Name: Date: Class: Laboratory Experiment # 2 Name of the Experiment: Name of the Experiment:

Properties and Phases of Matter

Materials needed: Materials needed: 3 Thermometers 3 Cotton Balls Paper Towels Water Rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol or ethyl alcohol 1 text book Procedure: Procedure: bulbs of three thermometers in cotton or paper towel. 1. Wrap the 2. Secure the thermometers in between pages of a textbook. 3. Place a towel underneath the set up and soak the wrapping around the first thermometer with water. 4. Soak the second wrapping with rubbing alcohol. 5. Leave the wrapping around the third thermometer dry. 6. Read and graph the temperatures of each thermometer every minute for 10 minutes. Data: Thermometer #1 Thermometer #2 Thermometer #3 Starting temp - 0 min Minute 1 Minute 2 Minute 3 Minute 4 Minute 5 Minute 6 Minute 7 Minute 8 Minute 9 Minute 10 Conclusion: Make a graph of the information collected from the experiment on graph paper. Attach to this sheet before turning in. Write out conclusions on the differences in temperature from each thermometer.