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Chapter 9 – The Kinetic Model of Matter
When students have completed this lesson they will find out:
- How to describe matter in three states (solid, liquid and gas)
- How to describe changes of state
- How the kinetic model can be used to explain changes of state and the behavior of gases
- How the kinetic model can be explained in terms of the forces between particles
- How to calculate changes in pressure and volume of a gas
Chapter 10 – Thermal Properties of MatterWhen students have completed this lesson they will find out:- How to measure temperature and how thermometers work
- How thermometers are designed
- About the thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases
- About some uses and consequences of thermal expansion
- How energy supplied is related to increase in temperature when a body is heated
- How to measure specific heat capacity
Chapter 11 – Thermal (Heat) Energy TransfersWhen students have completed this lesson they will find out:- How to demonstrate conduction, convection and radiation
- How to explain conduction
- How to explain convection and radiation
- The differences between good and bad emitters of radiation
- About applications and consequences of thermal (heat) energy transfers