TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Is the Best Insulator: Air, Styrofoam, Foil, or Cotton?
That heat flows from hot to cold is an unfortunate truth of life. People have put a lot of effort into stopping this fact, however all they have been able to do is slow the process. Working in groups of three to four, students will...
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Building Insulator
This site contains information on becoming a building insulator in New Zealand. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, most of it is uniform to the career. Includes job description, tasks and duties, personal...
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Dance With Heating, Cooling, and Insulation [Pdf]
In this lesson, 3rd graders use movement and dance composition to aid their comprehension of heating, cooling, and insulation.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Which Is the Better Insulation Material?
You've probably noticed that the price of gasoline can fluctuate a great deal from one year to the next. Using good insulation material is one way to conserve energy and save money. Learn here which insulation materials work better than...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Insulators
The nature of insulators is described at the atomic level. Band gap theory is used to explain what distinguishes insulators from conductors.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Insulating Against the Cold
In this activity, students use a Temperature Sensor to test the insulating efficiency of different samples of fabric. They examine the properties that make a fabric a better insulator. They extend this to understand how animals adapt to...
Other
Warmair.com: Attic Insulation Calculator
An online JavaScript application which allows visitors to investigate the relative amount of heat being lost from their homes due to insufficient insulation. The current R-value and a hypothetical R-value can be entered and the energy...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Thermal Conductors and Insulators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Thermal conductors and insulators and the ways they are used.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Electric Conductors and Insulators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores electrical conductors and insulators and the path of least resistance.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Thermal Conductors and Insulators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Descriptions and examples of thermal conductors and insulators are discussed and shown.
Other
Warmair.com: Insulation
The role of insulation in preventing heat loss is discussed. The concept of thermal resistance is introduced and explained. Understandable language but no graphics.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Electric Conductors and Insulators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn about materials that conduct electricity and those that insulate against it. Includes a simulation for exploring conductivity, and a...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Arctic Ocean: What Are Conductors and Insulators?
Visit Vlad and learn about the properties of conductors and insulators, and what materials are used for them.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Conductors and Insulators
This online tutorial helps students understand how the transfer of charge between objects occurs more readily if two objects are made of a conducting material. Conductors allow for charge transfer through the free movement of electrons....
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Conductor or Insulator?
In this investigation the students predict, experiment, and observe whether materials are insulators or conductors.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Conductors and Insulators
This site from Georgia State University provides information on the distinction between conductors and insulators. Factors contributing to the insulating ability of materials are discussed.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Metals, Insulators and Semiconductors
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores insulators in relation to metals and other semiconductors. Other topics include conduction band, dielectric breakdown, photoconductors, and more.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Electrical Conductors and Insulators
Kids learn about electrical conductors and insulators in the science of electricity and physics including materials, superconductors, and semiconductors.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Radiant Barrier Fact Sheet
Several well-written pages using easy-to-understand language. Explains the concept of reflective insulation and radiant behaviors. Discusses benefits of radiant barrier installation.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Keep It Hot!
Student teams design insulated beverage bottles in this challenge, and test them to determine which materials work best at insulating hot water to keep it warm for as long as possible.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Cooking With the Sun Creating a Solar Oven
For this activity, students will be given a set of materials: cardboard, a set of insulating materials (i.e. foam, newspaper, etc.), aluminum foil, and Plexiglas. Students will then become engineers in building a solar oven from the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Is Heat?
Students learn about the definition of heat as a form of energy and how it exists in everyday life. They also learn about the three types of heat transfer as well as the connection between heat and insulation.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Conductors and Insulators
Discover what materials make good conductors and insulators.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How Much Energy Do You Save by Doubling Insulation?
Students use the governing equation for steady state heat transfer across a surface to explore the effect of changing the insulation value on the amount of energy used.
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