Melting ice worksheet 1
Name:
Date:
Part A: Measuring how quickly ice melts
1. Make sure there is no water in the
container, only ice.
2. Measure how much water is in
the beaker every 15 minutes. Do
not measure the level of the ice.
3. Record your results on Melting
ice worksheet 2.
500
400
300
200
100
0
The water level here
is 300 ml (millilitres)
Part B: A Science investigation
4. How will you measure how much water there is?
5. How will you make sure it is a fair test?
6. Prediction: Where do you think the ice will melt the quickest?
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Melting ice worksheet 2
Name:
Date:
Part A: Experiment – where does ice melt quickest?
1. Where was the beaker of ice you tested?
2. Fill in this table with your results.
Time (minutes)
Level of water (ml)
0
15
30
45
60
Part B: Line graph
Mark a point for each of your results on the graph below. Join the points using a ruler.
Level of
water
(ml)
340
320
300
280
260
240
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 15 30
Time (minutes)
45 60
Part C: Evaluating everyone’s results
3. Where did the ice melt quickest?
4. Why do you think the ice melted quickest there?
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