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    Shredded Paper will do the best job keeping in the heat because of the air pockets. Sand will probably sap all of the heat out of the water, but the Shredded Paper has a lot of air. Heat and cold are restricted in their ability to pass through this mix of paper and air.

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    Shredded Paper will do the best job keeping in the heat because of the air pockets. Sand will probably sap all of the heat out of the water, but the Shredded Paper has a lot of air. Heat and cold are restricted in their ability to pass through this mix of paper and air.

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    Shredded Paper will do the best job keeping in the heat because of the air pockets. Sand will probably sap all of the heat out of the water, but the Shredded Paper has a lot of air. Heat and cold are restricted in their ability to pass through this mix of paper and air.

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    JenniferPerez

    APEnvironmentalScience,Period3
    Mr.Gautschi
    8April2015
    DaCooliestInsulationLab
    Purpose
    :Thepurposeofthislabistodeterminetheeffectivenessofair,shreddedpaper,and
    sandonboilingwater.Itistotestwhichinsulationmaterialworksbest.

    Materials:
    *SeeLabHandout

    Procedure:
    *SeeLabHandout

    Hypothesis
    :Theshreddedpaperwilldothebestjobkeepingintheheatbecauseoftheair
    pocketsbetweenthepapers.Thesandwillprobablysapalloftheheatoutofthewater,butthe
    shreddedpaperhasalotofairthatwillkeeptheheatinwithoutabsorbingit.
    Bothheatandcold
    arerestrictedintheirabilitytopassthroughthismixofpaperandair,mostlybythesizeofthe
    airspaces.Thesmallertheairspaces,thebettertheinsulation.

    Data
    :
    Insulator:

    Air

    ShreddedPaper

    Sand

    StartingTemp.(C):

    74.4C

    76.7C

    85.6C

    1min.

    73.3C

    76.1C

    81.7C

    2min.

    72.2C

    75C

    78.3C

    3min.

    71.1C

    73.9C

    76.1C

    4min.

    70C

    72.8C

    74.4C

    5min.

    69.4C

    71.7C

    72.2C

    6min.

    68.8C

    71.1C

    71.1C

    7min.

    67.8C

    70C

    69.4C

    8min.

    67.2C

    69.2C

    68.3C

    9min.

    66.7C

    69.4C

    66.7C

    10min.

    66.1C

    67.8C

    65.6C

    11min.

    65.6C

    66.7C

    64.4C

    12min.

    64.7C

    66.1C

    63.3C

    13min.

    64.4C

    65.6C

    62.2C

    14min.

    63.3C

    64.6C

    61.1C

    15min.EndingTemp.

    62.2C

    63.9C

    60C

    PercentError
    :
    (Startend/start)X100
    Air:(74.462.2/74.4)x100=16.4%
    ShreddedPaper:(76.763.9/76.7)x100=16.69%

    Sand:(85.660/85.6)x100=29.91%

    AnalysisQuestions
    :
    1. Anothergroupalsousedsandandairtodetermineifitwaseffectiveifitwereusedasan
    insulator.Basedonbothofourfindings,itissafetosaythatairwasthemosteffective
    insulatorhowever,ourfindingsalonewoulddemonstratethatshreddedpaperfunctions
    thebestasaninsulator.Theshreddedpaperseffectivenessasaninsulatorwas
    demonstratedwhenitresultedinourgroupshighestendresulttemperature.Airs
    effectivenessasaninsulatorwasdemonstratedwhenitresultedintheothergroups

    highestendresulttemperatureandoursecondhighestendresulttemperature.Sand,
    basedonbothofourdata,wastheleasteffectiveinsulator.Thiswasdemonstratedwhen
    itresultedinbothofourgroupslowestendresulttemperature.
    2. Themosteffectiveinsulatingmaterials,airandshreddedpaper,hadcommon
    characteristics.Theshreddedpaperhadavaluableamountofairpocketsthateffectively
    keptheatinwhichairalonenaturallyhas,beingair.Alsothetemperaturedroppedat
    slower,similarratesinregardstothesetwomaterialsabout1Cperminute.
    3. Webelievethatlooselypackedinsulationwouldbemoreeffectivebecausethereare
    moreairpocketsthatresisttheflowofheatandkeepheatfromescaping,without
    absorbingit.Ifthematerialismoretightlypackedthehotairmaybesappedoutand
    insulationwillbelost.
    4. Ifweweretoinsulateourhouse,wewouldmostlikelyusejustplainair,sinceitseemsto
    causethetemperaturetodecreaseataslowerrate.Shreddedpaperthatislooselypacked,
    however,wouldalsobeaneffectivechoice.Allofourreasoningisbackedupbyand
    basedoffofourdatathatdemonstrateshoweffectivethesetwomaterialsareas
    insulators.

    Conclusion:

    Thehypothesisforthisexperimentwasthatthetheshreddedpaperwilldothebestjob
    keepingintheheatbecauseoftheairpocketsbetweenthepapers.Thesandwillprobablysapall
    oftheheatoutofthewater,buttheshreddedpaperhasalotofairthatwillkeeptheheatin
    withoutabsorbingit.
    Bothheatandcoldarerestrictedfrompassingthroughthismixofpaper
    andair,mostlybythesizeoftheairspaces.Thesmallertheairspaces,thebettertheinsulation.
    Inthisexperiment,thehypothesiswascorrectbecausetheshreddedpaperworkedasabetter
    insulator.Inthedata,itshowsthattheshreddedpaperdroppedabout1degreefahrenheitwhile
    thesanddropped2degreesfahrenheitonaverage.Butthematerialthatworksbestforinsulation
    isjustplainair.Thecontrolsinthisexperimentwerethetimeaccountedforeveryminutefor15
    minutesandsameenclosureeachmaterialwasin.Thefindingsinthisexperimentmayhelp
    someoneinreallifewhentheyaretryingtochoosewhichtypeofmaterialismostusefulfor
    insulation.

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