So, how does the candle maintain a flame?

Last week was a great one for investigation. I was impressed by the ways everyone managed to test ideas. Today, we will sum up the your experiments.

What was the "magic trick" and what clue did it give you about the fuel for combustion?

Visual Requirements:

The visual should contain the following content:

1. Show the questions and the initial thoughts of each person (candle fuel).
2. Process - go through each item that was possibly a material of combustion. For each, explain how you tested and how you determined that it was/was not a material of combustion.
3. Analysis - describe the role of each material of a candle in combustion.
4. Equation of Combustion
1. What are the reactants? How did you demonstrate that oxygen is required?
2. What are the products? How did you demonstrate that water vapor is produced?
5. Learning - what did you learn through this process
6. Error analysis please discuss potential sources of error and a follow-up you are interested in pursuing."
7. Improvements to this inquiry -  how can it be improved?
8. Future questions - what are you interested in as a follow-up to this lab.

In addition, please don't forget that this is a visual, not a report. Drawings and sketches are needed!

Inquiry Update

On December 14, we will collect data for the last time this calendar year. On that day the following items are due in one report (Please slowly go through the rubric to make sure you capture all of the items! If you have questions, please ask):

1. Background Section - this section provides the scientific basis for your project while also grounding it on the AST campus. Your question should be in this section.
2. Hypothesis - In the background, you let the reader know the general idea of what you are investigating. Now, let us know your hypothesis.
3. Variable List
4. Procedure

You will then collect data on December 14. By class on Tuesday, Dec 18 your data tables should be updated on both the wall outside of the classroom and your web page. Your report for the day of sampling should be updated on your web page.