The question that I was interested in as an extension from this lab was: What other items might you like to test, other than water? For example, do you think spaghetti or hot dogs might react the same as or differently than hot water? Why might these items cool faster or stay hot longer?
I was interested in this question because I can remember as a kid going to school having my mom send hotdogs in my lunch box. She would heat up water to boiling and then put in in my thermos and put the hotdogs in the thermos also. Then when it was lunch time I would get the hotdogs out and have them for lunch. I remember also being worried that they wouldn't be ready or any good but they always were.
As I think about using lessons like this in my classroom, I think stories like this are important. At the time when i was in school, I didn't have any idea what was happening in my thermos, but my mom did. I think that my students would be very engaged in test a scenario like this and in hearing my story.
Another great idea. Julie was using popcorn. Bobbi mac and cheese and now a thermos cooking hot dogs. What a great prediction question. I wasn't so thrilled about the blogging, but I have a whole list of websites and a bunch of new ideas. Thanks.
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