The document provides instructions for making a propeller out of paper to test whether heat energy from rubbed hands can cause kinetic energy motion in the propeller. Learners will cut out a propeller template, balance it on a pencil, rub their hands to generate heat energy, and place their hands near the propeller to see if it spins, with the goal of determining if heat energy can transform into kinetic energy and vice versa.

1. MAKE A PROPELLER.
You are going to make a propeller, then you are going to rub your hands and you are going to
put them near the propeller and see what happens.
1. WHAT DO WE WANT TO FIND OUT?
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Can kinetic energy be transformed into heat energy and heat energy into kinetic energy?
Can heat energy make things move?
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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Cut out the template.
Stick the blu-tack on the table and stick a pencil in it. Make sure the pen is upright.
Turn the shape upside down and balance it on the point of the pen so that the sides
point down at about 45 degrees.
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FAIR TEST. What will you keep the same?
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VARIABLES. What are you going to change?
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PREDICTION.
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RESULTS.
How many times does the propeller spin around after I put my hands on each side of the
propeller?
time
Movement.
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CONCLUSSION.