Conductors
Insulators
Heat Transfer and Temp.
Water States
100
What is the definition of a conductor?
Something that conducts (absorbs) heat well
100
What is the definition of an insulator?
Something that does not conduct (absorb) heat very well
100
Give one unit that temperature can be measured in
celsius, fahrenheit
100
Oh no! My water bottle fell over and the ice fell out on my walk today! I kept walking and when I cam back around to that same spot, the ice cube was gone and there was a puddle!
What happened to my ice cube and what state of matter is it now?
The ice cube melted and is now a liquid.
200
Warm clothes prevent you from losing radiant heat. Are they insulators or conductors
insulators
200
Are frying pans good conductors or good insulators?
Frying pans are good conductors
200
define temperature
measure of how hot or cold something is
200
My mom was making tea on the stove, when I noticed IT WAS ON FIRE! I was scared and ran to get my mom. When she saw the teapot, she said, "That's not smoke."
If it wasn't smoke, what was it? What state of water is it now?
It is steam, and it is now a gas.
300
Are Styrofoam coffee cups insulators or conductors?
insulators. They don't conduct heat.
300
Is a log of wood a conductor or an insulator?
It is an insulator.
300
What method of energy transfer is this:
Conduction (energy transfer via contact)
300
Florida was so cold this week and it was even snowing outside! I took my cup of water outside to look at it, and I accidently forgot it out there! I came back out the next morning and it looked different. What happened to my drink? What state is it in now?
The drink froze! It is now a solid.
400
What method of heat transfer is this?
Conduction (energy transfer via contact)
400
My grandma was cooking in the kitchen, and I noticed that the pan she was using had a rubber handle. I asked why that was there. What do you think grandma said?
"Because rubber is an insulator and now I won't get burnt from making you pancakes!"
400
Bryanna wanted to show her friends how conduction works. So, she boiled some water on the stove and put a plastic spatula, metal spatula, and a wood spatula in the water, with the handles sticking out. Then, she placed a piece of butter on the handles. One of the pieces of butter slid down the handle! What spatula did this happen on and WHY?
The metal handle, because it is a conductor!
500
Explain why the rug on your floor feels warmer than the tile in the same room. Use the terms insulator and conductor
the rug is an insulator, so does not conduct heat from your feet. The tiles are conductors, and will absorb the heat from your feet, making them feel cold.
500
Explain which spoon should you use from the diagram below:
the metal spoon with the wooden handle. Metal is a conductor and will heat up as the particles gain heat energy. The wooden handle is an insulator and will not.
600
Imagine you are holding a metal bar in one hand, and a piece of wood in the other. Which one will feel colder, and why? 
wood is an insulator, so is not absorbing the heat from your hand. Metal is a conductor, so is absorbing the heat from your hand, making it feel cold.
600
My brother Bobby went outside with a t-shirt on and my sister Mia went out with a sweater on. Why was Mia more comfortable than Bobby was?
Mia's sweater acted as an insulator and held the heat in.