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	Project title	Body temperature and thermometers
	Difficulty Level	Middle school
	Project page	Click here to view this science project
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This science fair project was performed to compare the readings of various types of thermometers. The measurements were done using a mercury glass thermometer, a digital thermocouple thermometer and an infrared thermometer.
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1. For this science fair project, the independent variable is the type of thermometer used - mercury or glass, a digital thermocouple thermometer and an infrared thermometer. The dependent variable is the temperature measured using the 3 thermal devices. This is determined by using the thermometers to measure the temperature. The constants (control variables) are the room temperature and the time of the measurements. 2. The beaker is filled with water and placed on the hot plate. Its temperature is then raised and maintained at 37 °C. The temperature of the water is taken using the mercury glass thermometer, .....

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