PHYWE Specific Heat Capacity of Water with Cobra SMARTsense

Principle Specific heat capacity describes the ability of a material to absorb thermal energy. It can be determined by measuring the rate of change of temperature if both the mass of the heated substance and the supplied thermal power are known. Benefits Extremely clear and didactically prepared description of the experiment (relevance to everyday life, etc.), including protocol questions Future-oriented learning: integration into digital science lessons with tablets Increased student motivation through the use of the intuitive MeasureAPP application Increased media competence Tasks Students heat 200 ml of water using an electric heating coil and measure the temperature increase as a function of time, and investigate the electrical power and the amount of heat absorbed by the water. Learning Objectives Students learn to determine the specific heat capacity of water experimentally.