CONCLUSION
The following conclusions were obtained after thorough data analysis and
interpretation:
 The students were able to define and understand thermal equilibrium in
which the state at which temperature of two bodies in thermal contact
becomes equal. Heat, which is a form of energy, is transferred between
the objects during the process of reaching thermal equilibrium.
 The students were able to explain how thermal equilibrium works. When
a higher temperature object comes into contact with a lower
temperature object, the higher temperature object transfers heat to the
lower temperature object. In the absence of loss to other objects, the
objects will reach the same temperature and then maintain a stable
temperature. In the experiment video, it was observed that the
thermometer in the small beaker shows an increase in temperature
indicating heat energy. At the same time the thermometer immersed in
hot water shows the decrease in temperature as it loses heat energy thus
heat energy flows from a body at higher temperature to a body at lower
temperature.
 The students were able to determine if energy could transfer when two
objects are in thermal equilibrium with each other. Two objects are in
thermal equilibrium if they are in close to one other, allowing one to
acquire energy from the other while transferring no net energy. They are
in thermal equilibrium even while not in touch if no net energy is
transferred between them when they are brought in contact. When two
objects are in touch over an extended period of time, they usually come
to a state of equilibrium. In other words, in thermal equilibrium, two
objects do not exchange energy.