Conductors & Insulators

We have been learning about heat in science.  Today we continued our discussion of conductors and insulators.  I filled 3 trays with hot water, and put butter on a piece of wood, a sponge, and a metal lid.  The students recorded their observations at the beginning, and after 5 minutes.  We then had to determine which materials were conductors, and which ones were insulators.  Check out our results!

Beginning (metal)

After 5 minutes (metal)

Beginning (sponge)

After 5 minutes (sponge)

Beginning (wood)

After 5 minutes (wood)