Curated OER
Heat of Combustion Lab
In this heat of combustion lab, students measure the heat of combustion for paraffin wax, butane, and cheetos. Students will apply the 1st law of thermodynamics to calculate the heat lost by the fuel and the heat gained by the water to...
Curated OER
Ice Ain't Easy
Students are introduced to the laws of thermodynamics. The 1st law of thermodynamics states that the energy must be conserved when two objects of different temperatures come in contact. If one object gains energy, the other object must...
Curated OER
Hess's Law
In this reactions instructional activity, students use Hess's Law to calculate the heat gained or lost by different reactions. Students determine if the reaction would occur spontaneously at a given temperature. This instructional...
Curated OER
Organic Chemistry
In this organic chemistry worksheet, students determine the relationships between compounds. Students use Newman Projections to draw stable conformations for compounds. This worksheet has 6 problems to solve.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: The First Law of Thermodynamics
By the end of this section, you will be able to define the first law of thermodynamics; describe how conservation of energy relates to the first law of thermodynamics; identify instances of the first law of thermodynamics working in...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: First Law of Thermodynamics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students analyze and explain everyday examples that illustrate the laws of thermodynamics, including the law of conservation of energy and the law of entropy.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: The Laws of Thermodynamics
A Wikipedia article summarizing each of the laws of thermodynamics. Links are provided throughout the article for additional information.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: The First Law of Thermodynamics and Some Simple Processes
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe the processes of a simple heat engine; explain the differences among the simple thermodynamic processes: isobaric, isochoric, isothermal, and adiabatic; and calculate total work...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: First Law of Thermodynamics
At this site from Georgia State University the first law of thermodynamics is stated and explained. The meaning of internal energy and enthalpy is discussed. Equations are given and the importance of a system analysis is discussed.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is the First Law of Thermodynamics?
Learn what the first law of thermodynamics is and how to use it.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Mechanics: Thermodynamics
Learn about the First Law of Thermodynamics and the importance of heat flow in machines and chemical reactions.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws: Temperature
By the end of this section, you will be able to define temperature; convert temperatures between the Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin scales; define thermal equilibrium; and state the zeroth law of thermodynamics.
Physics4kids
Physics4 Kids: Thermodynamics and Heat: Laws of Thermodynamics
Explains the laws of thermodynamic, including the zeroth law.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Thermodynamics
In this interactive unit on thermodynamics, you'll learn why heat flows the way it does and how that flow of thermal energy can be put to good use in your daily life.
Physics4kids
Rader's Physics4 kids.com: Thermodynamics & Heat: First Law of Thermodynamics
Explains how the first law of thermodynamics affects four types of thermodynamic systems.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Thermodynamics: Problems and Exercises
This is a list of 67 problems and exercises to solve based on the content presented in Chapter 15: Thermodynamics from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Thermodynamics: Conceptual Questions
This is a list of 37 question that cover the major concepts presented in Chapter 15: Thermodynamics from the AP Physics online text.
Victorian Web
Victorian Web: Conservation of Energy and Thermodynamics
This site is about the trace of the evolution of historical ideas concerning energy conservation and the laws of thermodynamics.
NASA
Glenn Research Center: Conservation of Energy
From the Glenn Research Center at NASA, read about the law of conservation of energy. Included are formulas and many links to key terms.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Thermodynamics: Summary
This is a summary of each of the sections in Chapter 15: Thermodynamics from the AP Physics online text.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pressure Volume Work
Work, in regards to thermodynamics, is defined and calculated using the expansion and contraction of gasses.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Energetics
A thorough introduction to chemical thermodynamics and the first law at the university level.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Enthalpy
[Free Registration/Login Required] Move the chemical reaction along, and observe the overall change in enthalpy for each reaction in the simulation. After the activity, answer one challenge question to check for understanding.