Materials List:
Temperature Tells All!
Model House Testing for Clean vs. Warm Air
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Model House Testing for Clean vs. Warm Air
Each group needs:
- grass, straw or hay; enough to cover a few "model house" roofs
- aluminum foil disposable pan or ~2 feet heavy duty aluminum foil
- Popsicle or craft sticks
- string or twine, 2 feet
- Temperature vs. Time Worksheet
- scissors
To share with the entire class:
- large fan
- bucket or cooler of ice
- heat lamp with 100-watt bulb
- 2 temperature probes/thermometers with digital readout
- lighter or matches
- testing platform, such as a ~2 x 2-foot cardboard box
- 6-10 sticks of incense; more if groups test multiple times
- matches or lighter
- hot glue and/or duct tape
- transparent plastic film, such as from a clear plastic bag; sized to fit over window opening(s)
- roll of masking tape
- utility knife or box cutter (for teacher use only)
- pre-constructed model house composed of four foamcore board sheets each 13-in wide x 13-in long x 10-13-in high
- stopwatch
- (optional) computer and projector to show the class the Temperature Tells All Presentation, a PowerPoint® file