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Science 4 Experiment 6

This science experiment tests which material - paper, aluminum foil, or plastic wrap - is best for slowing the melting of ice cubes. Students will wrap ice cubes separately in each material and measure the time it takes for them to melt completely, recording the results in a data table. They will then analyze which material most effectively insulated the ice cube and kept it from melting, concluding that different materials have varying abilities to act as insulators against heat transfer.

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Science 4 Experiment 6

This science experiment tests which material - paper, aluminum foil, or plastic wrap - is best for slowing the melting of ice cubes. Students will wrap ice cubes separately in each material and measure the time it takes for them to melt completely, recording the results in a data table. They will then analyze which material most effectively insulated the ice cube and kept it from melting, concluding that different materials have varying abilities to act as insulators against heat transfer.

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Name: _________________________________

Grade / Section: ________________ Group No.:___________

Date:________________
SCIENCE 4

Melting Ice Cubes


Experiment No. 6
I.

Problem
Which material is best for slowing the melting process of an ice cube?

II. Hypothesis
If _________________________________________________________________________
then, ______________________________________________________________________
III.

Materials
Scissors, paper, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, 4 pieces of ice cubes, tape, 4 pcs. shallow dish

IV.

Procedures
1. Make a chart like the one shown below.
2. Cut a piece of paper just large enough to cover one ice cube. Do the same with the aluminum foil and the plastic wrap.
3. Wrap one of the ice cubes in the paper. Seal the paper well with the tape. Place sealed ice cube in a dish. Record the
time in your chart.
4. Repeat step 3 with the aluminum foil. Repeat with the plastic wrap. Leave one ice cube unwrapped. Record the time
you place each ice cube in the dish.
5. Observe the ice cubes in the dishes. Record the time when each ice cube melts completely.
6. Calculate the time it took for each ice cube to melt. Enter the times in your chart.

V.

Data
A. Complete the table.
FOIL

PAPER

PLASTIC WRAP

UNWRAPPED

Time the ice cube was


placed in the dish
Time the Ice cube
Melted completely
Melting Time
(time to melt)
B.

Questions
1. Compare the result of the unwrapped ice cube with the other results. Which material was the best insulator?
2. What was the time difference between the best insulator and the unwrapped ice cube?
3. Which material is the poorest insulator? Why do you think so?
4. Why was it a good idea to keep one ice cube unwrapped?
5. What type of heat transfer did you investigate? Explain your thinking?

VI. Interpretation
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
VII. Conclusion
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

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