Channel: Jefferson Lab

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: If you want to keep a hot thing hot or a cold thing cold, you'll need to slow down the movement of heat. Materials that are good at blocking the movement of heat are called insulators. Today, we'll test cotton, steel wool and air to see which is the better insulator. Download the activity sheet from our website! education.jlab.org/cold