Heat | Design Your Own Experiment
Design Your Own Experiment
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You can explore many other aspects of heat movement. For example, you might investigate the relationship between convection and wind, or you could find out how surface area affects the rate of heat conduction. For example, does water boil more quickly if it is in a wide pan or a narrow pan? Does ice melt more quickly if it is crushed into small pieces?
Check the For More Information section and talk with your science teacher or school or community media specialist to start gathering information on heat questions that interest you. As you consider possible experiments, be sure to discuss them with your science teacher or another knowledgeable adult before trying them. Experimenting with heat is potentially dangerous.
Steps in the Scientific Method
To do an original experiment, you need to plan carefully and think things...
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