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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 2:
Conductors of Heat
and Electricity

CO_Q3_Science 5_ Module 2
Science – Grade 5
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Quarter 3 – Module 2: Conductors of Heat and Electricity
First Edition, 2020

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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 2:
Conductors of Heat
and Electricity
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear
learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities,
questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you
to understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you
step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in

each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module
or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better
understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer
the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each
activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.

In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are
also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on
how they can best help you on your home-based learning.

Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on
any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises
and tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.

If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in

answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher
or facilitator.

Thank you.

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. The scope of this
module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language
used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of learners. The lessons are arranged to
follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them
can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

Specifically, this lesson is to let you explore how materials conduct heat and
electricity. However, for you to better understand the lesson, the module is divided
into two lessons, namely:

 Lesson 1 – Conductors and Insulators

 Lesson 2 – Properties of Good Conductors

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. define conductors and insulators;

2. describe the properties of materials that are good conductors of heat and
electricity; and
3. classify materials that are conductors and insulators.

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

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

A. conduction C. insulator
B. conductor D. metal
2. Which is an example of conductor?
A. book
B. cloth
C. copper wire
D. paper plate
3. What do we call a material that does not allow the electricity and heat to pass
through it?
A. conductor C. iron
B. insulator D. wire
4. Which is an example of insulator?
A. book C. metal fork
B. copper D. silver
5. What do we call the transfer of heat in solid?
A. conduction C. insulator
B. conductor D. radiation
6. Why are cooking utensils made up of metal but the handles are made of plastic?
A. Metal is hard while plastic is soft.
B. Metal is expensive but plastic is cheaper.
C. Metal is not brittle while plastic is brittle.
D. Metal is a good conductor of heat while plastic is a poor conductor of heat.
7. Which of the following consists of objects that are good conductors of heat?
A. steel, paper towel, paper
B. gold, pencil, tape
C. iron wire, thumb tacks, steel ruler
D. aluminum cup, wood, cloth

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8. What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
A. An insulator is durable, while a conductor is not.
B. A conductor is durable, while an insulator is not.
C. An insulator allows heat to flow through it easily while a conductor does
not.
D. A conductor allows heat to flow through it easily while an insulator does
not.
9. Which of the following is a good conductor?
A. cloth C. plastic
B. metal D. wood
10. All of the following statements are correct, EXCEPT one. Which one is it?
A. Metals are non-ductile while non-metals are ductile.
B. Metals are opaque while non-metals are transparent.
C. Metals are lustrous while non-metals are not lustrous.
D. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity while non-metals are
poor conductors of heat and electricity.

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 Lesson

1 Conductors and Insulators

Electricity is one of the important things in our lives. Our appliances and
gadgets at home requires electricity to function. Have you ever wondered how does
electricity reach your homes? Have you ever asked yourself why you don’t get
electrically shocked when you touch an electric cord?

Have you also wondered why a material becomes hot whenever it gets near to
fire or even just putting it to a hot object? How is heat transferred from one object to
another?

What’s In

Directions: Solve the puzzle by using the clues below.

3.

2. 4.
1 N T O

5. T

Across
1. heat transfer through direct contact
5. the flow of electrical power or charge

Down
2. materials that do not transfer electricity and heat
3. a form of energy that keeps us warm
4. materials that allow electricity and heat to transfer

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 What's New

Heat Transfer

Reminder: Take precautionary measures and ask assistance from an adult in doing
this activity.

What you need:

pot holder, metal spoon, match, candle

What to do:

1. Feel the metal spoon with your bare hands. How does it feel?
2. Light the candle with a match.
3. Hold the end of a metal spoon with a pot holder.
4. Heat the other end of the spoon in a candle flame for 5 minutes. Observe.

Guide Questions:
1. What happens to the metal spoon when it was heated over the candle flame
for 5 minutes? Why do you think it happened?
2. How will you describe the direction of the heat transfer in the activity?

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Figure 1. Heating metal spoon using a lighted candle

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 Notes to the Teacher
 Always remind the learners to be careful when doing the
experiments. They can ask assistance from their elders.
 Experiment materials that are not available at home and cannot
be provided by the parents shall be provided by the school or by
the teacher.

What is It

Heat can be transferred in many ways and one of which is through

conduction. In conduction, heat is transferred from hotter to colder objects and they
must be in direct contact or touching each other. In terms of medium of transfer,
materials that are involved in conduction are generally in solid form.

But not all solids can facilitate heat conduction. Due to their composition or
materials, certain objects allow heat and electricity to flow in them while others don’t.
Hence, we have the classification of materials as conductors or insulators. The
characteristics of the said classification of materials are shown in the table that
follows.

