Showing posts with label transfer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label transfer. Show all posts

Monday, July 13, 2009

Unburnt paper



The coin, which is a good conductor of heat, transfers the heat away from the flame and prevents the paper from burning up.

Water is a bad conductor of heat



The ice at the bottom of the test tube fails to melt even though the water at the top is boiling. Water is a bad conductor of heat and the heat at the top does not conduct to the bottom of the test tube.

Convection

Now teaching on transfer of thermal energy. Was telling 305 about convection. Here's two videos on it.



Mr Goh's School Calendar

Disclaimer

Please do not try any of the experiments carried out in the videos shown on this blog without any adult supervision. They can be dangerous. Always seek an adult's supervision and advice before carrying out any of the experiments.