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    Candle Investigation Worksheet

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    María Angélica González Cancino
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    Candle Investigation

    You are going to investigate how the amount of oxygen affects the time that a candle burns for.

    Equipment
    • heatproof mat
    • tea light candle
    • three beakers of different sizes (e.g. 100ml, 250ml and 500ml)
    • modelling clay
    • matches or a wooden splint
    • timer

    Prediction
    I predict that…

    Variables
    What are the variables in this investigation?

    Independent variable:

    Dependent variable:

    Control variable(s):

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    Candle Investigation

    Method
    Step 1 Place the heatproof mat on the work surface.

    Step 2 Place a tea light candle on the heatproof mat and light it using a match or wooden splint.

    Step 3 If the beaker has a pouring spout which will allow oxygen to get into the beaker, place a
    iiiiiiiiiiiiismall amount of modelling clay over the spout to cover the gap.

    Step 4 Place the largest beaker over the candle and start the timer.

    Step 5 Record the time taken for the candle to be extinguished in a table.

    Step 6 Repeat steps 2 - 5 for each size of beaker.

    Results
    Record your results in the table below.

    Time Taken for the Candle to Go Out (s)


    Beaker Size (ml)
    Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean

    Conclusion
    How does the amount of oxygen affect the time that a candle burns for?
    Use data from your results table to support your conclusion and use your scientific
    knowledge to explain why this happened.


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