Have you ever stood close to a campfire and felt its warmth on your face, even if you weren't touching the flames? It's pretty cool how we can feel heat from a distance! This happens because of how heat and temperature work.

Heat vs. Temperature
Let's make these terms easy to understand:

• Heat is the energy that moves between things because they are at different temperatures.
• Temperature tells us how hot or cold something is. We usually measure it in degrees, like Celsius or Fahrenheit.

How We Feel Heat
We can feel heat without actually touching something, and it happens in three ways:

1. Conduction: This is when heat travels through a material. Imagine holding a hot metal rod. You can feel the heat traveling into your hand.
2. Convection: This is about how fluids, like air or water, move. For example, warm air rising can carry heat with it.
3. Radiation: This is the most interesting one! Heat can move through empty space using something called infrared radiation. This is what warms us up when we’re near the campfire!

So, when you’re close to hot things, the heat moves towards you, and your skin senses it. This sends messages to your brain saying it’s hot. That’s how we can enjoy the warmth of a cozy fire without getting burned!