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Heat Transfer Problems
For this heat transfer worksheet, students calculate the final temperature of specific reactions. This worksheet has 6 problems to solve.
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Ice or Water?
In this ice and water worksheet, students read about the energy needed to transform ice to liquid water. Students solve 3 problems where they calculate the energy needed to melt ice given different scenarios in space.
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Calorimetry Lab
In this calorimetry lab, students apply the information read about a calorimeter to conduct a scientific investigation. Kids record their data in a chart. Students use the information from the chart to calculate specific heat of given...
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Calorimetry
In this calorimetry worksheet, students determine the specific heat of an unknown liquid. Students calculate the change in enthalpy for given reactions. This worksheet has 20 problems to solve.
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Properties of Heat-Heat Transfer
Eighth graders comprehend the concept of heat transfer. This includes measuring temperature off a given system and applying their data to calculate the amount of heat gained for the specific system.
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Virtual Lab: Coffee Problem
Would you like milk with that? Young scientists consider thermal energy transfer to create the perfect cup of coffee. They calculate the amount of milk needed to reach a specified temperature and then test their calculations using a...
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Biolite - Fire to Phone Charging
Provide the spark to foster a love of science. Instructors perform a demonstration that uses a camping stove to generate electricity to charge a phone. Pupils use data from the experiment to the calculate the efficiency of the stove....
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Heat Transfer and Pollution
Students perform computer simulations on air dispersion. In this chemistry lesson, students calculate energy transfer based on specific heat and temperature change. They explain the causes of smog.
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Version 001 - Quiz 1
The phase diagram tops this chemistry quiz. Junior scientists answer eight multiple-choice questions as they analyze it and make calculations regarding the heat of vaporization.
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Specific Heat
In this energy activity, students determine the specific heat of an element or compound if the temperature increases or decreases. Students solve 10 problems. Then students use a chart showing calories in food to complete 4 word problems.
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The Heat of Fusion of Ice
Students measure the heat of fusion of ice. In this heat of fusion lesson plan, students use a calorimeter or Styrofoam cup and thermometer to measure the change in temperature of the water in their calorimeter. This allows students to...
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WS 7.5 Thermodynamics Concepts and Vocabulary
In this thermodynamics instructional activity, students fill in the blanks with terms related to specific heat, calorimetry, phase changes, enthalpy, entropy and free energy.
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Energy and Enthalpy
In this energy worksheet, students calculate how much energy is required to heat solutions. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
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Chemical Compounds
In this chemical compounds learning exercise, students identify the types of intermolecular forces present in the given substances, calculate the heat required to convert a liquid to gas, and explain the ideal-gas law. This learning...
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Making the Standard Solar Heater
Heat up a lesson plan on solar energy. The first of three parts in the Experimenting with Solar Heaters unit has scholars construct solar heaters. They then use them to heat up a container of water and calculate the amount of heat energy...
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Heat of Reaction
In this reactions learning exercise, students define enthalpy, heat of formation, and Hess's Law. Students determine how many kilojoules are released during specific reactions. This learning exercise has 6 short answer questions and 11...
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Calorimetry Exercises
In this calorimetry worksheet, students determine the specific heat and the heat of neutralization in the 2 problems they solve.
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Heat Transfer
Students examine heat transfer using energy efficient houses. In this heat transfer lesson students calculate the heat that is transferred between a system and its surroundings.
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Thermochemistry Practice
In this thermochemistry worksheet, students solve six problems identifying changes in heat, heat of formation and the amount of work done given various conditions of an equation.
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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...
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Physical and Chemical Properties of Water
How can you effectively provide detailed concepts of water properties to your high school class in a way they find exciting and challenging at the same time? By letting them play, of course! Through a variety of experiments, pupils...
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Chemistry Wk 2
In this chemistry learning exercise, students calculate the freezing point of a given solution. Students calculate the final temperature and state of the water in a given problem. Students solve several problems provided.
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Starlight, Star Heat
In this stars worksheet, students read how astronomers calculate the temperature of a star by measuring its color. Students use a chart showing star temperatures and colors to complete 3 short answer questions.
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Specific Heat and Insulation
Students measure the air and soil temperatures at designated times. They graph the temperatures of each on one piece of graph paper with different colors. Students compare the information for the two line plots and analyze their results...