Rio Americano High School Physics
1.07 Heat and Thermodynamics Schedule—Revised for RSPT

Day Date Topic of the Day  Handouts (Approximate) and Miscellaneous Notes Q & P Set Items
1 F
12/11 Temperature
D: Unincorporated Heat Demos (d: thermoscope)
G: What IS Temperature?, G: Measuring Temperature
1-3
2 M
12/14 Kinetic Theory D: Tower of Bottle, MU: Temperature and the Gas Laws 5, 21
3 B1
12/15 Thermal Expansion D: Ball & Ring, G: The Trouble with Ice (Leidenball preview) 4, 22-24
4
B2
12/16 Internal Energy and Heat d: bimetallic strips, SB: The Iceberg and the Java, G: Compleat Guide to Heat 6-8
5
r
12/17 Specific Heat SB: Heat Capacity, G: Specific Heat 9-13, 18-20
6
F
12/18
Thermal Conduction SB; Conduction, D: Conductivity Spider, G: Thermal Conduction 14, 25-26
W   I   N   T   E   R       B   R   E   A   K
7
M
1/4
Radiation D: "Radiometer", G: Thermal Radiation 16-17, 29-30
8
T
1/5 Convection d: the candle, D: Convectionator, G: Convection 15, 27-28
9
W
1/6
Heat Engines Made Simple SB: Heat Elevator, d: miracle thaw, d: flameproof paper 31-34
10
r
1/7 Leidenfrost Film KK: Leidenfrost Effect Best. Jearl. Film. Ever.
11
F
1/8
TCJ 6 + Notesheet Return

12 M
1/11 Unit Test 7


t-r
1/12-14
First Semester Examination in Physics 1

lost week



><> Heat Transfer Lab <>< TechLab: Canned Heat




SB: Temperature Wrap-Up, SB: Newton's Law of Cooling



Entropy MU (College): Entropy Make Up Unit Test 7!



TCJ 7 + Notesheet Return

Textbook Reference: Chapters 21, 22


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Revised December 21, 2009 by Dean Baird