The best insulator

This task is about insulation.
Goal: To find out which material is the better insulator. The materials provided are all used to help keep a house warmer and stop the heat escaping.
Your task is to find out which material keeps the water hottest.
diagram of insulation experiment
Set up the following experiment:
  1. Pour 75 mL of boiling water into each beaker, fix a piece of gladwrap over the beakers and then place a piece of cardboard with a hole in its centre over this.
  2. Measure the temperature.
  3. Measure the temperature after 15 minutes.
  4. Complete the results table.

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a)  Results
Material
Temperature (°C)
Start
 After 15 minutes Change
Air
Paper
Pink bats
Aluminium foil

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b)  Conclusion: Put the materials in order from the best to the worst insulator.
         
(best insulator)                                                                                             (worst insulator)

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c)  Conclusion: What are three things in the experiment that were important to keep the same?
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