Table 1. Classification of materials as conductors and insulators

Conductors Insulators
 Materials that allow heat and  Materials that do not transfer
electricity to pass through them. electricity.
 Most materials that conduct heat  The electrons of the insulators are not
are metals because their electrons free flowing for they are tightly bonded
can flow easily. with its atom.
 Examples:  Examples:

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wood

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 Illustrated by Kristina C. Aguirre and Jose Marie E. Baculi
plastic

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Nail, metal spoon, and other metals Illustrated by Kristina C. Aguirre and Jose Marie E. Baculi
Rubber

Conductivity depends on
 Thickness – the thicker, the better the conductor
 Size – the shorter the size, the better the conductor
 Temperature – with increase in temperature, electrons gain energy
causing better conductivity

Other ways of heat transfer include convection and radiation. Convection is

the transfer of heat from one place to another by the movement of fluids. For example,
when a pot of water is heated, water begins to rise. As the water rises, cold water
goes down. The process is repeated until all the water has the same temperature.

Radiation is the transfer of heat through empty space. Example is standing

before a stove, where your body feels the heat from it.

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Figure 3. Heat transfer

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 What’s More

Activity 1. Heat flow

Reminder: Take precautionary measures and ask assistance from an adult in doing
the activity.
What you need:
hot water and bowl metal paper clip
coin toothpick
rubber band metal fork
paper pencil

What to do:
1. Put hot water in a bowl.
2. Place all the objects in the bowl.
3. After three minutes, get the objects using a tong.
Touch each object and record your observations.

Guide Questions:

1. What happened to the materials that you put on the bowl of hot water?
2. Does all the object become hot?
3. What method of heat transfer happened?
4. Which among the materials are good conductors of heat and electricity?
5. Which among the materials are insulators of heat and electricity?

Activity 2
Directions: Classify the following materials accordingly. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

scissors paper cement cotton paper clip

eyeglasses water pencil coins nails

Conductors Insulators

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 Lesson
Properties of Good
2 Conductors
You have learned in the previous lesson the difference between a conductor
and an insulator. Have you ever tried putting at the same time a metal spoon and a
plastic spoon on a cup of hot water? What kind of spoon becomes hot quickly? Why
is it that there are materials that are good conductors of heat and electricity?

In this lesson, you will learn what materials are good conductors of heat and
electricity.

What’s In

Directions: Write C if the material is conductor and I if the material is insulator.

1. Iron 6. Metal hair clip

2. Glass 7. Metal spoon
3. Rock 8. Cloth
4. Plastic 9. Nails
5. Silver 10. Paper clip

What's New

Directions: Study the picture below and answer the following guide questions.

Illustrated by Jose Marie E. Baculi

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Guide Questions:

1. What material is used on the inner part of the wire?

2. What material is used for the outer part of the wire?
3. Why is copper commonly used in our electrical wirings?
4. What do you think will happen if there is no plastic or rubber that covers the
wire?

What is It

Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. It contains free electrons
where it moves through the metal easily. Electrons gain kinetic energy when it
collides with hot atoms and pass on energy when they collide with cold atoms.

Free electron Metal atom

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Figure 4. Movement of atoms

When metals are heated, atoms and free electrons vibrates that causes the
transfer of heat and electricity faster.

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Figure 5: Movement of atoms when heated in a metal material

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 Copper and aluminum are metals so they are good conductors of heat and
electricity. Stainless steel is an iron-based metal. Iron, gold, silver, brass, steel,
copper, and nickel are also good conductors of heat and electricity.

Non-Metals do not have free electrons that is why they are not as good as
metal when it comes to conduction of heat and electricity.
insulator

hot Illustrated by Jose Marie Baculi cold

Figure 6: Movement of atoms when heated in a non-metal material

Good conductors are solids that have atoms that are very compact. The more
compact the atoms the better conductors it will be.

Good Conductors Poor Conductors

 gain heat quickly

 gain heat slowly
 increase in temperature quickly
 increase in temperature slowly
 lose heat quickly
 lose heat slowly
 decrease in temperature quickly
 decrease in temperature slowly
 conduct heat from a hot to a cold  conduct heat from a hot to a
object quickly cold object slowly
 can be hammered  brittle
 shinny

What’s More

Activity 1: Test for Conductors

Reminder: Take precautionary measures and ask assistance from an adult in doing

the activity.

What you need:

1 glass with salt water (glass A)
1 glass with tap water (glass B)
2 wooden skewers
4 big metal paper clips
2 dry cells
2 small light bulbs
Electrical wire (copper wire)

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 What to do:

1. Put wire on one end of the dry cell and a light bulb to the other end.
2. Use another wire and put one end of it in the same bulb then attach
another end to the paper clip.
3. Put another wire to the end of the dry cell and attach the one end of the
wire to another paper clip.
4. Hang the two clips on the wooden skewers and hang it across glass A.
Make sure that the end part of the clips touches the water.
5. Do the same with glass B.

Guide Questions:

1. Which glass did the bulb light? Why?

2. Which liquid is the best conductor of electricity? Why?

Activity 2
Directions: Analyze the situation below and answer the given question. Write your
answer on another sheet of paper.

