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Day at the Beach

Subject Area
Science: Earth Science: Earth's Atmosphere
Level
6-8
Activity Time
45 Minutes
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TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
TI-Nspire Version
3.6
Resource Types
Lessons

Day at the Beach

Activity Overview

In this lesson, students will explore temperature differences in two sets of sand, one dry and one wet.

Objectives

  • Students will determine the heating rates of wet sand and dry sand.
  • Students will describe the effect of evaporation on heating rates.

Vocabulary

  • evaporation
  • heat
  • temperature
  • mass

About the Lesson

In this lesson, students will explore the temperature differences in two sets of sand, one dry and one wet.

As a result, students will:

  • Gather the data, display it in a spreadsheet and then graph it.
  • Analyze the data and graph and draw conclusions about the temperature differences.

Subject Area
Science: Earth Science: Earth's Atmosphere
Level
6-8
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
TI-Nspire Version
3.6
Resource Types
Lessons
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