Worksheet
Curated OER

Chemistry Review

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry overview worksheet, students review stoichiometry, states of matter, thermochemistry, gas laws, chemical bonding, molarity, chemical equilibria, and kinetics. This worksheet has 41 problems to solve.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Causes of Differences in Density

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore how density changes. Students read an article on density. They observe a ball and ring demonstration and discuss the outcome. Students draw models of the demonstration and explain what happened.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Supersonic Dream

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how fuel use affects the mass of different planes during flight and graph their results. They determine the per person fuel cost of a transatlantic flight for seven airplanes
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Energy Efficient Home Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the applications of energy efficient homes. They conduct Internet research, complete a worksheet, evaluate the energy efficiency of a home design, and complete a research report on energy efficient homes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applied Science - Built Environment Post Lab (Energy)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study science. In this efficiency lesson, students explore different forms of energy and compare them to determine which works the best. They work independently to create a collage of different energy sources (using magazine...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water Quality Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Atmospheric Pressure

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the abstract idea of the atom and explain the differences and similarities between solids, liquids, and gases. They understand the molecular differences between solids, liquids, and gases.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bungee Man Lab

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore the motion of a toy bungee jumper using the scientific method. They view a video of a bungee jumper and discuss what can be measured about a bungee jump. Students discuss the scientific mehtod and how to design an...
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigation of Heat Capacity and Specific Heat

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment where students use different temperatures of water and solids to study specific heat and heat capacity. By applying mathematical equations, students can use their data to calculate specific heat and heat capacity. Lesson...
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.
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.
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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using the law of conservation of energy as a starting off point, students use the specific heat equation to perform calculations that relate mass, specific heat,...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Heat and Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
With this learning module, students will understand the difference between heat and temperature, convert temperatures among different temperature scales, and calculate specific heat.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Temperature Change and Heat Capacity

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to observe heat transfer and change in temperature and mass and to calculate final temperature after heat transfer between two objects.
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.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hot Potato, Cool Foil

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore material properties by applying some basic principles of heat transfer. They use calorimeters to determine the specific heat of three substances: aluminum, copper and another of their choice. Each substance is cooled in...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Transferring Heat Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this physical science lab, learners calculate the amount of heat transfer between water and a metal.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Counting Calories

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The students discover the basics of heat transfer in this activity by constructing a constant pressure calorimeter to determine the heat of solution of potassium chloride in water. They first predict the amount of heat consumed by the...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Calculating Heat: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will give a brief introduction to calculating heat (Q) by using mass, specific heat, and change in temperature. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Calculating Heat."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Calculating Heat: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will give a brief introduction to calculating heat (Q) by using mass, specific heat, and change in temperature. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Calculating Heat."
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Works Best in a Radiator?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn the importance of heat transfer and heat conductance. Using hot plates, student groups measure the temperature change of a liquid over a set time period and use the gathered data to calculate the heat transfer that occurs....
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Calorimetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Given scenarios, illustrations, or descriptions, students will identify the process of calorimetry and calculate the heat of a chemical process.
Interactive
Other

Ask Numbers: Measurement Conversion Calculators and Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...