Thermodynamics Teacher Guide

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Thermodynamics
Teacher Guide
Hands-on lab experiments to explore the principles and transfer of thermal energy.
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Thermodynamics Teacher Guide
Thermodynamics
Teacher Guide
Table of Contents
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ƒƒStandards Correlation Information
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ƒƒTeacher Guide
5
ƒƒEquipment Needed
7
ƒƒEquipment Sources
9
ƒƒTeacher Demonstrations
11
ƒƒExploration: Calibrating a Thermometer
13
ƒƒStudent Lab Answer Key
14
ƒƒUnit Exam
17
ƒƒUnit Exam Answer Key
21
ƒƒEvaluation Form
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Thermodynamics Teacher Guide
Teacher Guide
A unit that introduces students to the basic concepts of thermodynamics—atomic structure, atomic and
molecular motion, states of matter, heat transfer, thermal expansion, specific heat, and heats of fusion and
vaporization.
&Background
 Time
Thermodynamics is a hands-on laboratory unit that explores thermal energy. These activities
encourage the development of cooperative learning, math, science, and critical thinking skills.
ƒEight
ƒ
to ten 45-60 minute
class periods, plus homework
Lab Two in this unit contains activities designed to familiarize your students with conduction, and
varying levels of conductivity. The first activity uses containers made from three different materials—
steel, porcelain, and foam. While each uses the same volume of water, 30 mL, the variability in size
and shape of container might lead to some minor discrepancies in the results vs. the expected results
of the activity. Variations such as the surface area of the water, container thickness, etc., may cause
students’ results to be inaccurate in terms of conductivity of the materials. They should find the
conductivities to range from steel being most conductive then porcelain and finally foam being least
conductive. We suggest that you conduct the activity once yourself, and experiment with different
containers you have on-hand, until you get the desired result.
Grade Level
ƒThis
ƒ
unit is designed for high
school students.
2Preparation
ƒFamiliarize
ƒ
yourself with the Teacher Guide and Student Guide.
ƒDecide
ƒ
if you wish to conduct the Exploration exercise and the Teacher Demonstrations.
ƒObtain
ƒ
the equipment needed for the Exploration, Teacher Demonstrations, and student labs (see
Equipment Needed on pages 7-8).
ƒRead
ƒ
and familiarize yourself with instructions for various materials (i.e. specific heat slide, steam
generator, etc.).
ƒDistilled
ƒ
water and tap water have differences in their specific heats and heats of fusion and
vaporization. When using tap water, these differences could account for some distortion in student
results. If distilled water is available, it is suggested for use where water is needed, but is not
necessary.
ƒWhen
ƒ
providing heat for activities, using a Bunsen burner will be effective. If Bunsen burners are not
available, alcohol burners or Sterno cans will serve as a suitable substitute.
ƒDivide
ƒ
your students into six groups.
ƒMake
ƒ
one copy of the Unit Exam for each student or group, as you choose (see pages 17-20).
ƒSet
ƒ up the equipment at six laboratory stations (see the Student Guide) and do the following things
before students are ready to work:
Lab 1
ƒFill
ƒ two test tubes with screw caps about one-third full of corn syrup and seal.
Lab 2
ƒPrepare
ƒ
wax birthday candle pieces. Cut birthday candles into pieces, approximately 5-7 mm in
length. Each group will need five pieces, but make extras to allow for any mistakes or errors. The
pieces should all be the same size—large enough to not all melt completely, but small enough to
“stick” to the conductometer.
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Lab 4
ƒFill
ƒ two 50 mL graduated cylinders—one with 40 mL of glycerin at room temperature and one with 40 mL of water at room temperature—
and seal.
ƒFill
ƒ two 250 mL graduated cylinders with 200 mL of isopropyl alcohol and seal with stoppers.
ƒPlace
ƒ
a small balloon over the end of the expansion tube.
Lab 6
ƒMake
ƒ
ice cubes, using distilled water, if possible.
ƒPlace
ƒ
the steam generator for Lab 6 where you can directly supervise its use.
Procedure
Day 1: Introduction
ƒIntroduce
ƒ
the unit to the class, explaining that the students will work in small groups to investigate the concepts of thermal energy,
conducting different experiments each day for the next six days. You may want to discuss rules for working in groups. Explain that each