Suppose you are going to watch a movie on a television, but the wire is
unplugged and your hand is wet, what are you going to do so that the electricity will
not pass through your hand/body? What precautionary safety measures will you
observe in handling the electrical appliances?

What I Have Learned

Let us take a look at the concepts that you have learned from this module:

1. A conductor is a material that allows heat or electricity to pass through.

2. An insulator is a material that does not allow heat or electricity to pass through.
3. Copper, aluminum, iron, gold, silver, and steel are conductors of heat and
electricity.
4. Conduction is the transfer of heat from one place to another through direct
contact.
5. Non-metals do not have free electrons that is why they are not good conductors
of heat and electricity.
6. Since metals are good conductors of electricity, electric wires are made of metals
like copper.
7. Good conductors are solid materials that have atoms that are very dense.
8. Electricity can easily flow through good conductors.

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 What I Can Do

A. Directions: Identify if the material is an insulator or conductor. Write your

answer on a separate sheet of paper.

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1.sweater 2. frying pan 3.bonnet / cap 4.rubber slippers 5. kettle

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6.light bulb 7. towel 8. cooking pot 9. gloves 10. wooden door

B. Directions: Read each statement below. Choose and write the letter of the correct
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

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

A. conduction C. insulator
B. conductor D. metal
2. Your mother wants to cook egg faster. Which of the following materials
will she use?
A. Aluminum pot C. Plastic pot
B. Clay pot D. Rubber pot
3. Why are cooking utensils made up of metal and the handles are made of
plastic?
A. Metal is hard while plastic is soft
B. Metal is expensive while plastic is cheaper.
C. Metal is not brittle while plastic is brittle.
D. Metal is a good conductor of heat while plastic is a poor conductor of
heat.

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4. Which of the following consists of objects that are good conductors of heat?
A. steel, paper towel, paper
B. gold, pencil, tape
C. iron wire, thumb tacks, steel ruler
D. aluminum cup, wood, cloth
5. Which is a good conductor?
A. Fruits
B. Metals
C. Plastics
D. Wood products

Assessment

A. Directions: Write True if the statement is correct and False if not. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. A plastic is a great conductor of electricity.

2. Electricity can easily flow through conductors.
3. Glass and air allow electricity to pass through them.
4. Since metals are good conductors of electricity, electric wires are made of
metals.
5. Wood, plastic, glass and rubber are conductors. They allow electricity to
flow through them.

B. Directions: Enumerate at least five (5) properties of good conductors. Write

your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

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 Additional Activities

Directions: Define conductors and insulators. Give five examples for each. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Conductors-
Example:
2. Insulators-
Example:

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What I Know
1. b 2. c 3.b 4. a 5. a 6. d 7. c 8. d 9. b 10. c
Lesson I
What’s In
3.H
E
2.I 4.C
A
1.C O N D U C T I O N
S N
U D
L U
A C
T 5.E L E C T R I C I T Y
O O
R R
What’s New
(possible answers)
1. The metal spoon became hot.
2. The heat of the spoon came from the lighted candle.
What’s More
Activity 1:
Guide Questions: (Possible answers)
1. Some of the materials became hot.
2. Not all. Some of the materials became hot and some did not
3. Conduction
4. Coin, metal paperclip, and metal fork are good conductors of heat.
5. Rubber band, paper, toothpick, and pencil are insulators of heat.
Activity 2:
Conductors Insulators
scissors nails eyeglasses cotton
water metal paperclip paper cement
Coins pencil
Answer Key
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Lesson 2
What’s In
1. C 2. I 3.I 4. I 5. C 6. C 7. C 8. I 9. C 10. C
What’s New
1. The copper is used in the inner part of the wire.
2. A rubber is used in the outer layer of the wire.
3. Copper is used because it is a good conductor of electricity.
4. So that we will not be electrocuted while plugging a wire.
What’s More
Activity 2 (Possible answer)
It is dangerous to handle the plug of the television with wet hands. Doing this may result
in receiving an electric shock. Therefore, hands must be dried first and something insulator
like rubber slipper must be worn.
What I Can Do
1. insulator 6. conductor
2. conductor 7. insulator
3. insulator 8. conductor
4. insulator 9. insulator
5. conductor 10. insulator
What I Can Do
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D
Assessment
A. B. (Possible answers)
1.False 1. Conductors gain heat quickly.
2.True 2. It has high density.
3.False 3. It is ductile.
4.False 4. It is malleable.
5.True 5. It has high melting point.
Additional Activities: (Possible answers)
A. 1. Conductors are materials that allow the heat and electricity to pass through, example:
steel, copper, metal spoon.
2. Materials that do not transfer electricity. They are made up of atoms with electrons that
are tightly bond. If the electrons can’t move, then no electricity is produced. Examples: rubber,
plastic, wood.
B. 1.  2.  3.  4. X 5.  6.  7. X 8.  9.  10. 
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