1. This Investigation involved calculating a property of matter called specific heat capacity. Specific heat capacity is a measure of the amount of heat energy (Joules) required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius. Different substances require different amounts of energy in order to raise their temperature by 1 degree Celsius, hence they absorb heat energy at different rates. The experiment required the creation of a calorimeter, a piece of equipment designed to prevent heat loss or gain to the substances contained within it. Styrofoam cups were chosen since Styrofoam does not absorb heat energy from the water contained within it, thereby allowing the initial and final temperatures of the water to reflect heat lost from the solid substance alone. Two metals, steel and mossy zinc, were tested. The equation for specific heat capacity was followed and it was determined that steel has a higher specific heat capacity than zinc. This is a fundamental property of these two substances.