group should assign tasks to members of the group—recording data, timing, etc. Encourage the students to assign group members to
different tasks each day.
ƒFor
ƒ younger students who are not familiar with the basic concepts and terminology, allot an extra class period to introduce the unit.
ƒPlace
ƒ
students into groups, assign one lab station to each group, and distribute the Student Guides. Go over the Student Guide with the
class, giving instructions for using the guides.
ƒReview
ƒ
Scientific Concepts on page 3 of the Student Guide.
ƒReview
ƒ
Metric Measurements and Conversions on page 4 of the Student Guide.
ƒReview
ƒ
Lab Safety Rules on page 5 of the Student Guide, as well as any additional safety rules that you require.
ƒReview
ƒ
the “Learn About It” sections of the Student Guide for all six stations, using the Teacher Demonstrations (pages 11-12 of the Teacher
Guide) for each lab, if desired. Have students complete the recording and calculating sections of Lab One for that demonstration. (The labs
are written as separate units and are not dependent on the previous labs. The concepts, however, do build on each other.)
ƒOptional:
ƒ
Have students conduct the Exploration exercise (page 13 of the Teacher Guide), calibrating thermometers in their lab groups as an
additional one-day introduction to the unit. Evaluate the exercise with the class.
ƒInstruct
ƒ
student groups to preview the lab stations to which they have been assigned. Instruct the students to complete the “Think About
It” questions for their labs as homework. (Student Lab Answer Key is on page 14 of the Teacher Guide.)
Days 2–7: Student Labs
ƒRotate
ƒ
the groups through the lab stations. Remind the students at the beginning of each day about the lab safety rules. Note: It is
recommended that the teacher operate the steam generator (Lab 6) and directly supervise its use by students.
ƒAssign
ƒ
the “Think About It” questions for the next day’s lab for homework.
Day 8: Evaluation
ƒAs
ƒ a class, discuss the labs, results, and questions and problems included in the Student Guide. Note: The questions in the “Make Sure You
Understand It” sections are designed to be progressively difficult. For younger students, you may wish to assign only the first one or two questions.
ƒHave
ƒ
the students take the Unit Exam in groups or individually.
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Equipment Needed
ACTIVITY
SPECIALIZED LAB EQUIPMENT
Demo 1
COMMON LAB EQUIPMENT
LAB CHEMICALS AND OTHER
CONSUMABLES
ƒ2
ƒ 250 mL Graduated cylinders
ƒBeads
ƒ
ƒTriple
ƒ
beam balance or electronic ƒMarbles
ƒ
balance
Demo 2
ƒHeat
ƒ
transfer set
ƒWater—hot
ƒ
and cold
Demo 3
ƒGas
ƒ
convection apparatus
ƒTouch
ƒ
paper or incense
ƒCandle
ƒ
Demo 4
ƒBall
ƒ
and ring set
ƒBunsen
ƒ
burner
Demo 5
ƒSpecific
ƒ
heat slide
ƒWater
ƒ
ƒ600
ƒ
mL Beaker
ƒBunsen
ƒ
burner
ƒRing
ƒ
stand or tripod
ƒTongs
ƒ
ƒTriple
ƒ
beam balance or electric
balance
Demo 6
ƒPalm
ƒ
Glass
Exploration
ƒ6
ƒ Uncalibrated thermometers
ƒ6
ƒ 100 mL Beakers
ƒ6
ƒ Bunsen burners
ƒ6
ƒ Permanent markers
waterproof )
ƒ6
ƒ Ring stands or tripods
ƒ6
ƒ Rulers
ƒBeaker
ƒ
tongs
ƒIce
ƒ
ƒWater
ƒ
(fine-tip,
Lab 1
ƒ2
ƒ Test tubes with screw caps
ƒ100
ƒ
mL Graduated cylinder
ƒ2
ƒ 250 mL Graduated cylinders
ƒ25
ƒ mL Graduated cylinder
ƒTriple
ƒ
beam balance or electronic
balance
ƒEye
ƒ droppers
ƒ12-13
ƒ
g Sodium chloride per group
ƒ140
ƒ
mL Ethyl alcohol per group
ƒCorn
ƒ
syrup
ƒIce
ƒ
ƒWater
ƒ
ƒWaxed
ƒ
paper
Lab 2
ƒConductometer
ƒ
ƒSteel
ƒ
crucible with lid
ƒBeaker
ƒ
ƒLarge
ƒ
safety pin
ƒPorcelain
ƒ
crucible with lid
ƒRing
ƒ
stand with clamp
ƒShallow
ƒ
pan
ƒThermometers
ƒ
ƒWatch
ƒ
with second hand
ƒBeaker
ƒ
tongs
ƒCandle
ƒ
(or alcohol lamp)
ƒIce
ƒ
ƒMatches
ƒ
ƒBirthday
ƒ
candles
ƒFoam
ƒ
cup with lid
ƒWater
ƒ
ƒSafety
ƒ
pin
Lab 3
ƒInfrared
ƒ
lamp
ƒRadiation
ƒ
cans
ƒThermoconductivity
ƒ
strip
ƒU-tube
ƒ
ƒRing
ƒ
stand with clamp
ƒThermometers
ƒ
ƒWatch
ƒ
with second hand
ƒCandle
ƒ
(or alcohol lamp)
ƒFood
ƒ
coloring
ƒIndex
ƒ
card
ƒMatches
ƒ
ƒRuler
ƒ
ƒWater
ƒ
ƒTape
ƒ
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Lab 4
ƒCompound
ƒ
bi-metal bar
ƒGas
ƒ
expansion tube
ƒ2
ƒ 50 mL Graduated cylinders
ƒ2
ƒ Stoppers to fit 50 mL g.c.
ƒ2
ƒ Stoppers to fit 250 mL g.c.
ƒ4
ƒ 1,000 mL Beakers
ƒ4
ƒ 250 mL Graduated cylinders
ƒ4
ƒ Thermometers
ƒBeaker
ƒ
tongs
ƒ40
ƒ mL Glycerin
ƒ400
ƒ
mL Isopropyl alcohol
ƒCandle
ƒ
(or alcohol lamp)
ƒWater
ƒ
ƒIce
ƒ
ƒSmall
ƒ
balloon
ƒMatches
ƒ
Lab 5
ƒSpecific
ƒ
heat specimen set
ƒ100
ƒ
mL Graduated cylinder
ƒ5
ƒ Thermometers
ƒ600
ƒ
mL Beaker
ƒBunsen
ƒ
burner
ƒRing
ƒ
stand or tripod
ƒSafety
ƒ
gloves
ƒTongs
ƒ
ƒTriple
ƒ
beam or electronic balance
ƒ5
ƒ Foam cups with lids
ƒWater
ƒ
