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| Unit.1 What ideas explain the physical world |
| 1. How can thermal effects be explained? |
Temperature |
Notes 1.1.1 |
Celsius Video |
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Fahrenheit Video |
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Absolute Zero |
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How does a thermocouple work? |
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PhET Simulation – States of Matter |
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PhET Simulation – Gas Properties |
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Finding Absolute Zero |
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Balloons & liquid Nitrogen |
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Temperature Science |
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PhET Worksheet – Absolute Zero |
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Heat transfer |
Notes 1.1.2 |
PhysicsOnline video: Convection exp. |
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FLIR Video |
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Thermal equilibrium |
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PhET Energy forms & changes |
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Misconceptions about Temperature |
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Heat transfer |
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BBC: House Design & energy consideration |
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Specific Heat Capacity |
Notes 1.1.3 |
Worksheet: Specific heat capacity |
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Worksheet Solutions: Specific heat capacity |
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Juddy Productions: Calculating a specific heat capacity video |
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Fuse School: Specific Heat Capacity video |
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Food calorimetry lab: video |
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Specific Latent Heat |
Notes 1.1.4 |
Fuse School: Latent Heat video |
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Worksheet: Heating Graph |
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Laws of Thermodynamics |
Notes 1.1.5 |
The Royal Institute: The zeroth law of thermodynamics video |
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The Royal Institute: The first law of thermodynamics video |
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Khan Academy: Thermodynamics |
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum |
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Ice cutting experiment |
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BBC Heat Transfer |
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PhET Stefan Boltzmann demo |
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Introductory Video |
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Explanatory Video |
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Virtual Lab |
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Atmosphere thumbprints |
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Juddy tutorial video |
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Climate Change |
Notes 1.1.6 |
Global Heat Record |
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An Inconvenient Truth |
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National Geographic site |
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