Classroom Resources: Energy & Thermodynamics

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  Calorimetry, Specific Heat, Heat | High School

  Activity: Heat Flow Process Engineering Optimization

  In this activity, students will use a team-based approach to solve the problem of upscaling a chemical process from lab scale to production scale for a hypothetical reaction. The project involves thermochemistry concepts of heat and calorimetry, along with conversion factors. The students will use a team-oriented problem-solving approach. The emphasis is placed on data driven decision making.

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  Heat, Temperature, Specific Heat, Exothermic & Endothermic, Energy Diagrams, Hess's Law, Calorimetry, Entropy, Enthalpy, Gibb's Free Energy | High School

  Lesson Plan: Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics Unit Plan

  The AACT high school classroom resource library and multimedia collection has everything you need to put together a unit plan for your classroom: lessons, activities, labs, projects, videos, simulations, and animations. We constructed a unit plan using AACT resources that is designed to teach thermochemistry and thermodynamics to your students.

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  Heat, Law of Conservation of Energy, Specific Heat, Temperature, Calorimetry, Phase Changes, Boiling Point, Melting Point, Heating Curve, Intermolecular Forces, Molecular Motion, Phase Diagram | High School

  Lesson Plan: Phase Changes and Heat Transfer

  The AACT high school classroom resource library and multimedia collection has everything you need to put together a unit plan for your classroom: lessons, activities, labs, projects, videos, simulations, and animations. We constructed a unit plan using AACT resources that is designed to teach the Phase Changes and Heat Transfer to your students.

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  Calorimetry, Specific Heat, Identifying an Unknown | High School

  Lab: The Search for a Hit and Run Suspect

  In this lab, students will determine the specific heat capacity of multiple unknown metal samples through collecting data and completing calorimetric calculations. Students will take on the role of a forensic investigator and use their results to help them determine if a suspect’s vehicle was potentially involved in a hit and run incident.

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  Hess's Law, Calorimetry, Heat | High School

  Lesson Plan: Hess’s Law Application

  In this lesson students will determine the ΔHrxn of an unknown reaction using a calorimeter and Hess’s Law.

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  Calorimetry, Exothermic & Endothermic, Temperature, Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactant, Chemical Change, Molarity | High School

  Lab: Less Than Zero

  In this lab, students will investigate the endothermic reaction between baking soda and HCl. Students will consider stoichiometric ratios, molar concentrations, reaction scale, and calorimetry. The lab starts with a scripted reaction that uses given molar ratios, a glass beaker, and 2-M HCl. They will witness a temperature drop of about 5 to 8 C. Students then adjust the experiment so they can achieve a temperature drop of more than 20 C.

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  Calorimetry | High School, Middle School

  Lab: Understanding Specific Heat

  In this lab, students will get a general idea of specific heat by investigating the mixing of two liquids at different temperatures. In one case, the same liquids will be mixed, in another case different liquids will be mixed.

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  Calorimetry, Law of Conservation of Energy, Combustion, Heat of Combustion, Specific Heat, Heat, Exothermic & Endothermic, Bond Energy, Temperature, Measurements, Accuracy, Dimensional Analysis, Error analysis | High School

  Lab: How Much Energy is in Your Snack Food?

  In this lab, students will find the amount of heat energy stored in foods and compare heat calories with food calories.

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  Heat of Combustion, Combustion, Heat, Temperature, Calorimetry, Specific Heat, Enthalpy, Bond Energy, Scientific Method, Experimental design, Graphing, Accuracy, Error analysis | High School

  Activity: Evaluating Fuels

  In this activity, students measure the heats of combustion of four fuels and compare them as potential replacements for gasoline.

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  Calorimetry, Exothermic & Endothermic | High School

  Lab: Cool Science: Building and Testing a Model Radiator

  In this lab students construct a model of a car radiator to investigate parameters that lead to efficient cooling. Students investigate multiple variables as they experiment with various radiator designs. This lesson focuses on thermochemistry calculations and engineering practices.