Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Tonight's Homework

On Monday, we did a little question about mittens for our warm-up. It went something like this:
Sarah's science class is investigating heat energy. They wonder what would happen to the temperature reading on a thermometer if they put the thermometer inside a mitten. ......
What do you think Sarah's group will discover from their investigation?
A) The thermometer inside the mitten will have a lower temperature reading than the thermometer on the table.
B) The thermometer inside the mitten will have a higher temperature reading than the thermometer on the table.
C) Both thermometers will have the same temperature reading.

Today we performed a lab where students tested the temperature inside a "warm" item and the temperature outside the item (room temperature). Many were surprised to find that the temperature was not warmer inside the warm item. Students are to write a reflective paragraph about what they learned and how their thoughts have changed based on this experiment.

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