What is this session about Make abstract concepts relatable How do we help students engage with concepts from Heat and Temperature that are often at an abstract level? History of Thermal Physics Understand how people in the 1700s measured specific heat capacities and latent heat accurately and also perform a related experiment on ice calorimetry.… Continue reading Two simple experiments for a Thermal Physics classroom
What is this session about Physics in the world around us How do we see the broader relevance of Physics concepts to the world around us? Connections within the sciences Can we blur the boundaries between disciplines and see how interrelated these fields are? Some key concepts in science How do we convey ideas in… Continue reading Using examples from Biology and Climate Science in a Physics classroom
Specific heat capacity is a materialistic property specific to each material. It relates changes in amaterial’s temperature to the energy transferred to or from the material by heating. In this experiment we qualitatively analyse the heat energy transferred into a material (in this case airand water) due to the difference in the specific heat capacities… Continue reading Heating Water and Air
