January

27th, 2012

Name: _______________________________

DO NOW: For 10 Cheetos, the estimated number of calories is 150. (as shown on back label) How many calories do you expect to find in each Cheeto after performing this experiment? Draw a picture of this experimental setup and label each of the parts.

Record the mass of the water

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Record the initial temperature of the water ____________________ Record the final temperature of the water ____________________ What is the change in temperature (T ) due to the burning of the Cheeto? ____________________ What is the specific heat (c) of water? _____4.18 Joules/gramC_____

Plug in values that we collected during todays demonstration. Q= m c 4.18 T

_______ kJ

1 kCal = _________ Calories 4.18 kJ

Describe at least two (2) sources of error in this experiment. (i.e. - what will affect whether the measurements are correct?)

What could you change to reduce/remove these sources of error?

In what way(s) was energy transferred from the Cheeto into the water in the can. Conduction Convection Radiation

In the video, the energy of one Cheeto was calculated to be 0.74 Calories. How closely does our calculation match with the video demonstration?

Exit Ticket: Name one thing you learned during class today. State whether or not you met todays objective.