ƒMarker
ƒ
Lab 6
ƒSteam
ƒ
generator with hose
ƒ2
ƒ 250 mL Graduated cylinders
ƒ2
ƒ Thermometers
ƒBunsen
ƒ
burner
ƒIce
ƒ cube tray
ƒRing
ƒ
stand
ƒBeaker
ƒ
tongs
ƒ2
ƒ Large foam cups with lids
ƒWater
ƒ
ƒIce
ƒ cubes made from distilled water
NOTE: Hot plates can also be substituted for Bunsen burners in stations 5 and 6.
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Equipment Sources
Company
Catalog Number
Description
The following items are specific to the activities in this unit and may not be already present in your lab inventory:
Nasco
SB33231M
60 mL Test tubes with screw caps – pkg 15
Nasco
SB07985M
Ball and ring set
Nasco
S00188M
Compound (bi-metal) bar
Nasco
S00187M
Conductometer
Sargent Welch
Nasco
WLC95265-057
S00185M
Ethyl alcohol (Reagent, anhydrous, denatured)
Gas convection apparatus
Sargent Welch
CP77300-00
Sargent Welch
WLC94573-07
Sargent Welch
WL6819R
Heat transfer set
Nasco
C09857M
Infrared lamp with reflector
Nasco
KM00639M
Isopropyl alcohol, reagent ACS
Nasco
SA09087M
Palm glass (pulse glass)
Nasco
SB26244M
Radiation cans
Nasco
C11387N
Glass thermometer tube
Glycerin (Lab grade, 1 L bottle)
Clamp reflector bowl lamp
Sargent Welch
WLS1808-75
Specific heat slide
Sargent Welch
WLS1800-33
Steam generator with hose
Sargent Welch
WLS-23835-C
Steel crucible with lid, 50 mL capacity
20020
Thermoconductivity strip (fickle foam)
Nature’s Workshop
Sargent Welch
WL1728
Sargent Welch
WLS80290-10
Nasco
Touch paper
SB4699M
Ungraduated thermometers
U-tube (liquid convection apparatus)
The following items are commonly found in most school science lab inventories, but we have listed sources and catalog numbers for your
convenience:
Sargent Welch
WLS4675-H
100 mL Beakers (pkg of 12)
Sargent Welch
WLS4675-M
600 mL Beakers
Sargent Welch
WLS4675-P
1000 mL Beakers
Sargent Welch
WLS24638-17C
25 mL Graduated cylinders
Sargent Welch
WLS24638-17D
50 mL Graduated cylinders
Sargent Welch
WLS24638-17E
100 mL Graduated cylinders
Sargent Welch
WLS24638-17G
250 mL Graduated cylinders
Sargent Welch
WLS12710
Sargent Welch
WLS1761-51
Bunsen burner (natural gas)
Sargent Welch
WLS73045-B
Clamp for ring stand
Sargent Welch
WLS41002
Sargent Welch
WLS23687-J
Porcelain crucible with lid, 50 mL capacity
Sargent Welch
WLS78305-B
Ring stand
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Sargent Welch
WLS-82270
Sargent Welch
WLS73326-30
Sargent Welch
WL5681
Sargent Welch
WLS80036
Thermometers (student)
Sargent Welch
WLS1766-09
Timers (Ward’s, pack of 6)
Sargent Welch
WLS1761-69
Triple beam balance (Ohaus)
Sargent Welch
WLS82505-A
Tripod
Nasco
KI01066(A)M
Dropper, plastic, eye (package of 15)
Nasco
SA04392M
Safety tongs
Stoppers (2 lb. package assortment, sizes 00-8)
Thermometers (package of 15, dual scale)
Beaker tongs
Web sites for suppliers:
Sargent Welch
www.sargentwelch.com
Nasco
www.eNasco.com
Frey
www.freyscientific.com
Nature’s Workshop
workshopplus.com
The following items are easily obtained locally. Therefore, we are not providing sources or catalog numbers for them. However, if you have
difficulty obtaining these items, please contact us and we will help you locate them.
Beads (small)
Food coloring
Large safety pin
Small balloon
Birthday candles
Marbles
Candles
Granulated sugar (7-10 g per
lab group)
Markers (permanent, fine tip)
Sterno cans (substitute for
Bunsen burner)
Corn syrup
Ice cube tray
Matches
Tape
Distilled water
Incense
Ruler
Waxed paper
Foam cups with lids
Index card
Shallow pan
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Teacher Demonstrations
Lab One Demo | MARBLES AND BEADS REPRESENT ATOMS AND MOLECULES.
 Materials
ƒ2
ƒ 250 mL Graduated cylinders
ƒMarbles
ƒ
ƒBeads
ƒ
ƒTriple
ƒ
beam balance
Procedure
1. Record the mass of one empty cylinder. Fill the cylinder with 100 mL of marbles and record the mass.
2. Record the mass of the second cylinder. Fill the cylinder with 100 mL of beads and record the mass.
3. Carefully pour the beads into the cylinder of marbles. Gently tap the cylinder several times to settle the beads into the cylinder. Record
the volume and mass of the cylinder.
Lab Two Demo | HEAT TRANSFERS FROM ONE CUP TO ANOTHER THROUGH ALUMINUM ROD.
 Materials
ƒHeat
ƒ
transfer set
ƒHot
ƒ
(~50ºC) and cold water (~5-10ºC)
Procedure
1. Fill one cup in the set with hot water and the other with an equal volume of cold water. Note temperatures.
2. Observe as the aluminum rod conducts thermal energy from the hot water to the cold water and the temperatures equalize. For further
explorations, use different materials as the conductor.
Lab Three Demo | GAS CONVECTION APPARATUS DEMONSTRATES HOW WARM AIR RISES.
 Materials
ƒGas
ƒ
convection apparatus
