Vernier CBL Made Easy - Manual (Page 19)

Collect Data Step 4
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9. When exactly 20 seconds have gone by (when the fifth data point appears on the calculator screen),
quickly move the temperature probe to the beaker containing hot water and continue data collection.
Do not stir the water or move the temperature probe during the remainder of the data collection
period.
10. When data collection is complete, press
ENTER
to display a graph of temperature vs. time on the
calculator screen. Use to examine the data points along the curve.
11. View the calculator data lists and record your temperature data.
Press
ENTER
, then select NO when asked if you want to repeat the trial. Select VIEW DATA from the
MAIN MENU (In the PHYSICS program, select QUIT ).
TI-73, 82, 83, or 83 Plus Calculators:
To view the data lists, press STAT , then select EDIT . You can use the arrow keys to scroll through
the time data (L1) and the temperature data (L2). Record the temperature values in your Data Table
(round to the nearest 0.1°C).
TI-85 Calculators:
Press
STAT , then select < EDIT > by pressing F2 . Select < L1 > (time) as the xlist Name by
pressing F3 ENTER . Select < L2 > (temperature) as the ylist Name by pressing F4 ENTER .
The time values are now displayed on the calculator screen as x1–x50 and the temperature values
for Part II are stored as y1–y50. Press
to scroll through the data pairs.
TI-86 Calculators:
Press
2nd [ STAT ], then select < EDIT > by pressing F2 . Press to scroll down through
the data lists L1 (time) and L2 (temperature).
TI-89, 92, or 92 Plus Calculators:
To view the data matrix, press
APPS , select Data/Matrix Editor, then Current. Use the cursor pad to
scroll down through the data lists c1 (time) and c2 (temperature).
DATA TABLE
Time Temp Time Temp Time Temp Time Temp
(s) (°C) (s) (°C) (s) (°C) (s) (°C)
4 ______ 32 ______ 56 ______ 80 ______
8 ______ 36 ______ 60 ______ 84 ______
12 ______ 40 ______ 64 ______ 88 ______
16 ______ 44 ______ 68 ______ 92 ______
20 ______ 48 ______ 72 ______ 96 ______
24 ______ 52 ______ 76 ______ 100 ______
28 ______
Now that you have collected data, would you like to print a graph? If so, go on to Step 5.