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Grades
K - 3
2
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2
Hours

Ice Cube Insulator

Engineering
Design Challenge
In groups, students will use the engineering design process and their knowledge of energy to build an insulator to keep an ice cube cold for as long as possible.

Concepts at a Glance

  1. Use the engineering design cycle to solve a problem
  2. Apply knowledge of energy

Curriculum Connections

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  • Sources of thermal energy
  • thermal energy can be produced by chemical reactions (e.g. hand warmers), friction between moving objects, the sun, etc.
  • Transfer of thermal energy
  • conduction (touching)
  • convection (current)
  • radiation (through space by wave)

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