Heat is another unit taught in Chemistry. Apologia’s General Science and Physical Science textbooks don’t include Enthalpy or Heat. However, other Physical Science textbooks do. I have some labs. All of these labs can be performed by middle school students. The Specific Heat and Calorimetry labs are a little trickier to understand and calculate. Below the links are a few videos.
1. Calibrate a Thermometer. This activity guide has both the ice water and boiling water methods. Try both. I’ve done this with all types of thermometers: digital, metal-backed, glass, and cooking.
2. Here is a Heating Curve lab with sample data to graph. We’ve done this lab with ice in a pan on the stove. Record the temperature every minute. Yes, you are watching ice melt and water boil. If you have a glass pan, use it to watch the water surface as it begins to boil.
3. Coffee Cup Calorimetry measures how well a metal holds heat. Try Soda Can Calorimetry, too.
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