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	Who Says a Watched Pot Never Boils

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Students compare the heating rates of wet sand and dry sand and study the effect of evaporation on heating rates. They create, interpret and analyze graphs of data. They also relate slope to rate of change.

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Download the attached PDF and look over the information on the first page. Distribute the Student Worksheet for use during the activity.

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