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- 8th
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Students study the Law of Conservation of Energy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. they create a pendulum out of either a rope with a bowling ball or barbell tied to one end. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students watch videos about various modes of transportation, they examine the energy transformations that occur in each, and they be introduced to the laws of thermodynamics. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students watch videos about various modes of transportation, they examine the energy transformations that occur in each, and they be introduced to the laws of thermodynamics. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the laws of thermodynamics. They observe demonstrations of each law, read a summary, and analyze how pizza demonstrates the laws of thermodynamics. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students discuss the Law of Conservation of Energy. They discuss the Zeroth, First, Second, and Thrid Laws of Thermodynamics. Students give examples of Law of Conservation of Energy. They discuss the Principle of Heat Exchange. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of a thermodynamic system. The difference between a state and phase is defined as part of the experimental explanations given in writing. Students conduct experiments to demonstrate laws of science like Charles Law. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students explore energy transformations and are introduced to the laws of thermodynamics in this series of three lessons. In each lesson students watch a video (available and viewable online) about a different mode of transportation and examine the energy transformations that occur in each. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students examine the efficiency of energy conversion as a consequence of the laws of thermodynamics by measuring the power radiated by a light bulb. Students compare the electric power input and the power radiated in order to calculate the efficiency with which the bulb converts electric energy to light. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students define and apply the three laws of thermodynamics. They state the equation for Gibbs free energy and use it to make calculations and to predict the spontaneous direction of a chemical reaction. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students explain that thermodynamics is the study of energy and the transformations it undergoes and thermochemistry is the study of the transfer of energy as heat that accompanies chemical reations and physical changes. They define thermodynamics and thermochemistry. Full Review »