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In this fun hands-on activity, learners use simple materials to investigate evaporation. How can the evaporation of water on a hot day be used to cool an object? Find out the experimental way! The activity is based on an episode of Cyberchase called "Digit's B-Day Surprise" and was developed to capture kids' interest in math using the appeal of the popular PBS series. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]
- Under 5 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- $1 - $5 per group of students
- Ages 8 - 11
- Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- timer
- 2 chocolate-covered peppermint candies in foil wrappers
- sunny place
- bowl of water (at room temperature)
- 2 paper towel strips
- paper fan
Subjects
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Engineering and Technology
- Engineering
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Mathematics
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Data Analysis and Probability
- Data Collection
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Measurement
- Units of Measurement
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Data Analysis and Probability
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Physical Sciences
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Heat and Thermodynamics
- Heat and Temperature
- Heat Transfer
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Heat and Thermodynamics
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The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
Informal Categories
- Food and Cooking
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- read
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Components that are part of this resource:
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Cyberchase, WNET; Title Entertainment, Inc.
Source Collection
- Cyberchase
Rights:
- All rights reserved, WNET, 2009
Funding Sources:
- National Science Foundation
- Ernst & Young, LLP
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- PBS
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- The Volckhausen Family