This fun heat transfer worksheet is a murder mystery! Review and consolidate key ideas and understanding for heat transfer and conductors and insulators by working out who the murderer, accomplice and two witnesses are. Perfect for Halloween or just a fun class activity at any time of the year.

Suitable for middle school science grades 6, 7 and 8.

What does the heat transfer worksheet murder mystery consist of?

This heat transfer activity includes two murder mysteries where students need to identify the murderer, accomplice and two witnesses by determining who is lying.

Instructions: Read the account from each person below. One of them is the murderer, one of them is an accomplice, and there are two witnesses. How can you tell?

• The murderer is very good at lying. They will have 2 lies in their account.
• The accomplice will have 1 lie.
• The witnesses will only have truths.

Students then need to rewrite each ‘lie’ as a truth.

What this heat transfer worksheet covers:

• heat transfer via conduction, convection and radiation
• conductors & insulators

What teacher preparation is required?

Just print and go!