ƒTouch
ƒ
(smoke) paper or incense
ƒCandle
ƒ
Procedure
1. Light a candle under one chimney of the apparatus. Light touch paper or incense and hold the smoking end over other chimney.
2. Observe as the smoke from the smoke source is drawn down the chimney to replace the rising air in the other chimney.
3. If the smoke is difficult to see, place a piece of paper (white will usually work) to enhance viewing of smoke.
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Lab Four Demo | BALL AND RING DEMONSTRATES EXPANSION OF METAL AS HEAT IS ADDED.
 Materials
ƒBall
ƒ
and ring
ƒBunsen
ƒ
burner or alcohol lamp
Procedure
1. Demonstrate how the ball fits easily through the ring at room temperature.
2. Heat the ball only to demonstrate how the metals have expanded and the ball will not fit through the ring.
Lab Five Demo | DEMONSTRATE THE DIFFERENT SPECIFIC HEAT OF SEVERAL METALS.
 Materials
ƒSpecific
ƒ
heat slide
ƒWater
ƒ
ƒBunsen
ƒ
burner, alcohol lamp, or hot plate
ƒTripod
ƒ
or ring stand
ƒTongs
ƒ
ƒ600
ƒ
mL Beaker
ƒTriple
ƒ
beam balance
Procedure
1. Weigh the metal samples to show that they all have the same mass, then heat them in a beaker of boiling water for several minutes.
2. Place the samples in the wax of the specific heat slide to demonstrate how equal masses of different metals contain different amounts
of heat when they are at the same temperature.
Lab Six Demo | PALM GLASS DEMONSTRATES CHANGE OF STATE WITH THE ADDITION OF THERMAL ENERGY.
 Materials
ƒPalm
ƒ
glass
Procedure
1. Hold the liquid-filled bulb of the palm glass in your hand. The thermal energy from your hand changes the liquid in the bulb into a gas,
as indicated by the bubbling of the liquid in the other bulb. The liquid in the bulb is ethyl alcohol, a liquid with a boiling point near the
temperature of your body temperature.
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Exploration: Calibrating a Thermometer
Objective
Students will use critical thinking skills to calibrate a thermometer without instructions.
2Preparation
ƒPlace
ƒ
students in six groups.
ƒMake
ƒ
the following equipment and materials accessible to the students, but do not instruct them about which equipment or materials to
use. For example, you could tell the students they can use any equipment and materials on a given shelf.
 Materials
ƒ6
ƒ Uncalibrated thermometers
ƒ6
ƒ 100 mL Beakers
ƒ6
ƒ Permanent, fine-tip, waterproof markers
ƒ6
ƒ Ring stands or tripods
ƒ6
ƒ Bunsen burners or alcohol lamps
ƒWater
ƒ
ƒIce
ƒ
ƒ6
ƒ Rulers
Procedure
1. Give each group of students an uncalibrated thermometer and a marker.
2. Instruct the students to review the Lab Safety Rules on page 5 of their Student Guides.
3. Instruct the students to brainstorm within their groups to devise a method to calibrate their thermometers from -10ºC to 120ºC.
Depending on the level of your students, you can require them to calibrate the thermometers to both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales.
4. Instruct each group to write down a list of the materials they will need to accomplish the task and give it to you. If the list of materials
is safe and reasonable in your judgment, allow the group to proceed, even if the materials may not accomplish the task.
5. If a group has difficulty devising a list, ask questions to guide them in the right direction, but do not tell them how to proceed.
6. If a group discovers they need additional materials as they proceed, instruct them to obtain your approval before obtaining the
materials.
7. After 15-30 minutes, evaluate the activity with the students, checking their calibrations by placing the thermometers in boiling water
(100ºC/212ºF at sea level) and at the top of a beaker of ice water (0ºC/32ºF). The calibrations between the markers should be uniform.
You can also use body temperature (37ºC/98.6ºF) to validate the calibrations.
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Student Lab Answer Key
Lab 1 | THINK ABOUT IT
1. Mass will remain the same, volume will increase.
2. Hot water will have more space between the molecules. A given volume of hot water should weigh less than the same volume of cold
water. Look for students to design a procedure that provides an answer to their hypothesis.
Lab 1 | MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT
1. 200 mL + [200 - (200 x 0.05)] mL = 200 + 190 = 390 mL
Lab 2 | THINK ABOUT IT
1. The bar’s temperature should be cooler than the temperature of the hot water, but warmer than that of the cool water.
2. Diamond
3. Foam (Polystyrene)
4. Concrete is a better conductor than wood.
5. Copper - best conducting material from which a pan can be made.
