Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

The Real Thing

Objective: The student will be able to determine the % of efficiency of a coffee cup as a calorimetry apparatus

Activity: Using a “true” calorimeter, determine the efficiency o the coffee cup calorimeter by lab experiment comparison. Students will “redo” their favorite calorimetry lab of the chapter using a real calorimeter.

Assessment: Students’ % efficiencies of their coffee cup calorimeters