Curated OER
Charting Evaporation
Students observe the concept of evaporation. In this evaporation lesson plan, students observe this by either charting as the sun evaporates water over time, or watching a boiling pot steam.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Much Water Is Required to Cook Pasta?
In this cooking and food science fair project, determine if you really need 6 quarts of water to cook a pound of pasta. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Collaborative Projects: International Boiling Point Project
The Stevens Institute of Technology has provided this great site with information on boiling points. Classes from around the nation have been encouraged to register, conduct a boiling experiment and post their data. The object is to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Boiling Water
Students are shown two tables of data showing the approximate boiling point of water at different elevations. Both data sets can be modeled by linear functions but with different slopes. When the tables are combined, however, students...
PBS
Pbs: Cooking With Bill Nye: Dependent and Independent Variables
Making dinner become a math challenge and science experiment with Bill Nye. This interactive exercise focuses on using what you know about dependent and independent variables to make a prediction about whether boiling water with the lid...