Handout
American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Blackbody Radiation Spectrum

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this simulation change the temperature range displayed to measure blackbody radiation intensity.
Website
Other

Energy of Seawater Desalination

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives information about energy needed for desalination. It gives formulas on how to determine these figures.
eBook
Libre Text

Libre Texts: Physics: Hawking Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the theory of how black holes radiate. Understand the explanation of the mechanism responsible for Hawking radiation.
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: J. Willard Gibbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and accomplishments of J. Willard Gibbs in this article.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Enthalpy

For Students 9th - 10th
[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.
Handout
Oklahoma Mesonet

Oklahoma Climatological Survey: Heat Transfer

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion from the Oklahoma Climatological Survey of the thermal factors effecting the movement of air masses in the atmosphere. Numerous topics such as methods of heat transfer, latent heat, phase changes (including sublimation and...
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: What Is Heat?

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics tutorial is devoted to understanding how the relative temperature of two objects affects the direction that heat is transferred between the two objects.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Physics 240: Science and Engineering I

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a physics for science and engineering course taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The course discusses the concepts of mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat and thermodynamics in thirty-five...
eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Energy Spreading

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and information on energy spreading. Topics covered include quantum states, microstates, and energy spreading,...
Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Effect of Temperature and Concentration on the Entropy

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical equilibrium, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and entropy. The specific topic addressed is effect of temperature, volume, and concentration on the entropy.
Website
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Direction of Spontaneous Change

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical equilibrium, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and spontaneous change. Other topics covered include entropy, spontaneous macroscopic change, and more.
Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Fall of the Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical equilibrium, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and electrons. Included in the discussion is information on oxidation-reduction reactions.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Temperature Heat and the Sun

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students are introduced to temperature, heat and solar radiation. Students learn the methods of measuring and converting temperature between different units and identifying factors which...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Specific Heat of Metals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students' will use a Temperature Sensor to understand how heat is transferred between substances and the concept of thermal equilibrium. They learn about specific heat and how it can be used to identify an unknown sample.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Solar Cookers and Easy Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use a TI-84, Easy Temp and Easy Data to measure the quality of solar cookers. Hot dogs are heated under the May sunshine after students design, build and test their own solar cookers.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Popping Up Some Fun!

For Teachers K - 1st
In this hands-on activity, students will investigate the properties of popcorn and discover what makes popcorn pop. They will compare popped and unpopped corn and hypothesize about why popcorn pops, discovering that popcorn pops because...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Diffusion of Molecules in Liquid

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scientific inquiry activity where students investigate how molecules move in liquid. They will observe that molecules in liquid move in a random manner and that heat will increase and cold will decrease the speed of molecular movement in...
Website
Other

Perpetual Motion Page: Machines

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site provides a good selection of proposed perpetual motion machines complete with drawings and detailed explanations of the machines.
Activity
Center of Science and Industry

Cosi Columbus: Strange Soap

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Investigate the behavior of a soapy bubble solution, and find out why bubbles move, and ultimately pop.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Radiometer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the radiometer as Bill Nye demonstrates how it works. [1:01]
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Dunking Bird

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at this video from Bill Nye the Science Guy as he demonstrates the science behind the Dunking Bird. [1:34]
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Heat Flow to Hotter Region

For Students 9th - 10th
Heat flow from a hot region to a cold region is described and explained. Applications of this phenomenon (specifically heat pumps and refrigerators) are discussed. Excellent graphics.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Heat of Vaporization

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the vaporization process and the energy changes which accompany the process. Includes an informative graphic and a discussion of how to determine the heat of vaporization.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Phase Change Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page for the HyperPhysics site. This page includes links to a variety of pages at the site which contain information related to phase changes. Each individual page consists of informative graphics and clear explanations.

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