Heat Transfer Experiment

In our study of how heat transfers, students conducted an experiment with equal volumes of hot and cold water.   A thermometer was placed in each insulated cup and the temperature of the cold and then the hot water was taken every minute. 

As the hot water cooled and the cold water warmed, the two temperatures converged toward a common point on the thermometer. 

An aluminum bar was placed between the two cups and students were able to feel the heat move from one cup to the other.

In science, it is often necessary to predict and measure energy flow.  Heat is a form of energy that cannot be measured directly, so scientists study heat by how it affects matter.