Name: _________________________ Block _________

Lab: Which heats up fastest: soil, sand or water?

1) Aim
The purpose of this lab is _____________________________________
__________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________.
2) Hypothesis
If (change in independent variable)
Then (predicted change in dependent variable)
Because (provide a possible reason that will explain your predictions)

If________________________________________________________________________________
then ____________________________will heat the fastest
because_______________________________________________________________.

If_________________________________________________________________________________
then ________________________________will heat the slowest
because ______________________________________________________________.

3) Variables
Independent Variable/s

How will you change it?

The one you change

____________________________

Dependent Variable

________________________________________________________

How will you measure it?

The measurable result you are

looking for

_________________________________________________________
_________________________
_________________________________________________________

How will you control it?

Constants/Controlled Variables
List the factors you keep exactly the
same in all parts of the lab

1) ________________________

1) _________________________________________________________

2) ________________________

2) _________________________________________________________

3) ________________________

3) _________________________________________________________

________________________

_________________________________________________________

________________________

_________________________________________________________

3) Results:
Data Table Title: ____________________________________________________
Temperature C
Material

At start

After 5 min

water

sand

soil

4) Graph
Be sure to include on a separate sheet.

After 10 min

After 15 min

After 20 min

5) Summary explanation:
Think about how each type of heat transfer is involved:
What method(s) of heat transfer initially made material warm?
How did heat spread through material?
Sentence starters
In this set-up, radiation takes place between the _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
Radiation reaching a lighter object will _________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
Radiation reaching a darker object will _________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
This helps to explain the results because _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________.
The data that supports this explanation is ______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________

In this set-up, conduction occurs most in the ______________ beaker because _______________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
Conduction occurs least in the ______________ beaker because ___________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
This helps to explain the results because _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
The data that supports this explanation is ______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
In this set-up, convection is expected to occur in only the ______________ beaker because ______________
_______________________________________________________________________________________.

Evaluation and Assessment:

Which Material Heats the Fastest?

Points
possible

Aim

Gives purpose

Hypothesis

If, then, because format

Includes fastest and slowest

Independent

Dependent

Controls

Title

complete

Title

Axis labels and units

Size/scales

Includes all 3 types of heat transfer

Uses data

TOTAL

18

Variables

Data Table

Graph

Summary

Your points

Teacher points