Specific heat capacity
Make a prediction.
What would keep you warmer at night?
1 Kg of iron at 100 degrees or 1 Kg of water at 100 degrees
Fill in the space on task 1 of the companion sheet
You take this lovely pizza out the the oven. You're so hungry you just dive straight in and have a massive bite.
The crust and the cheese are at the same temperature, they have be, they've been in the oven together for 10 minutes.
Is the cheese more likely to burn your mouth or the crust?
This explains what Specific heat Capacity is and how it works. It also talks about how to do the required practical for the topic
(which we will do in class).
Make notes on the companion sheet for reference later
Use the wall method to rearrange th e formula to make mass, shc and temperature change the focus.
Helping hand - Use the formula triangle, cover the value that you are looking for.
Work your way through the practise questions in task 5 of the companion sheet.