This one-day session focuses on Science Investigations (Physics). Energy: Thermal Tales - The Story of Energy and Calorimetry. This Investigation is a hands-on lab experience that prepares teachers to ready students for the new Physics Regents Examination. (This is 3 of 3 Science Investigations: Physics).
Participants in this one-day session will:
-experience this Investigation both as a teacher and student.
-investigate the transfer of thermal energy when liquids of different temperatures are in contact using a heat transfer setup.
-plan and conduct an investigation to collect and analyze data -evidence that supports the second law of thermodynamics.
-analyze given data from a heat transfer setup to describe the transfer of thermal energy &
determine if this data supports the second law of thermodynamics.
-develop a written investigation plan, based on given criteria and constraints, to produce data which can be used to:
~provide evidence that the transfer of thermal energy, when components of different temperatures in a system are combined, results in a more uniform energy distribution;
~calculate the specific heat capacity of an unknown liquid; and
describe the limitations of the experimental design preventing the system from being a closed system.
-conduct their investigation and calculate the specific heat capacity of their assigned liquid.
-share group data with the class and record average class values for the specific heat capacities of the unknown liquids.
-deepen their understanding of NYSED's expectations for the new Regents' exam in Physics.
Participants are expected to bring a Chromebook or laptop and a digital or hard copy of the Investigation, including Teacher & Student Materials (e.g. Investigation Overview).
For questions regarding this activity, please contact
Elaine Chandras at echandras@swboces.org.