Efficiency of a Water Heating System

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Students use a watt meter to measure energy input into a hot plate or hot pot used to heat water. The theoretical amount of energy required to raise the water by the measure temperature change is calculated and compared to the electrical energy input to calculate efficiency.

Publisher: TeachEngineering
Submitter: OER Commons
Last Updated: 7/22/2016

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2 Learning Standards

Teaches CCSS.Math.Content.HSN-Q.A.1 (Supporting alignment)
1. Use units as a way to understand problems and to guide the solution of multi-step problems; choose and interpret units consistently in formulas; choose and interpret the scale and the origin in graphs and data displays.

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IOER Community Rating: Not Rated

Teaches CCSS.Math.Content.HSA-SSE.A.1 (Supporting alignment)
1. Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context ?

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IOER Community Rating: Not Rated

2 Keywords

Applied Science -- Engineering Physical Science -- Physics
#AppliedScience--Engineering #PhysicalScience--Physics

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