Mini investigation question three: What will happen when hot water in a plastic bag is placed into cold water? ? What is your prediction for question three? Why do you think this will happen?

Conduct the investigation: ? Measure out cold water from the tap (just use the coldest water you can get) to the marked line in your cup and pour into one of the other cups. Repeat this process so you have twice as much cold water. ? Measure out hot water from the tap (just use the hottest water you can get) to the marked line in your cup.

? Pour the hot water into the plastic bag. Place the plastic bag of hot water into the cup that is filled with cold water. ? Stick one thermometer into the hot water in the plastic bag and another into the cold water in the cup. This is a picture of the set-up: