Thermal insulators: do and review | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

This base layer vest is an example of a ______ insulator.

'thermal' ✓
What is a thermal insulator?

A material that allows electricity to pass through easily.

A material that does not allow electricity to pass through easily.

A material that allows heat to pass through easily.

A material that does not allow heat to pass through easily. ✓
Which of these is not a physical property of a material?

transparency

cost ✓

thermal insulation

absorbency
In which part of an investigation would you explain what you think is going to happen?

conclusion

prediction ✓

results

method
What does the conclusion of an investigation tell us?

what you did in the order you did it

what the results show or mean ✓

what equipment you will need
Match the type of investigation to the activity.

comparative test investigation

⇔

Testing the effect that changing one variable has on another variable. ✓

classification

⇔

Items are sorted into groups based on similarities and differences. ✓

research

⇔

Using secondary sources to learn more about a topic. ✓

Exit quiz

A thermal insulator does not allow __________ to pass through easily.

light

heat ✓

sound

magnetism
Which of these jobs involves carrying out different types of enquiries to answer questions?

athlete

electrician

delivery driver

scientist ✓
In which part of an investigation would you summarise and explain your findings?

conclusion ✓

results

method

introduction
Match the equipment to what it can be used to measure accurately.

stopwatch

⇔

time ✓

measuring jug

⇔

volume ✓

tape measure

⇔

distance ✓

thermometer

⇔

temperature ✓
Read the measurements on these thermometers accurately. Which thermometer shows a temperature of 44°C?

image 1

image 2

image 3 ✓
Which of these statements show the conclusion from an investigation?

I think the plastic cup will be the most suitable for keeping warm water warm.

The plastic cup was the most suitable for keeping warm water warm. ✓

We used different cups, warm water and a thermometer in our investigation.

At the end of ten minutes, the water in the plastic cup was 46°C.

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Key learning points

Scientists carry out different types of enquiries to answer questions.
Scientists take accurate measurements using a range of scientific equipment.
The findings from an investigation can be summarised into a conclusion.

Common misconception

When interpreting results, pupils may think that the greatest loss of heat has occurred in the cup which has the lowest temperature at the end.

Pupils will be taught they need to consider the change in temperature rather than just using the lowest end temperature to find which cup has led to the greatest heat loss.

Keywords

Thermal insulator - A thermal insulator is a material that does not allow heat to pass through it easily.
Comparative test - In a comparative test, the variable that is being changed has name or labels, such as the names of plants.
Results - The result of a test or enquiry is what happened or what was found out.
Conclusion - In a conclusion, scientists explain what the results show or mean.