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News from Sixth Grade
Sixth grade science classes have been studying how heat travels through conduction, convection, and radiation. Students applied their knowledge of insulators and conductors to design an ice chest that could keep an ice cube frozen for the duration of the school day. Winners of the Ice Chest Challenge were Jax, Bradley, and Bennett.
“The silver chest is the prototype and its name comes from how much tinfoil we used. Some materials we also used were styrofoam, cotton balls, foam, and a tape roll, and lots of hot glue which held everything together. These materials were the main ones but there were way more. For our final prototype we used styrofoam, fiberglass, tape rolls, and hot glue. The reason why we used fiberglass is because it helps keep things warm or cold by slowing the transfer of heat.”
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