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Can you really fry an egg on a hot sidewalk?

Can you really fry an egg on a hot sidewalk?

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What would you use to get a hot dish out of the oven?

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coffee_without_sleeveWhat would you use to hold a cup of hot chocolate that’s too hot for your hands?

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How can you find out which of these materials are insulating (can protect your fingers from a hot pan)?
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material


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what something is made of, like metal, wood, or plastic
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metal


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a natural material that is often shiny and you cannot see through it
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cloth


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a material people make by weaving threads together
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conductor


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a kind of material that heat easily travels through
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insulator


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a kind of material that heat does not easily travel through
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property


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something you can observe about an object or material
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experiment


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a test used to discover new information about a question
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In this lesson, students consider the insulating and conducting properties of different materials. In the activity, Feel the Heat, students test different materials and determine which would make the best oven mitts.

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Exploration

12 mins

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