Question 110
Evaporation happens when a liquid changes into a gas.
You are going to work in a group to find out how people in your local area use evaporation in their daily lives. You will present your findings in a report.
Step 1: Brainstorm the different ways in which we use evaporation in our lives.
Step 2: Make a list of the different ways evaporation is useful to us.
Step 3: Use your list to make a data sheet to find out from people in your local area the different ways in which they use evaporation. You should speak to ten people of different ages, both women and men. You can add to your list if they name other ways they use evaporation that you haven’t thought of. Here is an example of a data sheet.
| Do you use evaporation in any of these ways? | Yes | No |
|:--|:--:|:--:|
| 1 Drying washing | | |
| 2 | | |
| 3 | | |
| 4 | | |
| 5 | | |
| | | |
If possible, take some photographs to show how people use evaporation.
Step 4: Use your data to draw a graph of the number of people who use evaporation in different ways. Think about the type of graph you should draw.
Step 5: Use these headings and questions to write a report on your investigation. Your report should include your graphs and any photos you took.
Aim: What did we want to find out?
Method: What did we do to collect our data?
Results: What data did we collect and how did we present it?
Conclusion: What did we find out?
Evaluation: How can we improve our investigation?
You are going to work in a group to find out how people in your local area use evaporation in their daily lives. You will present your findings in a report.
Step 1: Brainstorm the different ways in which we use evaporation in our lives.
Step 2: Make a list of the different ways evaporation is useful to us.
Step 3: Use your list to make a data sheet to find out from people in your local area the different ways in which they use evaporation. You should speak to ten people of different ages, both women and men. You can add to your list if they name other ways they use evaporation that you haven’t thought of. Here is an example of a data sheet.
| Do you use evaporation in any of these ways? | Yes | No |
|:--|:--:|:--:|
| 1 Drying washing | | |
| 2 | | |
| 3 | | |
| 4 | | |
| 5 | | |
| | | |
If possible, take some photographs to show how people use evaporation.
Step 4: Use your data to draw a graph of the number of people who use evaporation in different ways. Think about the type of graph you should draw.
Step 5: Use these headings and questions to write a report on your investigation. Your report should include your graphs and any photos you took.
Aim: What did we want to find out?
Method: What did we do to collect our data?
Results: What data did we collect and how did we present it?
Conclusion: What did we find out?
Evaluation: How can we improve our investigation?
