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THE ICE IS RIGHT

CHALLENGE PARAMETERS
Working in pairs, find the surface 1. Choose 3 teacher approved surfaces
in our classroom where ice will where you think ice will melt the
melt the fastest. Craft an fastest.
explanation for why ice melts 2. Record the temperature of all surfaces
faster on some surfaces than before and after melting an ice cube
others. and the time it takes for each ice cube
to melt.
ESSENCE
Thermodynamics is the study of how heat is transferred.
Heat will always flow from warmer objects to colder
objects, but not all objects transfer heat at the same rate.

MATERIALS PER PAIR HINTS


1. Use your Styrofoam and aluminum squares
-1 aluminum square (10 total)
to learn about what might make an ice
- 1 Styrofoam square (10 total) cube melt fast.
- 1 infrared thermometer (10 2. Does surface temperature or surface
total) material have a greater impact on melting
- 2 rubber rings (20 total) speed?
-2 stopwatches (20 total)

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