CIESE - International Boiling Point Project

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Boil, Boil Toil and Trouble - The International Boiling Point Project
Project Running

 

Project Requirements

General Information

Students anywhere and any age are welcome to participate in this project, which runs for the whole school year. There is no fee. To join us, simply register and submit all of the following:
  1. A letter of introduction from your school
  2. All of the data required for project
  3. A final report, which consists of conclusions, or "lessons learned" by students
Please do not participate unless you are committed to submitting all of the above information. During the project you'll be able to contribute to a discussion area with the other schools in the project. You'll be able to discuss your students' hypotheses and weigh them against the results as they come in. You can also, optionally, submit photos of your class doing the experiment to be posted on the web site. Classes that submit a final report will receive a certificate of completion for the project.

Project Schedule

9/21/09 Project starts and registration opens! Please scroll to bottom of this page to find registration link. The data submittal form is active, and the Discussion Area is available after you register.
9/21/09 - 6/11/10 Run the project:
  • Submit a letter of introduction from your class to the Discussion Area.
  • Do the boiling point experiment and submit your data.
  • Keep checking the Project Data area to watch other schools add their data. Once a good amount of data has been submitted and checked over, download, graph, and analyze it.
  • Submit a Final Report to the Discussion Area. Selected reports will be published in the Student Area of the website by the project leader.
  • Letters and data may be submitted at any time during this period.
6/11/10 Deadline for submitting data. Data submittal form will be unlinked at the end of the day, according to EST.
6/21/10 Deadline for submitting class final reports. Discussion Area will be unlinked at the end of the day, according to EST. Project is over!

Registration

Click Here to Register!!! If you have decided to participate in the project, please take a moment to register with us. This registration database simply lets us know of your commitment to participate in the Project. Registrants will receive two or three emails during the project with important information and tips for doing the experiment.

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