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#[[Reading|Read]] and record the [[temperature]] on the [[thermometer]] every 30 seconds on the [[stopwatch]] a minimum of 6 times.
#Use the equation <math>E = IVt</math> to calculate the [[energy]] supplied to the [[metal]] block.
#Plot a [[Scatter Graph|scatter graph]] with [[energytemperature]] on the [[y-axis]] and [[temperatureenergy]] on the [[x-axis]].: Given the equation <math>E_T=mc \Delta \theta</math> then the [[gradient]] of the [[Line of Best Fit|line of best fit]] will be the <math>\dfrac{1}{mc}</math> where m = [[mass]] multiplied by the and c = [[Specific Heat Capacity|specific heat capacity]] (mc).
====Improving [[Accuracy]]====