Properties of Water - Design Your Own Experiment
Design Your Own Experiment
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The simple experiments described here touch on only a few aspects of adhesion and cohesion. Many experiments on the nature of hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances can be performed with inexpensive, readily available materials.
Check the For More Information section and talk with your science teacher or school or community media specialist to start gathering information on water property questions that interest you.
Steps in the Scientific Method
To do an original experiment, you need to plan carefully and think things through. Otherwise, you might not be sure what question you are answering, what you are or should be measuring, or what your findings prove or disprove.
Here are the steps in designing an experiment:
- State the purpose of—and the underlying question behind—the experiment you propose...
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