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Modeling a System Using Candles- ESS Experiment

I am an ESS student and a few days ago we had an experiment called “Modeling a system Using Candles.” The steps of this experiment are: 


1. Carefully light the piece of paper whilst holding it over the enamel dish. Drop the paper into the dish before you burn your fingers.
2. Observe the way in which the fire develops and then dies away.
3. Light the candle observing how the flame develops. Drop some molten wax into the bottom of the dish so that you can stand the candle up on its own.
4. Light a splint and then blow out the candle. Relight the candle bringing the splint towards the wick, watch carefully to see if it is necessary to touch the wick with the flame to relight it.
5. Extinguish the candle and allow the wax to cool down completely. Relight the candle (is it necessary to touch the wick with the flame?) and observe the candle flame.


After the experiment we are supposed to write a lab report explaining the outcomes of the experiments and what our observations were, there is a lab report format we are supposed to follow.

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