Moraine Valley Community College Basics of Heat Transfer Lab Report

In this lab you will study heat transfer, and determine the specific heat value of a metal spoon, pennies, and another coin of your choice. You will need the following materials:

• A tea kettle (really anything you can heat up water in and pour it without risky spilling any and burning yourself. A tea kettle is safest.)
• Two clear glasses (made of glass, not plastic)
• Food coloring (color irrelevant)
• A kitchen scale that can measure in grams (digital preferred, example: https://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-Multifunction-Stainless-Batteries-Included/dp/B0113UZJE2/ref=psdc_678508011_t3_B0122XJVXY?th=1 (Links to an external site.)
• A kitchen thermometer (again, preferably digital, example: https://www.amazon.com/Juseepo-Waterproof-Digital-Meat-Thermometer/dp/B0874JMXD5/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=meat+thermometer&qid=1597788573&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzOExYSkFWRVE0SzNBJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODUwNDM4WFo0R0ZPMFMyM0dMJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3MzQ2OTM0NTlOQzVTQ1QwNVYmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl (Links to an external site.)
• A metal spoon
• About 15 pennies
• A few of another coin of choice (quarters, dimes, nickels, etc.)