Our Candle
1. waxy   2. green   3. bright   4. smells good   5. slick   6. meltable    7. flamable   8. burnt   9. used    10. ridgid top   11. chipped   12. indented   13. beaten up   14. sunked in   15. flat bottomed   16. cylander   17. bumpy   18. size of a kiwi   19. about 2 inches   20. tag on the bottom

Feeling: 1,5, 17
Sight: 2,3,,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,18,19,20
Smell: 4

Weight: 40 grams
Floats on its side
Height: 1 3/4 inches
Diameter: 1 1/2 inches
Doesn't bounce
It lights!
It melts when its lit
It smokes
It falls when you throw it
It rolls on its side
It doesn't roll when its right side up
The ash rubs off
It is made is the USA
Its malleable when it is melted
It chips when its not melted
It turns white when you stab it
Melted wax is darker green
It gets hot!
Wax always melts circularly
Tastes bitter

Questions
1. Is it possible to light the entire candle on fire with cooking materials? (c)
2. What can you do with the candle?(o)
3. What causes it to be flammable? (o)
4. What is the temperature of the wax when the candle is lit? (c)
5. Can you light it in water? or oil? (c)
6. Will the candle melt in hot water? Cold water?  (c)
7. Will it stay lit when being thrown off a building?(c)
8. What is the temperature of the flame?(c)
9. Is it possible to explode the candle?(c)
10. Will a candle burn at different temperatures at different altitudes? (o)
11. At what altitude does the candle burn the brightest? (c)
12. How can you make a candle burn faster and slow down the burning? (o)
13. What is it the smoke when the candle is blown out? (c)
14. Can you make the candle produce more smoke? (c)
15. What causes the difference in color in the candle? (o)
16. How long does it take to burn the entire candle? (c)
17. Can you reform a candle from the melted wax? (c)
18. How do you make a candle? (o)
19. Can the wax from a candle be eaten? (c)
20. What kinds of wax can you use to make a candle? (o)
21. What causes a candle to melt the way it does? (o)

Open: 7           Closed: 14

Top 4: 10, 12, 18, 20

Our question: How can you make a candle burn faster or slow down the burning?
Materials: 1) tea candles     2) Solids      3) liquids     4) lighter
It will be easier to find a way to make it melt faster than slower because it is hard to find something that will limit the burning.

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