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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Specifiic Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information on specific heat,the amount of heat required to change a unit mass of a substance by one degree in temperature. Included are many links and formulas.
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Handout
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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Handout
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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Website
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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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Much Heat Will It Hold?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students relate thermal energy to heat capacity by comparing the heat capacities of different materials and graphing the change in temperature over time for a specific material. Students learn why heat capacity is an important property...
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Handout
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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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...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Power From Energy Data

For Students 9th - 10th
This program asks students to determine the effective power of an appliance based on the amount of energy that has been absorbed after different intervals of time. The appliance was not activated at time equals zero and students must...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Power From Temperature Data

For Students 9th - 10th
This program asks students to determine the effective power of an appliance based on the temperature of the sample after different intervals of time. The appliance was not activated at time equals zero and students must determine the...
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Specific Heat of a Fluid

For Students 9th - 10th
This program asks students to determine the specific heat of a fluid based on the amount of temperature change that occurs when a hot object is placed in the fluid.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Heating Curve

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a heating curve to determine what an object's boiling point is as well as its specific heat.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Measuring the Quantity of Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive exercises and illustrated example problems, students learn about specific heat capacity and measuring the quantity of heat.
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Handout
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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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Guided Specific Heat Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students learn how to calculate the specific heat of a liquid based on the temperature changes that occur when hot water is added to the liquid.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Guided Specific Heat of Solid Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students learn how to calculate the specific heat of a solid based on the temperature changes that occur when a hot solid is added to cold water.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Specific Heat

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of specific heat and the variation in specific heat of different substances.
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Article
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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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Specific Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from Georgia State University provides information on specific heat. Formulas are included. You can also enter in information into the site and have it calculate it for you.
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Online Course
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...
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Handout
University of Sydney (Australia)

Thermal Physics Module: Thermal Expansion [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy set of lecture notes on the topics of thermal expansion and heat absorption. The concept of specific heat capacity is explained and numerical examples are discussed. Heats of transformation (fusion, vaporization) are explained...
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Handout
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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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Identify Examples of Entropy

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how to identify changes in entropy and provide examples of entropy change.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Specific Heat: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the concept of specific heat. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Specific Heat."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Specific Heat: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the concept of specific heat. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Specific Heat."