Thursday, August 28, 2014



Fahrenheit vs Celsius graph

A hypothesis on the movement of a bubble full of methane in the classroom.


Calculations comparing the theoretical change in temperature between two bodies of water with different temperatures but similiar mass (blue) and two bodies of water with different temperature and different mass (purple)

This graph show the change in temperature of the different masses of water. The short jumps in the graph are caused by the stirring of the temperature probes.

An incorrect list of possible ways to change the rate of heat transfer. As the purpose was only to affect the environment and the container, catalyzing the container would be the same as changing the density and using cosmic rays would not be changing the environment or the container.

Calculation of heat transfer through two sources of different thermal conductivity.


Temperature(C) vs heat (J)
red is the change of temperature in the water caused by the Immersion Heater
blue is the constant temperature of the environment outside of the water

The experiment

Heat per mass (J/g) vs Temperature (C)
A linear trend line shows the experimental specific heat of water to be 8.404J/g/C
actual specific heat of water is  approximately 4.186 J/g/C
The relationship from heat per mass to temperature is linear.