of the heat sink
e. Place the Peltier module in the thermal paste
f. Apply a little amount of thermal paste at the center top of Peltier module
g. Install the upper heat sink
h. Install the positive and negative wire to the USB charger module
i. Install the USB charger module on the left side of the metal pen holder using a
super glue

B. How to use the instructional material?

a. Teacher

The “Heat Charging Station” instructional material will help the teacher with his/her
lessons regarding Heat Energy. It would somehow be easier for the teacher to make his
students understand the discussion because the instructional material will serve as their
visual representation on how a cellphone can be charged through the use of artificial heat
and later on it will be converted into electricity. Moreover, the teacher will not have a
hard time in explaining heat energy by just discussing it through pictures instead the
students will experience it by themselves.

b. Students
 The “Heat Charging Station” instructional material will help the students to have
a deep understanding on what is the concept of heat energy and why it can be
converted into electricity. Consequently, it would be easier for them to have
knowledge about heat energy. The students will be attentive because we all know that
this era of students is all technology literate, they can easily understand the topic by
engaging this project in their everyday life.

VI. CHALLENGE

The “Heat Charging Station” instructional material is a USB charging module.

The challenge of this instructional material is patience because it is not the same as
from our source of electricity in our home. It can provide only up to 5-10 volts, but it
is useful when you are traveling or when you are not at home because it is not hassled
to find a socket to charge your phone or any devices you want to charge. Only
candlelight (the artificial source of heat can) charge your phone or any devices.

VII. DISCUSSION OF THE CONCEPTS

Heat energy is the result of the movement of tiny particles called atoms,
molecules or ions in solids, liquids and gases. Heat energy can be transferred from
one object to another. The transfer or flow due to the difference in temperature
between the two objects is called heat.
Thermoelectricity is a two-way process. It can refer either to the way a
temperature difference between one side of a material and the other can produce
electricity, or to the reverse: the way applying an electric current through a material
can create a temperature difference between its two sides, which can be used to heat
or cool things without combustion or moving parts. It is a field in which MIT has
been doing pioneering work for decades.
The first part of the thermoelectric effect, the conversion of heat to electricity,
was discovered in 1821 by the Estonian physicist Thomas Seebeck and was explored
in more detail by French physicist Jean Peltier, and it is sometimes referred to as the
Peltier-Seebeck effect.
The reverse phenomenon, where heating or cooling can be produced by running
an electric current through a material, was discovered in 1851 by William Thomson,
also known as Lord Kelvin (for whom the absolute Kelvin temperature scale is
named), and is called the Thomson effect. The effect is caused by charge carriers
within the material (either electrons, or places where an electron is missing, known as
“holes”) diffusing from the hotter side to the cooler side, similarly to the way gas
expands when it is heated. The thermoelectric property of a material is measured in
volts per Kelvin.
These effects, which are generally quite inefficient, began to be developed into
practical products, such as power generators for spacecraft, in the 1960s by
 researchers including Paul Gray, the electrical engineering professor who would later
become MIT’s president. This work has been carried forward since the 1990s by
Institute Professor Mildred Dresselhaus, Theodore Harman and his co-workers at
MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, and other MIT researchers, who worked on developing
new materials based on the semiconductors used in the computer and electronics
industries to convert temperature differences more efficiently into electricity, and to
use the reverse effect to produce heating and cooling devices with no moving parts.
The fundamental problem in creating efficient thermoelectric materials is that
they need to be good at conducting electricity, but not at conducting thermal energy.
That way, one side can get hot while the other gets cold, instead of the material
quickly equalizing the temperature. But in most materials, electrical and thermal
conductivity go hand in hand. New nano-engineered materials provide a way around
that, making it possible to fine-tune the thermal and electrical properties of the
material. Some MIT groups, including ones led by professors Gang Chen and
Michael Strano, have been developing such materials.

VIII. CONCLUSION
Thermoelectricity means the direct conversion of heat into electric energy, or vice
versa. The term is generally restricted to the irreversible conversion of electricity into
heat described by the English physicist James P. Joule and to three reversible effects
named for Seebeck, Peltier, and Thomson, their respective discoverers.
I conclude that heat energy can be used by the people who are unfortunate, it can
also be used by the people who are living in the rural area. By applying this in their
daily lives their bill in their electric would be lessen.

IX. APPLICATION AND EVALUATION GUIDE QUESTIONS

a. What is Peltier module?
b. What is thermoelectricity?
c. How does peltier module works?
d. Who discovered the thermoelectric effect?