6. As insulators - to keep things hot or cold, protect us from burns, etc.
Lab 2 | MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT
1. Aluminum is more than twice as conductive as brass.
2. Nickel is 11 times as conductive as glass - 11,000 joules per second.
3. Nickel - 8 minutes 15 seconds; Steel - 4 minutes 45 seconds; Brass - 35.5 seconds; Copper - 10 seconds; and Aluminum - 16.25 seconds.
Lab 3 | THINK ABOUT IT
1. Radiant energy is striking your skin. The radiant energy is absorbed by the molecules in your skin, and their thermal energy is increased.
2. Heat the first floor - the warmer air would rise to the second floor.
3. Convection currents carry the molecules of smoke all over the house.
4. In hot sun, it is cooler with long sleeves on. They limit the amount of thermal energy converted from radiant energy. Light colors reflect
more radiant energy.
5. The land heats up faster than the ocean. As the air over the land heats up, it rises, and the cooler air over the ocean rushes in to take
its place.
Lab 3 | MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT
1. Energy from the sun is absorbed by the concrete, the water in the sunny end of the pool, and the air above the pool. The concrete
warms the shady end of the pool via conduction. Convection currents in the pool warm the water in the pool, and radiation from the
water and concrete warm the air creating another convection current. The warmest water in the pool is at the top, because warm water
is less dense and rises above cooler, more dense water.
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Lab 4 | THINK ABOUT IT
1. Air and gases expand the most. Pyrex glass expands the least.
2. Steel and concrete have the same cubic expansion rate. If a different metal is used, it might crack the concrete as it expands or
contracts.
3. Pyrex expands very little when heated, much less than regular glass.
4. The materials used in building the bridge should be given enough room to expand and contract. Otherwise, the bridge might buckle
in the summer, or have large cracks form in the winter.
5. Ethyl alcohol would register the slightest changes because it expands the most.
Lab 4 | MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT
Question 1
Volume change = (10m3)(500ºC)(0.000069/ºC)
Volume change = 0.345m3
New volume = 10.345m3
Question 2
10mL = (500mL)(100ºC)(cubic expansion rate)
10mL/50,000mLºC = cubic expansion rate = 0.0002/ºC
Question 3
1.1L = (100L)•(temperature change)•(0.00112/ºC)
1.1L = (0.112L/ºC)•(T)
1.1L/0.112L/ºC = T = 9.8ºC
Lab 5 | THINK ABOUT IT
1. Generally, as the density of a substance increases, the specific heat decreases.
2. Generally, as the atomic mass of a substance increases, its specific heat decreases. As atomic mass increases, so does density.
3. Water
4. Gold and Lead
5. The human body is mostly water. The temperature of a body could tell a detective how long ago the murder had occurred.
Lab 5 | MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT
Question 1
Heat lost = Heat gained
(10g)(150ºC - T)(0.385J/gºC) = (50g)(T - 30ºC)(4.184J/gºC)
T = final temperature of copper and water
(3.85g J/g ºC)(150ºC - T) = (209.2g J/g ºC)(T -3 0ºC)
577.5J - 3.85T = 209.2T - 6276J
6853.5 = 213.05T
T = 32.17ºC
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Question 2
Temperature change for metal = (125ºC - 22.75ºC) = 102.25ºC
Temperature change for water = (22.75ºC - 20ºC) = 2.75ºC
Heat lost by the metal = Heat gained by the water
(Specific Heat)(102.25ºC)(10g) = (4.184J/gºC)(40g)(2.75ºC)
(Specific Heat)(1022.5ºC • g ) = 460.24J
Specific Heat = 460.24J/1022.5g • ºC
Specific Heat = 0.450J/g • º C = iron
Question 3
Eventually all would reach the same temperature. Lead has the lowest specific heat, then iron, then aluminum. Aluminum would absorb the
most thermal energy when heated. Lead would lose the least thermal energy when cooled.
Lab 6 | THINK ABOUT IT
1. There is no direct correlation.
2. It takes more energy to change a liquid into a gas because almost all the force of attraction between the atoms or molecules is being
overcome. Particles are being moved further apart, which requires significant amounts of energy.
3. Copper requires the most amount of heat energy to change from a liquid into a gas.
4. Mercury requires the least amount of heat energy to change from a solid into a liquid.
5. There is no direct correlation.
Lab 6 | MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT
Question 1
(20g)(80cal/g) + (20g)(T - 0ºC)(1.0cal/g ºC) = (50g)(100ºC - T)(1.0cal/g ºC)
T = Final temperature of water
