Thermal Expansion of Solids

Number of activities: 6 adapted exercises including image observation, marking, guided reading, and multiple-choice questions.

Target audience:
Students with difficulties in reading, abstraction, and interpretation in Physics. Designed for Middle School (7th–9th grades) and High School. Also recommended for students with Intellectual Disabilities (mild to moderate), Autism (ASD), ADHD, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Apraxia, and those in the process of scientific literacy development.

Format:
Color printable PDF, featuring accessible language, illustrative diagrams, short instructions, and an answer key included.

Objective:
To support learning about the phenomenon of thermal expansion of solids, showing in a concrete and visual way the effects of heat on metals (such as iron and train tracks), connecting theory to everyday life and making abstract concepts easier to understand.

Content:

Topics: Thermal expansion and contraction of solids; heat; temperature; and thermal equilibrium.

Methodology: Activities involving image observation, guided reading, figure marking, and multiple-choice questions.

Exercises: Identification of thermal expansion and contraction phenomena, marking of heat sources, selecting correct alternatives, and recognizing metallic objects in daily life.

Highlights:

✅ Simple and visual language that makes physical phenomena easier to understand.
✅ Practical connection with everyday examples (train tracks, iron bar, sun, and campfire).
✅ Predictable and short structure that enhances focus and student autonomy.
✅ Can be applied in regular classrooms or special education (AEE) with hands-on materials and simple experiments.
✅ Saves up to 3h55min of teacher preparation time.