ERIC Number: EJ1154742
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Publication Date: 2017-Mar
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Heat Transfer in a Paper Cup
Ribeiro, Carla
School Science Review, v98 n364 p53-56 Mar 2017
The double-wall paper cup is an everyday object that can be used in the laboratory to study heat transfer. The experiment described here has been done by physics students aged 12-13 years; it can also be used in a different context to prompt debate about environmental issues.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Science Laboratories, Science Experiments, Laboratory Experiments, Thermodynamics, Heat, Hands on Science, Graphs, Conservation (Environment)
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Language: English
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