(1,600g cal/g) + (20g T cal/g ºC) = (5,000 ºC cal g/g ºC) - (50g cal T/g ºC)
1,600cal + 20cal T = 5,000cal - 50cal T
70cal T = 3400cal
T = 3,400cal/70cal = 48.57ºC
Question 2
(2g)(540cal/g) + (2g)(100ºC - T)(1.0cal/g ºC) = (50g)(T - 20ºC)(1.0cal/g ºC)
1,080cal + (2g cal/g ºC)(100ºC - T) = (50g cal/g ºC)(T-20ºC)
1,080cal + 200cal - 2cal T = 50cal T - 1,000cal
2,280cal = 52cal T
2,280cal/52cal = T = 43.85ºC
Question 3
Steam temperature change = 100ºC - 82ºC = 18ºC
Water temperature change = 82ºC - 20ºC = 60ºC
(Xg)(540cal/g) + (Xg)(18ºC)(1.0cal/g ºC) = (90g)(62ºC)(1.0cal/g ºC)
540X cal + 18X cal = 5,580cal
558X cal = 5,580cal
X = 5,580cal/558cal = 10g
Question 4
(100g)(80cal/g) + (100g)(T - 0ºC)(1.0cal/g ºC) =
(20g)(540cal/g) + (20g)(100ºC - T)(1.0cal/g ºC)
8,000cal + 100cal T = 10,800cal + 2,000cal - 20cal T
120cal T= 4,800cal
T = 40º C
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Thermodynamics Teacher Guide
Unit Exam
Part I | CIRCLE THE LETTER THAT CORRECTLY ANSWERS EACH QUESTION. QUESTIONS 1-20 ARE WORTH 1 POINT EACH.
1. The word thermodynamics means __________.
a. production of heat
b. movement of heat
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b
2. Why do atoms or molecules in solids remain in a fixed position?
a. They are held in place by the magnetic field of the Earth.
b. They have too much energy to move freely.
c. They do not have enough energy to overcome the attractive forces between them.
d. They do not have enough energy to overcome the gravitational attraction between them.
3. Approximately how many elements comprise everything in the universe?
a. 10
b. 100
c. 1,000
d. The number is infinite
4. As the vibration of the molecules in a substance increases, the temperature of the substance ________.
a. increases
b. remains the same
c. decreases
5. In which state of matter do the particles have the least thermal energy?
a. Gas
b. Liquid
c. Solid
d. They’re all the same
6. In which state of matter do the particles have the most thermal energy?
a. Gas
b. Liquid
c. Solid
d. They’re all the same
7. Increasing the thermal energy of a substance causes the greatest increase in volume in which state of matter?
a. Gas
b. Liquid
c. Solid
d. They’re all the same
8. What happens to molecules in a liquid when the liquid is heated?
a. They are able to move around the container more easily, and overcome their attractive forces more easily.
b. They move faster and move further apart.
c. They move slower and move closer together.
d. Both a and b.
9. Three containers – 1.0 L, 5.0 L, and 10.0 L – are filled with sand and placed in a room at 22ºC. After 24 hours, which container of sand
has molecules vibrating at the greatest rate?
a. 1.0 L
b. 5.0 L
c. 10.0 L
d. They’re all the same
10. Which of the three containers mentioned in question #9 contains the most total thermal energy?
a. 1.0 L
b. 5.0 L
c. 10.0 L
d. They’re all the same
11. Specific heat of a substance measures ________.
a. the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance one degree
b. the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree
c. the amount of time required to reach the boiling point
d. total thermal energy in a substance
12. Generally speaking, as density increases, the specific heat of a substance ________.
a. decreases
b. stays the same
c. increases
d. is not related to density
13. Substances in which state of matter cannot transfer thermal energy by convection?
a. Gasb. Liquid
c. Solid
d. They all are able to transfer thermal energy via convection.
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14. Half of your bare foot, at 37ºC, is on a tile floor, and the other half is on a rug. If the temperature of the room is 24ºC, which statement
below is true?
a. The rug is a better conductor than the tile.
b. The rug is warmer than the tile.
c. The temperature of the rug and tile are the same.
d. Thermal energy is being transferred from your foot to the tile, but not the rug.
15. To heat a room efficiently, the heating elements or vents should be placed _________.
a. on the floor
b. in the middle of the wall
c. on the ceiling
d. wherever they fit best; it doesn’t matter where they are placed
16. The diagram on the right shows two metal bars in contact with each other. The temperature of bar A is initially 40ºC and the temperature
of bar B is initially 10ºC. Which statement below best describes the thermodynamics of the system?
a. Bar A will transfer thermal energy to bar B via conduction.
b. Bar A will transfer thermal energy to bar B via radiation.
c. Bar B will transfer thermal energy to bar A via conduction.
d. Bar B will transfer thermal energy to bar A via convection.
A=40ºC
B=10ºC
