AQA GCSE Trilogy Required Practical 14: Investigating Specific Heat Capacity

Resource to support the delivery of Required Practical 14 in the Trilogy Specification Investigating Specific Heat Capacity. The focus of the activity includes:

AT 1 – use appropriate apparatus to make and record measurements of mass, time and temperature accurately.
AT 5 – use, in a safe manner, appropriate apparatus to measure energy changes/transfers and associated values such as work done.

Skills developed from the specification include:
WS 2.2 – plan experiments or devise procedures to make observations.
WS 2.3 – apply a knowledge of a range of techniques, instruments, apparatus, and materials to select those appropriate to the experiment.
WS 2.6 – make and record observations and measurements using a range of apparatus and methods.
WS 3.1 – present observations and other data using appropriate methods.
WS 4.3 – use SI units (eg kg, g, mg; km, m, mm; kJ, J)
WS 4.6 – use an appropriate number of significant figures in calculation.