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Topic 1 - Energy
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Insulating Practical
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INSULATING PRACTICAL (w/ newspaper)
Wrap layer of newspaper around metal can.
Boil water in kettle.
Pour into metal can.
Put Themometer into hole.
Record starting temperature and final and start stopwatch
Record temperature every 3 minutes.
REPEAT adding more layers and no layer.
Create results table, graph and compare.
INSULATING PRACTICAL (CHANGE INSULATION)
Place Small beaker in larger
beaker.
Boil
water in kettle. Transfer 80cm3 in small beaker.
Use carboard
lid
with
hole
for themometer.
Record starting
temperature
and stopwatch
Record
temperature
every 3 minutes.
REPEAT
with same
volume
of water.
But put a different
insulating
material in large beaker.
Create results table and
compare.