Answering the following questions will help you focus on the outcomes of the experiments. Experiment 1: What happens to the water in the small tube as the water in the test tube absorbs heat? Why do you think a small tube was used to observe the expansion of water?
Experiment 2: Compare the circumference of the balloon before and after freezing. What is the percent increase in this measurement?
Combined Results
Write a summary paragraph discussing this experiment and the results. Use the following questions and topics to help guide the content of your paragraph. Summarize the conclusions that you can draw from this experiment. Use the questions above to guide your ideas. Summarize any difficulties or problems you had in performing the experiment that might have affected the results. Describe how you might change the procedure to avoid these problems. Describe at least two real-world issues or examples that illustrate the findings of this experiment.