Exploring insulation with ice hands

Neil Taylor; Subhashni Taylor; Michael Littledyke

Exploring insulation with ice hands

Neil Taylor
, Subhashni Taylor
, Michael Littledyke

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Abstract

Students often hold misconceptions about insulation, largely because they put on clothes to keep themselves warm - at least in winter in the cooler regions of Australia. The following activity is designed to identify students' misconceptions about insulation and provide an engaging, evidence-based activity to help address these misconceptions using ice hands.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12-14
Journal	Teaching Science
Volume	63
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
Primary Education (excl. Maori)

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