Scholars collect data from heating sand and water before forming testable hypotheses about why sand heats up faster. Afterward, they develop and run experiments to test their hypotheses.

Concepts

specific heat, specific heat capacity, experimental design, hypotheses, heat, heat capacity, controlled experiments, data

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Because there are several possible objectives, lead a discussion prior to the experiment outlining the intended outcome

Classroom Considerations

• Requires several materials to test
• Assumes class members are familiar with graphing with a scatter plot

Pros

• Includes teacher background information
• Provides data sheets and graph paper

Cons

• None