Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Specific Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore the concept of specific heat, learn how it is calculated, and find out how different materials have different specific heat values.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Specific Heat Capacity

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia page offers a brief description of the thermodynamics term, "Specific heat capacity."
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Specific Heats and Molar Heat Capacities

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy listing of values for specific heats and molar heat capacities for a variety of substances at 20 C. An explanation is given for why molar heat capacities for metals are nearly the same.
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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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will describe how the macroscopic properties of a thermodynamic system such as temperature, specific heat, and pressure are related to...
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Other

Applied Thermodynamics: Specific Heat Capacity

For Students 9th - 10th
Specific heat capacity is defined and explained at this site from Applied Thermodynamics. An equation is given. The general equation for the specific heat of an ideal gas is derived and discussed.
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Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Thermodynamics and Heat: Heat

For Students 6th - 8th
Explains how heat is created from a chemical reaction, from friction, or from energy inefficiency, as well as the meaning of specific heat capacity.
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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...
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Heat Capacity

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and its relation the heat capacity or specific heat.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Heat and Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgia State University Physics Department privides an incredibly thorough treatment of the laws of thermodynamics. Multiple pages; many informative graphics; opportunities to practice problems and receive immediate feedback.
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Other

Taftan: Applied Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of applied thermodynamics, the science of the relationship between heat, work, and systems that analyze energy processes. Related links.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Heat Pump

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.
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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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Calorimetry

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using diagrams and practice problems, students learn how the units of calories are used to measure the energy of the heat transfer. They also discover how...
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University of Texas at Austin

Thermo Dex:index of Selected Thermodynamic Data Handbooks

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you need to know a specific value of a specific quantity for any given substance? If so, this is the place. Find the heat capacity, heats of vaporization and fusion, and much more from this page.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Thermal Conductivity?

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this article to learn how to determine the rate at which heat conducts through a material.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Thermal Properties Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A study guide for concepts related to thermal energy.
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University of Sydney (Australia)

Equations for Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive list of equations and formulas which are commonly used in thermal physics (including equations for triple point). Equations are organized according to category. Meaning of the symbols is clearly stated.
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Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
A very descriptive site that allows students to understand the different states of matter at the atomic level. Also discusses the process of phase changes and displays phase change graphs. Thermochemistry is also touched upon for high...
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University of Sydney (Australia)

University of Sydney: Structure and Properties of Materials/thermal Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including thermal expansion). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics. Humor,...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Temperature Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page which includes links to a wealth of pages detailing the conceptual meaning of temperature. A hypertext format allows the visitor to quickly gain access the desired information.
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Calorimetria [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice with the calorimeter and calculate the specific heat of different substances.
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Senior Chemistry With Chemguy

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a general chemistry class for high school students. Lectures cover topics such as equilibrium, thermochemistry, electrochemistry, and acids and bases with forty-four lectures. Lectures vary in length...