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.