Insulating food for meals on wheels

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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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  • 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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