Material: A dish, a narrow glass, water and a candle. Procedure:

Questions:

1. What happens with the flame? Explain your observations in detail.

2. Why? Give three different hypotheses to explain the fact.

3. Check the water level inside and outside the glass. What do you notice? Why?

4. Check positively or negatively each hypothesis.

5. Formulate a conclusion in order to answer the problem.

SCIENCES FOR THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ACTIVITY 1.2: THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING SCIENCE

TEAM:

Name: Data:

1. Put some water on the dish.

2. Put a candle in the water.

3. Light the candle and watch it burn.

4. Cover slowly the candle with a glass and watch what happens.

IES Ruiz de Alda Dpto. Física y Química

IES Jiménez de la Espada Dpto. Física y Química