Make your best "educated guess" based on the problem you want to solve.
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________________
Period: ___________________________________ Partner(s): ___________________
Hot Liquids
State the problem (ask a question):
Which type of material: ceramic, paper or Styrofoam, would hot water hold the longest?
Form a hypothesis (If- then statement):
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Perform an experiment to test the hypothesis:
1. Put the three types of containers side by side (Ceramic Mug, Paper Cup & Styrofoam).
2. Heat up some water and pour equal amounts of the hot water into each of the
Containers.
3. Measure and record the temperature in each container at the very beginning to verify they are all the same.
4. Record the temperature again 2 minutes later and repeat this procedure until ten minutes has passed.
5. Write-down the measured temperatures for each kind of container at the two minute interval.
Record your results:
Start
Temp 2 min 4 min 6 min 8 min 10 min
Ceramic Mug
Paper Cup
Styrofoam Cup
Analyze the results:
State your conclusion (Remember to refer back to your hypothesis):
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Repeat the work/ communicate your results:
What is the variable in the experiment? ______________________________________
What is the control? _________________________________________________
Source: file
After reviewing the proper sections/headings to a lab report, quiz your partner and see if they know where all the headings belong on a lab report. Try doing it without looking back on the Hot Liquids Lab sheet. Then, take the 5 question quiz on the side bar of Sophia. Good Luck
Directions: Using the word bank below, place the proper headings where they would belong on a lab report.
Conclusion Problem Observation Period Procedures
Date Name Partner(s) Hypothesis Materials
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