Conclusions

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1. The difference in color between the cookies nearest the oven walls and those farthest from the walls was small/moderate/large/no difference. The darker cookies were nearest the oven walls/in center of oven/neither. This is probably because

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2. The difference in color between the cookies nearer the back of the oven and those nearer the front was small/moderate/large/no difference. The darker cookies were nearest the back of the oven/nearest the front/neither. This is probably because

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3. What do these results tell you about whether there are hot spots in this oven?

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   If there were any hot spots, what can you do in the future to compensate for them in this oven, so that they are not a significant source of error in future experiments?

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4. Did you notice any other differences in the cookies, or do you have any other comments about the experiment?

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