The Ice Melt Demonstration is an experiment that shows the different rates at which materials can conduct heat. The kit is a phenomenon-based activity that will introduce concepts such as heat transfer and thermal conductivity.
Th kit contains one block made of aluminum and one block made of high-density foam and two O-rings.
Ask your students which block is cooler to the touch and why? How is energy stored as heat transferred? Why do some materials transfer heat more efficiently than other materials.
This is an excellent and fascinating demonstration to launch into a discussion on thermal conductivity.
The kit contains 2 plates one aluminum and one foam, each 9x9x1cm and 2 O-rings.
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The Ice Melt Demonstration is an experiment that shows the different rates at which materials can conduct heat. The kit is a phenomenon-based activity that will introduce concepts such as heat transfer and thermal conductivity.