Exploring Thermal Phenomena III and Starting Thermal Phenomena Websites

Diagnostic Questions Before Beginning:

1. Some ice and a little water are placed in a glass beaker. The beaker is placed on a heater. Eventually the ice melts. The heater continues to heat the liquid water. Eventually the water begins to boil. The heater continues to eat the boiling water. Sketch a graph that illustrates your prediction for the way the temperature of the contents of the beaker change during this process.
   

As students record predictions have them start working on their thermal phenomena websites.