Heat | Experiment 1 - Conduction: Which solid materials are the best conductors of heat?
Experiment 1
Conduction: Which solid materials are the best conductors of heat?
Purpose/Hypothesis
In this experiment, you will test short lengths of five different materials to compare their ability to conduct heat. Each length will have a dab of wax on one end holding a bead in place. You will heat the opposite end of the lengths with hot water. The time it takes for each bit of wax to melt and release its bead will tell you which material conducted heat the fastest. Before you begin, make an educated guess about the outcome of this experiment based on your knowledge of heat. This educated guess, or prediction, is your hypothesis. A hypothesis should explain these things:
- the topic of the experiment
- the variable you will change
- the variable you will measure
- what you expect to happen
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