Physics
3D-Printed Heat Equation Manipulative
Direct TEKS: Chem.13(D)
Supplemental TEKS: Chem.13(B) · Physics.7(C) · IPC.6(D)
Helps students calculate heat energy, mass, specific heat capacity, and temperature change while examining relationships involved in thermal energy transfer.
Curriculum connections
Direct connections address a component of a standard, not the entire expectation. Supplemental connections support instruction or extend a lesson. Summaries are paraphrased from current official TEA standards.
High school
Chemistry
Calculate heat, mass, temperature change and specific heat.
Use Q = mcΔT to solve heat, mass, specific heat and temperature-change problems.
Investigate heat transfer using calorimetry.
Organize heat calculations alongside a calorimetry investigation.
Physics
Apply energy conservation using work-energy, diagrams and kinetic, potential and thermal transformations.
Use specific-heat calculations as a thermal-energy extension; conservation and work-energy scope need additional instruction.
Integrated Physics & Chemistry
Investigate thermal-energy movement by convection, conduction and radiation in solids, liquids and gases.
Pair heat calculations with demonstrations of all three transfer mechanisms.