Thermal Properties of Matter
I2-29: Thermal Conductivity - Metal Bars and Liquid Crystals
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
To show the different rates of heat conduction in several metals
I3-35: SOLAR BAG
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
To demonstrate how the density of a gas changes with temperature.
I2-28: WATER BALLOON AND CANDLE
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
To demonstrate the transfer of heat by water
I6-41: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - LIQUIDS
Purpose:
Model the behavior of liquids.
I6-40: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - SOLIDS
Purpose:
Model the behavior of solids.
I6-34: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - TEMPERATURE OF A GAS
Purpose:
Model gas pressure.
I5-51: SPECIFIC HEAT - ALUMINUM AND COPPER
Category: I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose:
Illustrate calorimitry and to determine experimentally the specific heats of aluminum and of copper.
I4-61: BINARY PHASE TRANSITION - CRITICAL OPALESCENCE
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Show the behavior of a binary fluid as it passes through the critical temperature.
I4-52: CARBON DIOXIDE BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate condensation sublimation.
I4-36: REGELATION - ICE UNDER PRESSURE
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate regelation.
I4-35: LOWERING THE FREEZING POINT OF WATER USING SALT
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate that the freezing point of water can be reduced by putting ice in a salt water bath.
I4-33: CRYOPHORUS
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Illustrate freezing caused by cooling by evaporation.
I4-19: CONDENSATION OF STEAM - SODA CAN COLLAPSE
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Surprising demonstration using condensation of steam.
I4-18: PULSE GLASS
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Illustrate change of phase between liquid and vapor in an confined fluid.
I4-17: AIR BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate dramatically that the volume of vapor is greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid.
I4-16: DRINKING BIRD
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Stimulate thought about heat exchange and liquid-vapor phase transitions.
K6-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - IMMERSION HEATER
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Demonstrate quantitatively the conversion of electrical energy into heat.
K6-21: HEATING IN CURRENT-CARRYING WIRE
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Show the conversion of electrical energy into heat.
K5-44: NON-OHMIC DEVICE - LIGHT BULB
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Show the change in resistance of a light bulb with temperature.