Link to Experiment Below:

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E16/E16.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Journal Questions ( click on tab that shows a clip board to see the questions on the link, )

1. What is the problem that you are trying to solve?
2. Form a Hypothesis: What is the prediction you want to test?
3. How will you use the computer model to test your Hypothesis?
4. What data will you record ?( conduct your experiment and record results)
5. Analyze the results of your experiment ( document any patterns that you observe).
6. Draw a conclusion ( did the results support your hypothesis, why or why not?).
7. Does the material of the jacket affect heat absorption?
8. Describe the strength and weakness of the computer model that you used for the experiment, what other parameters could you use in such an experiment to determine the effects of color on heat absorption