i have a science project due and ii need help makeing a thermometer?

Question

i already tryed to do the whole rubbing alcahal and i need help this is half of my grade and i really need to pass

Answer 1

Go buy one at target and say ytou are very good at projects.

Answer 2

put the alcohol in the a tiny tube then put it inside a lot of ices and wait the level of alcohol to drop untill it stop at a point than mark the point after that put it inside boiling water then wait untill the alcohol level stop rising then mark it after that measure the distance between the 2 points than divide it into 100 segment
i only know this simple step i dont if it works but u can try

Answer 3

Don't put it in boiling water like mentioned above. Alcohol will boil if it is heated too much and boiling water is much too hot. Use your body heat to warm it up, not boiling water.

See
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/thermometer.html
and
http://www.howstuffworks.com/therm1.htm
for more help.

Answer 4

Here you go, a complete instruction guide.