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1.2 Burning Candle as a System

This practical activity uses the burning of a candle to model a system. It also helps with variable identification. Burning Candles as a System Student Task A candle can be used as a simple model of a system. Each group have the same equipment and attempt to use the key vocabulary: "Stores" "Equilibrium" "Energy" "Matter" "Flows" "Feedback" "Transfer" "Transformation" "Open System" "Closed System" • Enamel dishes•...


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