Insulation resources

Task: Answer two questions about setting up a fair test and another about insulating houses. Assessment focus: controlling variables.

Students answer five questions interpreting data on temperature decrease in three different types of cups.

For this practical task students plan and carry out a fair test to determine which of four different cups will keep water the hottest over 10 minutes. Students are also required to graph their results and write a conclusion.

This practical task requires students to follow an experimental design that investigates various forms of insulation. They are required to gather results, make a conclusion, and identify the variables.

Describe methods for speeding up and slowing down melting of an ice cube using one of three provided objects, and explain why the methods would work. Assessment focus: planning an investigation.

Students read a passage about a proposed fair test and then list four variables that need to be controlled.

Assessment focus: insulation.

Use knowledge of insulation to answer questions about baked Alaska dessert, and how it compares to a chilly bin. Assessment focus: Interpreting diagrams, interpreting analogies, and using knowledge of insulation.

Task: Answer two questions about variables in an investigation about insulation and complete a graph. Assessment focus: fair testing.

Students identify where heat is lost from a house, explain ways to reduce heat loss and suggest ways to reduce heat loss.

This practical task requires students to follow instructions for making a 'green fridge' to determine its efficiency. Students collect and record data from their investigation and answer questions.

Task: Answer two questions. Assessment focus: insulation.