Insulating food for meals on wheels

How to choose an insulator for cooked food.

Lesson idea. In this lesson outline, year 6 pupils are asked to sit in class with their coats on to make a point about insulators. They then test materials to choose an insulator for a meal. Discuss the plan as a class activity idea. Do the lesson objectives match the activity chosen? What advice, if any, would you add to the plan?

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Title	Insulating food for meals on wheels
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Learning Objectives	Assessing that some materials are better thermal insulators than others. Shaping ideas into a form that can be investigated. Considering what apparatus and equipment to use.
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Files and resources to view and download	Download the Word document here Insulating food for meals on wheels - student contribution - SC0007.doc (info) or read the resources online Lesson
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