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Author Email: Mercedes McKay <mmckay@stevens-tech.edu>
Project Information
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Project Title: International Boiling Point Project
Project Begin & End Dates: 3/06/00 to 5/26/00
Project Summary:
Ever wonder what causes a pot of water to boil? If you have, this project
is for you.
The purpose of this project is to discover which factor in the experiment
(room temperature,
elevation, volume of water, or heating device) has the greatest influence
on boiling point.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Advanced
Curriculum Area: Mathematics, Science
Technologies Used: Web Based Discussion Forum
Project Sponsor: CIESE, Stevens Institute of Technology
Full Project Description:
Students all over the world will conduct the same experiment which involves
boiling a pot
of water and recording the boiling point, room temperature, elevation,
volume of water, and
heating device. They will submit their results to the project web site and
the results will be
posted in a database for all participants to examine. Then, students will
analyze the data to
determine which factor has the greatest correlation to boiling point.
During the project, students
can discuss their questions, findings, and theories with other
particpants. Students' final reports
will be posted on the project web site. Please see the project web site
for more details.
Objectives:
Students will determine which factor in experiment has greatest correlation
to boiling point.
Students will graph and analyze data. Students can predict the boiling
point of water at other
locations and have schools at those locations confirm their results.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: mmckay@stevens-tech.edu
Registration Acceptance Dates: 1/12/00 to 4/28/00
Number of Classrooms: no limit
Age Range: 11 to 19 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/boilproj/
Registration Instructions:
Please review the project requirements before registering for the project
and join only if you
can meet them all. To view the project requirements and learn how to
register for the project,
visit the project web site at
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/boilproj/ and click on the
READ THIS FIRST button.
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Project Contact Information
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Mercedes McKay - mailto:mmckay@stevens-tech.edu
Senior Internet Curriculum Specialist - Stevens Institute of Technology
http://www.k12science.org
Hoboken, New Jersey
US