Newton's Law of Cooling with a Low-Cost Thermoscope: Physics in the Time of COVID-19

Autor/inn/en	Bastos, Rodrigo Oliveira; Cordeiro Filho, Luiz Artur; Ikeoka, Renato Akio
Titel	Newton's Law of Cooling with a Low-Cost Thermoscope: Physics in the Time of COVID-19
Quelle	In: Physics Education, 57 (2022) 4, Artikel 045001 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bastos, Rodrigo Oliveira)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-9120
Schlagwörter	Physics; Heat; Measurement; Measurement Equipment; Science Experiments; Undergraduate Study; Foreign Countries; Electronic Learning; COVID-19; Pandemics; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Hitze; Messverfahren; Messinstrument; Grundstudium; Ausland; Brasilien
Abstract	The necessity to teach experimental physics in the pandemic period motivated the development of practices in which students may take measurements with instruments constructed by themselves. In this article, we present an experimental practice to approach Newton's law of cooling with a thermoscope (the earliest device for detecting changes in temperature, forerunner of the thermometer) constructed with household materials. Although the use of a non-calibrated thermoscope, the instrument presented several advantages, visual appeal, ease of handling, ease of data acquisition and good reproducibility. The students can take data, plot graphs, and verify if the Newton's law of cooling holds on the tested circumstances. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01