This lesson covers AQA Trilogy Combined Science specification 6.1.1.3 and helps students to learn and understand specific heat capacity and how to calculate thermal changes in a system. It also includes support for required practical activity 14 to which investigates the specific heat capacity of one or more materials.

Students will:

• Define specific heat capacity and explain it using the particle model.
• Use the equation ∆E = m c ∆θ to calculate energy changes.
• Carry out and analyse the required practical, including identifying sources of error.

The lesson includes retrieval quizzes, structured activities, and exam-style questions, making it suitable for KS4 classroom teaching or revision, especially helpful for a non-specialist.