17. If two different metal samples, each with masses of 50 grams at 100 C, are placed into beakers with 200 mL of water at 10ºC, which metal
will cause the greater increase in the water’s temperature? The metal with the _________.
a. higher conductivity
º
b. higher heat of fusion
c. higher melting point
d. higher specific heat
18. When a substance changes from a liquid into a gas at a constant temperature _________.
a. energy is absorbed
b. energy levels remain the same
c. energy is released
19. Which of the following contains the greater amount of thermal energy?
a. One gram of steam at 100ºC.
b. One gram of water at 100ºC.
c. Both water and steam at 100ºC contain the same amount of thermal energy.
20. Thermal energy is added to a substance, yet its temperature remains the same. This is because _________.
a. temperature and thermal energy are not related
b. the substance is a good conductor of thermal energy
c. the substance is a good insulator of thermal energy
d. the substance uses the thermal energy to change states of matter
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Thermodynamics Teacher Guide
Thermodynamics Table
Specific Heat
(cal/gºC)
Cubic Expansion
(m3/ºC)
Conductivity
[cal/(sec x m x ºC)]
Melting Point
(ºC)
Heat of Fusion
(cal/g)
Boiling Point (ºC)
Heat of
Vaporization
(cal/g)
Lead
0.030
87 x 10-6
147
327
5.5
1,750
205
Copper
0.092
-6
51 x 10
1,633
1,083
49.5
2,566
1,130
Aluminum
0.215
69 x 10-6
1,005
660
76.8
2,519
3,905
Water
1.000
207 x 10
3
0
80.0
100
540
Substance
-6
Part II | TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 21-28, REFER TO THE TABLE ABOVE. Questions 21-24 are worth 2 points each. Questions 25-28 are worth 8 points each.
21. Which solid will expand the most when thermal energy is added?
22. Which substance is the best conductor of thermal energy?
23. Which metal will turn into a liquid first when put into an industrial oven?
24. Which substance would require the most thermal energy to increase the temperature of a one gram sample 1ºC?
25. How much thermal energy must be added to a 10 gram sample of aluminum to increase its temperature from 100ºC to 120ºC?
26. A block of aluminum with a volume of 100m3 at 0ºC is heated to 200ºC. What is the block’s new volume?
27. A 50 gram piece of ice at 0ºC is placed in 100 grams of water at 100ºC. When the ice has completely melted, what is the resulting
temperature of the water?
28. A 10 gram sample of copper at 983ºC is heated until it turns into a liquid at 1083ºC. How much thermal energy is required?
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Part III | ANSWER TWO OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. EACH QUESTION IS WORTH 10 POINTS.
29. A drinking glass is taken out of the freezer and placed on a table on a warm, humid day. Explain what happens to the glass in the first
30 seconds, in 30 minutes, and in 24 hours.
30. On a very cold day —and on a dare—a student who doesn’t understand thermodynamics touches his/her tongue to a metal pole. The
temperature of the metal is –10ºC. Explain in thermodynamic terms what happens and why.
31. You want to store the thermal energy collected by your passive solar home during the day. You want to build planters in the room with
large, south facing windows to store the energy. What material should you use to build the planters—wood, concrete, or metal—and
why? What else should you do to prevent thermal energy loss from conduction?
32. Thermos bottles can keep liquids cold or warm, because they have a partial vacuum between the inner container holding the liquid
and the highly reflective outer surface. Explain why this construction design is so effective.
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Thermodynamics Teacher Guide
Unit Exam Answer Key
1. b
21. lead
2. c
22. copper
3. b
23. lead
4. a
24. water
5. c
25. (10g)(20ºC)(0.215 cal/gºC) = 43.0 cal
6. a
26. Expansion = (Original Volume)(Temperature Change) • (Expansion Rate)
7. a
8. d
9. d
10. c
11. b
Expansion = (100m3)(200ºC) • 69 x 10-6
Expansion = (1.38 x 10-1m3) = 1.38m3
New Volume = 101.38m3
27. Heat lost = Heat gained
12. a
(50g)(334.72J/g) + (50g)(T - 0ºC)(4.184J/g • ºC) = (100g)(100ºC - T)(4.184J/g ºC)
13. c
16,736J + 209.2 T J/ ºC = 41,840J - 418.4 T J/ ºC
14. c
627.6T J/ ºC = 25,104 J
15. a
16. a
17. d
18. a
T = 40 = Final temperature 40ºC
28. Heat required = (10g)(100ºC)(0.092cal/g/ºC) + (10g)(49.5cal/g)
Heat required = 92 cal + 495 cal = 587 cal
19. a
20. d
29. Water molecules are always in the air, especially on humid days. When these water molecules strike the ice-cold glass (coming directly
