Product Explanation Sheet
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Choice #1 – Thermal Energy Experiment
Product: Conduct an experiment using thermal energy and write up the results.
Read all the steps before starting.
__1. Review the rubric in the evaluation step.
__2. Review your notes from the WebQuest.
__3. Gather the materials for your experiment:
Plastic 1- liter bottle
Large balloon
Bowl of hot (not boiling) water
Bowl of ice cold water
__5. Review the procedure for the experiment: hot
cold
Procedure
1. Cool the balloon and the bottle in the freezer for 5 minutes.
2. Put the balloon over the mouth of the bottle making sure that the air
has been squeezed from the balloon.
3. Place the bottle into the hot water.
4. Observe what happens to the balloon.
5. Place the bottle into the cold water and observe the balloon.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 at least one more time.
Observations
BALLOON
ACTIVITY
ICE
WATER
HOT
WATER
Answer Before Experiment
__6. Write answers for the Scientific Method steps that are underlined below or on a
separate piece of paper. Turn in to your teacher.
QUESTION: How is thermal energy transferred from one object to another?
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: What you have learned in this WebQuest so far.
CONSTRUCT HYPOTHESIS: (Write what you THINK will happen before
conducting the experiment.)
TEST WITH AN EXPERIMENT: Follow the procedure in step 5 above.
OBSERVATIONS: (Describe what you SAW happen in your experiment here.)
Answer After Experiment
RESULT of HYPOTHESIS: (Write down whether your hypothesis was true or
false and why.)
REPORT RESULTS: (Write down the results of your experiment. Explain how
thermal energy was transferred.)