Materials List:
Hot Potato, Cool Foil
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_heat_lesson1_activity2
Each group needs:
- a calorimeter (Note: The associated Counting Calories activity provides instructions for students to build their own calorimeters.)
- a stir rod or Popsicle® stick
- thermometer
- 1 piece of aluminum, ~75g
- 1 piece of copper, ~75g
- an object of their choice (rubber, wood, rock, etc.), ~75g
- tongs, to hold the samples
- As Cold as Ice Worksheet, one per student
- To Heat or Not to Heat Worksheet, one per student
- Do You Have the Capacity? Worksheet, one per student
Each group should have access to:
- a freezer