Designing a fair test
Which flame of the Bunsen burner is hotter? Designing a fair test Which flame of the Bunsen burner is hotter? Blue flame? Yellow flame?
1 What is your hypothesis ? Designing a fair test 1 What is your hypothesis ? The blue flame is than the yellow flame. hotter
2 Based on your hypothesis, what is your prediction ? Designing a fair test 2 Based on your hypothesis, what is your prediction ? If the blue flame is than the yellow flame, water will reach boiling . hotter faster
3 You have the following apparatus. Designing a fair test 3 You have the following apparatus.
How will you carry out the experiment ? Designing a fair test How will you carry out the experiment ? I will... heat water in a beaker with a flame until it boils, blue heat water in another beaker with a flame until it boils. yellow
to measure the time for the water in the two beakers to boil. Designing a fair test 4 What will you measure ? I will use a... to measure the time for the water in the two beakers to boil. stop-watch
5 What will you do to make sure that the test is fair ? Designing a fair test 5 What will you do to make sure that the test is fair ? I will use Bunsen burner to boil the water in the two beakers. the same I will put amount of water at temperature into the two beakers. equal the same Same gas supply Stop timing as soon as the water boils.
6 How will you draw your conclusion ? Designing a fair test 6 How will you draw your conclusion ? The flame that takes a shorter time to boil water is . hotter