Who Says a Watched Pot Never Boils?

Added on 9/9/2009

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In this activity, students will use a temperature sensor and the TI-73 Explorer to record the change in temperature of water with ice cubes that is heated by a hot plate. They will record the data they have collected and then sketch the graph on the worksheet as it appears on the calculator. no alt text supplied
Students will analyze at which temperature water changes from a solid to a liquid and from a liquid to a gas. Students will also compare how their hypothesis differs from their conclusion and how their conclusion differs from know values of the melting point and boiling point. no alt text supplied

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