from the freezer, the glass is less than 0ºC), they give off a lot of their energy to the less energetic molecules of the glass. The energy loss
is so great for the gas molecules that they turn directly into ice, and in 30 seconds you get a frosted glass.
The glass continues to absorb energy from the warm room and its temperature begins to rise. Now the heat from the glass provides
enough energy to the molecules of ice to break the forces of attraction that kept the molecules in the solid state. The ice will change
into water.
In addition to the melted ice water on the glass, water molecules in the air continue to strike the glass, changing into water now instead
of ice. In 30 minutes, the glass reaches room temperature, and is covered with drops of water.
In a day, all the water molecules gain enough energy to leave the forces of attraction of the glass and other water molecules and fly off
into the air. The water evaporates and changes back into gas molecules.
30. The atoms and molecules in the –10ºC metal pole possess little internal energy. The saliva on the child’s tongue is mostly water. When
these body temperature (37ºC) water molecules come in contact with the –10ºC metal pole they transfer a great deal of their energy to
the less energetic atoms in the pole. The water molecules on the child’s tongue and on the pole lose so much energy that they freeze
into ice, trapping the child until the ice melts, one way or another.
31. A planter that could store a lot of thermal energy during the day, so that it could release more energy during the night, would be the
best choice. Concrete has the highest specific heat of the three potential products. This means concrete will take longer to heat up, but
will also provide more thermal energy to the room when the sun is gone.
A well insulated home will prevent this valuable solar thermal heat from leaving the building. The trapped air in the insulation does not
conduct heat well, therefore keeping the heat in the building longer.
32. The partial vacuum between the inner and outer shells of the container prevents heat transfer by conduction and convection for most
areas of the bottle. The reflective surface of the outer shell reduces the amount of radiant energy absorbed by the shell. Together, these
two factors slow heat from entering or escaping from the bottle.
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Youth Awards for Energy Achievement
All NEED schools have outstanding
classroom-based programs in which
students learn about energy. Does
your school have student leaders
who extend these activities into
their communities? To recognize
outstanding achievement and reward
student leadership, The NEED Project
conducts the National Youth Awards
Program for Energy Achievement.
This program combines academic
competition with recognition to acknowledge
everyone involved in NEED during the
year—and to recognize those who achieve
excellence in energy education in their schools and communities.
What’s involved?
Students and teachers set goals and objectives, and keep a record of their
activities. If students like, they can combine their planning materials and
activities into a binder or portfolio that highlights their goals, outreach
opportunities, and their evaluation of the activities. Students will then use this
binder or portfolio to help them create a digital project to submit for judging.
In April, digital projects should be uploaded to the online submission site.
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Thermodynamics Teacher Guide
Thermodynamics
Evaluation Form
State: ___________ Grade Level: ___________ Number of Students: __________
1. Did you conduct the entire unit?

Yes

No
2. Were the instructions clear and easy to follow?

Yes

No
3. Did the activities meet your academic objectives?

Yes

No
4. Were the activities age appropriate?

Yes

No
5. Were the allotted times sufficient to conduct the activities?

Yes

No
6. Were the activities easy to use?

Yes

No
7. Was the preparation required acceptable for the activities?

Yes

No
8. Were the students interested and motivated?

Yes

No
9. Was the energy knowledge content age appropriate?

Yes

No
10.Would you teach this unit again?

Yes

No
Please explain any “no” statements below
How would you rate the unit overall?
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excellent 
good

fair
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poor
How would your students rate the unit overall?
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What would make the unit more useful to you?
Other Comments:
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